Re: [Fwd: Milk as fungicide]

Bargyla Rateaver (brateaver@earthlink.net)
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 23:14:53 -0700

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I noticed one time, at a meeting to help Mexican farmers, that after the
university ext speaker had said no remedy for virus, I spoke up and told them
that the remedy was to spray milk. And sure enough, some time later I heard
that the Mexicans were spraying milk for virus. So I am happy to hear it helps
fungus too.

William Evans wrote:

> Better than benomyl......
>
> """" Milk Makes Mold Retreat
>
> Offers organic farmers a chemical-free fungus
> fighter, study says
> By Nancy A. Melville
> HealthSCOUT Reporter
> SUNDAY, Oct. 24
> (HealthSCOUT) -- Got mold?
> Get milk. ............
>
> Researchers in Brazil say they've learned that
> simply spraying organically grown vegetables
> with milk can be more effective than the best
> chemicals in destroying a powdery white
> mildew known as Sphaerotheca fuliginea,
> which appears on the leaves of cucumbers
> and zucchini.
>
> The discovery, described in a recent issue of
> New Scientist, came after researchers noticed
> that byproducts from milk-processing factories
> worked in killing the mildew on zucchini. """"
> just an exceerpt; full text at....>
> > http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?id=66007&ap=43
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I noticed one time, at a meeting to help Mexican farmers, that after the university ext speaker had said no remedy for virus, I spoke up and told them that the remedy was to spray milk. And sure enough, some time later I heard that the Mexicans were spraying milk for virus. So I am happy to hear it helps fungus too.

William Evans wrote:

 Better than benomyl......

              """"  Milk Makes Mold Retreat

                 Offers organic farmers a chemical-free fungus
                 fighter, study says
                 By Nancy A. Melville
                 HealthSCOUT Reporter
                 SUNDAY, Oct. 24
                 (HealthSCOUT) -- Got mold?
                 Get milk. ............

                 Researchers in Brazil say they've learned that
                 simply spraying organically grown vegetables
                 with milk can be more effective than the best
                 chemicals in destroying a powdery white
                 mildew known as Sphaerotheca fuliginea,
                 which appears on the leaves of cucumbers
                 and zucchini.

                 The discovery, described in a recent issue of
                 New Scientist, came after researchers noticed
                 that byproducts from milk-processing factories
                 worked in killing the mildew on zucchini. """"
just an exceerpt; full text at....>
> http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?id=66007&ap=43

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