effect of soli treatment with bassamid [dazomet] on orobanche crenata and cuscuta planiflora

In greenhouse trials, basamid was applied to pots filled with alluvial soil at a rate of 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8 and 1.2 g/4000 cm3 soil infested with the seeds of either Orobanche crenata or Cuscuta planiflora to study the efficiency of this compound in controlling Orobanche crenata parasitism in bean plants and Cuscuta planiflora in clover. Soil moisture was maintained at 60 - 70% water holding capacity for 10 days before planting Vicia faba cv. Giza 3 or Trifolium alexandrinum cv. Sakha I. All concentrations of basamid prevented completely the infestation of Vicia faba by Orobanche crenata, however, only the highest rate [1.2 g] gave complete control of dodder. No harmful effects or abnormalities were observed on bean or clover growth