Effects of Distiller's Grain Substrate with Acid Regulation on the Growth of Tobacco Seedlings in Floating Breeding System

In order to reduce the use of peat resources and realize the sustainable development of tobacco, the pH of distiller s grain substrate was adjusted with humic acid, and the effects of various distiller s grain substrates on the growth of tobacco seedlings were studied to find out the method of cultivating high-quality tobacco seedlings by using distiller s grain substrate. The results showed that when 60% of humic acid was added to the distiller s grain substrate made from coarse distiller s grains, fine distiller s grains, perlite and vermiculite, both the pH and electrical conductivity decreased significantly and were similar to that of the conventional substrate. Moreover, the emergence rate of tobacco seedlings, the rate of strong tobacco seedlings, leaf number, stem height, root growth and quality of tobacco seedlings were good.

Inhibitory Effects of 12 Chemical Agents against Alternaria alternata

[Objective]The paper was to screen highly efficient fungicides for the prevention and control of tobacco brown spot(Alternaria alternata).[Method]The inhibitory effects of 12 chemical agents against A.alternata were determined indoors by mycelium growth rate method.[Result]Toxicity test showed that 30%kresoxim-methyl·boscalid SC had the best inhibitory effect,with an EC_(50)of 1.05μg/mL,followed by 9%pyraclostrobin CS,with an EC_(50)of 2.09μg/mL.As a broad spectrum protective fungicide,77%copper calcium sulfate WP showed a low sensitivity against A.alternata in the petri dish test since it had a mechanism of action different from that of other chemical agents.[Conclusion]The study lays the foundation for subsequent screening of fungicides for the prevention and control of A.alternata in the field.