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Fungicidal action and structure correlation of monosubstituted phenyl isothiocyanates

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The fungicidal activity of 10 monosubstituted phenyl isothioeyanates was observed with four plant pathogens. Theortho- andmeta-substituted derivatives possessed a fair activity while thepara-substituted ones proved to be highly fungicidal when compared to the control Agrosan GN.

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  1. Microbiology and Physiology Laboratory, Botany Department, Sagar University, Sagar (M.P.), India

    N. K. Saksena

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Saksena, N.K. Fungicidal action and structure correlation of monosubstituted phenyl isothiocyanates. Folia Microbiol 30, 359–362 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927591

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