Compositions and methods for enhancing plant growth and productivity

Abstract

Provided is a stabilized aqueous hydrogen peroxide composition comprising a sugar alcohol that does not contain silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid or other peracid, or stannate. The composition optionally includes a carboxylic acid. The composition is suitable as a disinfectant and oxidizer, and for the treatment, inhibition, or eradication of fungi or nematodes. Also provided is a method for reversing a bacterial or fungal infection in an infected plant, and a method for enhancing plant growth and / or productivity. Also provided is a method for inhibiting or preventing fungal spore germination in soil in a fungal infested area. Also provide is a method of controlling or preventing nematode infestation of a plant, and a method of reversing damage of a plant caused by nematode infestation. Also provided is a method for treating or reversing Panama disease in an infected banana plant.

Description

[0001]INVENTION TITLE: AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PLANT GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS Benefit of priority is claimed to U.S. Provisional Application No. 63 / 560,498, titled “COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PLANT GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY,” filed March 1, 2024, the subject matter of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a stabilized aqueous hydrogen peroxide composition comprising a sugar alcohol as stabilizer and active ingredient, and that does not contain silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid or other peracid, or stannate. The composition optionally includes a carboxylic acid. The composition is suitable as disinfectant and sterilizer, and can be used to treat or prevent fungal or nematode infections of plants. The invention further relates to a method for reversing a fungal infection in an infected plant, and a method for enhancing plant growth, and a method for enhancing plant productivity. BACKGROUND ART The background description provided herein is for the purpose of generally presenting context of the disclosure. Unless otherwise indicated herein, the materials described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art, or suggestions of the prior art, by inclusion in this section. A stabilizer typically is used in compositions that include hydrogen peroxide since an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution can deteriorate relatively quickly. Traditionally, organic phosphonic acid, tin oxides, such as sodium stannate, dipicolinic acid, sodium pyrophosphate acid, or organic phosphonic acids have been used as stabilizing agents for hydrogen peroxide compositions (see Grimberg et al., US5,609,821 (1997)). Glycerol also has been used to stabilize hydrogen peroxide solutions (see Os, US5,658,595 (1977)). Mannitol alone and sorbitol alone also are described as acting as a stabilizing agent (see Bouman, EP1043273 (1999), and Van Geetruy et al., WO2005 / 075350 (2005)). Silver also has been used to stabilize concentrated hydrogen peroxide solutions (see Gomoir, US2010 / 0009010 (2010)). Silver-stabilized hydrogen solutions have been in use as disinfecting solutions, and have been used in a wide range of industrial and commercial applications to control the growth of microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses. A number of studies have raised concerns about the use of silver because of its potential negative effect on the environment. Studies have shown that silver can negatively impact soil properties and the microorganisms and plants growing in such soil. For example, the presence of silver can result in decreased fresh weight, decreased root elongation and root development, reduced fruit productivity, delay in flowering, and decreased vegetative growth. Such effects were seen in many plants, including beans, corn, rice, and tomato. Some studies suggest that upon exposure to silver nanoparticles, tomato plants can accumulate the nanoparticles and that such accumulation can impact vascular tissue, with the potential to disrupt water balance and nutrient dynamics. In some jurisdictions, regulatory restrictions on the use of silver have been made stricter. Further, oxidative silver can result in blocking the roots from taking up nutrients after repeated or long exposure of the roots to the silver. Therefore, there is a need to develop a new stabilizing system for compositions containing hydrogen peroxide which are environmentally friendly, cost-effective, and that provide enhanced performance. Fusarium wilt of banana, which also is known as Panama disease, is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), and it is a lethal fungal disease in bananas. Panama disease is one of the most severe threats facing the banana industry worldwide, with no cure yet developed. It has been estimated that 80 per cent of global production is under threat from Tropical Race 4 (Australian government, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (2022). Existing fungicides are largely ineffective, and there currently are few options for managing Panama disease. Current treatments typically require removal and destruction of the affected plants because conventional methods and treatments cannot cure the disease. Therefore, there is a need to develop effective compositions and methods for treating Panama disease and other plant fungal diseases, where the compositions are efficacious, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present disclosure has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems and other technical problems that have yet to be resolved. Provided are compositions and of using a composition containing hydrogen peroxide stabilized with a sugar alcohol. The composition optionally contains a carboxylic acid. The composition contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, or stannate. Exemplary embodiments