Re: Benlate

[Ramkumar-S-Exe-R&D-Sug-EID <RamkumarS3@MURUGAPPA.CO.IN>]

Dear Dr.Saifullah Khan Rao,
       Thanks for the information provided by you regarding benlate and its
use in Plant tissue culture for controlling fungal contamination. Once again
I personally thank all in the list for sharing their information on benlate.

With regards
Ramkumar.S
My internet id: ramkumar_in@yahoo.com
*******Nothing dies faster than an idea in a closed mind*******

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr. Saifullah Khan [SMTP:drsaif@SUPER.NET.PK]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 8:21 AM
> To:   plant-tc@tc.umn.edu
> Subject:      Re: Benlate
>
> Thank you for mentioning the mistake
> we generally add about 2-2.5mg/l (Not gram) in the media before
> autoclaving to control fungal contamination. For us it works 
> effectively  it seems this is heat stable. For blanching we make 10mg/l 
> solution to dip the roots of plants in lukewarm water just before 
> transplanting in vitro material to green house
> Best Regards to every one
> Dr. Saifullah Khan Rao
>
> David Sims wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Can Benomyl be heat sterilized? You mention a concentration of 2
> > grams/liter. Is this correct? It seems like quite a large amount.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > David Sims
> >
> > "Dr. Saifullah Khan" wrote:
> > >
> > > dear Ramkumar'
> > >  benlate is a fungicide produced by Dupont company
> > > Its chemical name is Benomyle (Methyl 1-(butylcarbamoyl)-2-
> > > Benzizimidazolecarbamate     50% it contain 50 % inert material
> > > this can be used 2 gram/liter generally to control fungus in tissue
> > > culture plants during transfer and acclimatization.
> > > Hope this will give the required information's
> > > Dr. Saifullah Khan Rao
> > > HEJ research Institute
> > > University of Karachi Pakistan
> > >
> > > Ramkumar-S-Exe-R&D-Sug-EID wrote:
> > >
> > > > Dear All,
> > > >   Can anyone in the list provide information's on Benlate - its
> > > > chemical name, its availability, usage and concentration for 
> > > > controlling fungal contamination in Plant tissue culture media?
> > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > With regards
> > > > Ramkumar.S
> > > > My internet id: ramkumar_in@yahoo.com
> > > > *******Nothing dies faster than an idea in a closed mind*******

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