EFFECTS OF FOSETYL-AL, A FUNGICIDE ON MEIOSIS OF LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM MILL.

Abstract

Effects of Fosetyl-Al (80% Aliette WG 800), widely applied on tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) grown in greenhouse against Phytophthora infestans revealed that at recommended dosage (200 g/100 I water) and the double dosage (400 g/100 I water), the fungicide causes various anomalies in pollen meiosis.