On the other hand Gerik (2005) reported that most of drip irrigation treatments supplemented with furfural reduced populations of Pythium ultimum and F. oxysporum and increased stem height compared with the non-treated controls.
Also, He added that Metham sodium, furfural + metham sodium, sodium azide, and chloropicrin significantly reduced the incidence of Liatris stem rot caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Moreover, El-Mougy (2008) reported that pot and field experiments indicated that furfural at 6000 ppm combined with bioagent treatments proved to have superior suppressive effect against tomato root rot incidence, caused by Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia solani .