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Bordeaux mixture

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development by Millardet

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…which became known as the Bordeaux mixture, was the first fungicide to receive large-scale use the world over and can be said to have started a new era in the technology of agriculture.

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use as fungicide

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Bordeaux mixture, a liquid composed of hydrated lime, copper sulfate, and water, was one of the earliest fungicides. Bordeaux mixture and Burgundy mixture, a similar composition, are still widely used to treat orchard trees. Copper compounds and sulfur have been used on plants separately and…

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In origins of agriculture: Beginnings of pest control
The Bordeaux mixture fungicide (copper sulfate and lime), discovered accidentally in 1882, was used successfully against vine downy mildew; this compound is still employed to combat it and potato blight. Since many insecticides available in the 19th century were comparatively weak, other pest-control methods were used…

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