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THE possibility that a chemical for plant disease control might function by activating the natural resistance mechanisms of the host has been suggested previously1, but there are few well-documented examples. We report here that 2,2-dichloro-3,3-dimethyl cyclopropane carboxylic acid (WL 28325) may exert its systemic fungicidal activity against the rice blast disease (caused by the fungus Piricularia oryzae) in this way.
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CARTWRIGHT, D., LANGCAKE, P., PRYCE, R. et al. Chemical activation of host defence mechanisms as a basis for crop protection. Nature 267, 511–513 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/267511a0
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