Common name

Chemical composition

Diseases managed

1. Bordeaux

mixture

It is prepared by suspending 5

Kg of copper sulphate and 5

Kg of lime in 500 liters of

water (1%)

Downy mildew of grapes, Coffee rust,

Tikka leaf spot of groundnut, citrus

canker, citrus scab, etc.

2.Bordeaux paste

It is prepared by mixing 1 Kg

of copper sulphate and 1 Kg

of lime in 10 liters of water

It is a wound dressing fungicide and can

be applied to the pruned parts of the host

plants such as fruit crops and ornamentals.

Ex: Citrus gummosis, Stem bleeding of

coconut, Bud rot of coconut, etc.

3.Burgundy

mixture

Sodium carbonate is used in place of lime. It is prepared by mixing 1 Kg of copper sulphate and 1 Kg of sodium

carbonate in 100 liters of

water

Downy mildew of grapes, Coffee rust,Tikka leaf spot of groundnut, citrus canker, citrus scab

4.Cheshunt

compound

It is a compound prepared by mixing 2 parts of copper

sulphate and 11 parts of ammonium carbonate

It is used for soil drenching only.

Sclerotial wilt diseases of chilli, tomato

and groundnut. Fusarial wilt diseases.

Damping-off diseases of solanaceous

crops.

5.Chaubattia

paste

It is a compound prepared by mixing 800g of copper sulphate and 800g of red lead in 1 liter of lanolin or linseed oil

Pink disease of citrus, stem canker and collar rot of apple and pears