Use of Hot-Water Treatment as a Means of Controlling Alternaria spp. on Safflower Seeds. A. Zazzerini, Institute of Plant Pathology, University of Perugia, Italy. C. Cappelli, and L. Panattoni, Institute of Plant Pathology, University of Perugia, Italy. Plant Dis. 69:350-351. Accepted for publication 11 October 1984. This article is in the public domain and not copyrightable. It may be freely reprinted with customary crediting of the source. The American Phytopathological Society, 1985. DOI: 10.1094/PD-69-350.

A comparison between hot-water and fungicide treatment for the control of leaf spot disease caused by Alternaria spp. in safflower showed that hot-water treatment significantly reduced the percentage of safflower seeds with viable Alternaria spp. without altering the germination of the seeds.