Practice mode Plant Pathology

Bordeaux mixture, one of the earliest fungicides, is prepared from which ingredients?

Correct answer B. Copper sulphate and lime

Explanation

Bordeaux mixture, developed by Millardet in France in the 1880s, is a mixture of copper sulphate and hydrated lime in water, used against downy mildews and blights.

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