Logo Dictionary of Botany
header1 header2
Main Menu
Home
entries
Search
Popular
Home arrow entries arrow B arrow Bordeaux mixture

Bordeaux mixture

A mixture of copper sulphate and calcium hydroxide used as a fungicide. It was first used by p. M. A. Millardet in France in 1883-85 to control vine downy mildew (Plas-mopara viticola). A common mixture is 40 g copper sulphate and 40 g calcium hydroxide in 5 1 water.

 
< Prev   Next >
Alphabetical Listing

A B C D E
F G H I J
K L M N O
P Q R S T
U  V  W  X  Y
Z
footer1 footer2
send feedback