of the composition have been tested and found to be effective against a range of bacteria, fungi, yeasts and viruses. Also provided are methods of reversing a bacterial or fungal infection in an infected plant. Also provided are methods for enhancing plant growth. Also provided are methods for enhancing plant productivity. The methods are effective in treating and reversing the effects of Panama disease in banana plants. According to an exemplary embodiment, the present disclosure provides stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition that includes hydrogen peroxide stabilized with a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide optionally can include a carboxylic acid. When present, the carboxylic acid can be selected from the group consisting of formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, propionic acid, benzoic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, tartaric acid, salicylic acid, and combinations thereof. In some formulations, the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition includes as the sugar alcohol xylitol, erythritol, isomalt, or a combination thereof. The compositions can be used to treat irrigation water, or can be applied by fogging or spraying the vegetative parts of a plant (leaves, shoots, or stem) or to fruit to prevent, mitigate, or reverse fungal or bacterial infection of the plant. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can include an amount of hydrogen peroxide in an amount from about 5 wt% to 50 wt% based on the total weight of the composition. The sugar alcohol present in the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be present in an amount from about 0.5 wt% to 15 wt% based on the total weight of the composition. When present, the carboxylic acid can be present in an amount from about 0.1 wt% to 10 wt% based on the total weight of the composition. A weight ratio of the hydrogen peroxide to the sugar alcohol can be from about 4:1 to 100:1 in the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. A weight ratio of the hydrogen peroxide to the carboxylic acid, when present, can be from about 1.5:1 to 60:1 in the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. In the compositions provided herein, at least 90% of the initial wt% hydrogen peroxide in the can still present in the composition after 100 days of storage at a temperature in a range of 20°C to 30°C. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, peracid, or stannate. Also provided is a method for reversing a bacterial or fungal infection in an infected plant. The method includes treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to produce a treated water; and administering the treated water to the infected plant for a period of 1 month to 18 months. The administering of the treated water can include delivery of the treated water to the roots of the plant via irrigation. The administering of the treated water can include delivery of the treated water to leaves of the plant via foliar application. The plant having a bacterial or fungal infection can be selected from among banana, potato, yam, tomato, eggplant, avocado, pepper, papaya, pineapple, coffee, tobacco, lettuce, melon, and grape plants. The plant can be suffering from a bacterial infection. The plant can be suffering from a fungal infection. The plant can be suffering from a bacterial and a fungal infection. The plant can be infected with a pathogenic bacterium from a genera selected from among Acidovorax, Agrobacterium, Burkholderia, Clavibacter, Erwinia, Pantoea, Pectobacterium, Phytoplasma, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Spiroplasma, Streptomyces, Xanthomonas, and Xylella. The plant can be infected with a plant pathogenic fungus selected from among Alternaria, Aspergillus, Blumeria, Botrytis, Calonectria, Cladosporium, Collectotrichium, Curvularia, Exserohilum, Fusarium, Gaeumannomyces, Hyposotheca, Melampsora, Mycosphaerella, Phakopsora, Puccinia, Pyrenophora, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Stagonospora, and Zymoseptoria. The plant can be infected with a Fusarium fungus. The plant can be infected with a Fusarium oxysporum species or Fusarium odoratissimum. The plant can be infected with the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). In some methods, the plant is a banana plant. The banana plant can be infected with a Fusarium fungus or a Mycosphaerella fungus. In the methods provided herein, the plant can be infected with a bacterium. The infection can be a bacterial infection of Ralstonia solancearum race 2. In the methods provided herein, the treated water can contain an amount of H2O2 from the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition from about 0.02 wt% to 0.5 wt% based on the weight of the treated water. The treated can contain a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 1.5 wt% based on the weight of the treated water. In the methods provided herein, administering the treated water to the infected plant can begin at the first symptom of infection. The administering the treated water to the infected plant can continue until all symptoms disappear. The administering the treated water to the infected plant can continue until harvest. The administering the treated water can be via a drip feed irrigation or micro-irrigation system. The administering the treated water can be via a spray irrigation or sprinkler irrigation system. The administering the treated water can be via a subirrigation system. The methods provided herein can include delivering the treated water to leaves and / or fruit of the plant. The treated water can be applied to the leaves and / or fruit by spraying or fogging. The atomization degree of a spray head can be adjusted to control a size of the water droplets dispensed during spraying or fogging. In the methods provided herein, the treated water can contain an amount of H2O2from the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition from about 0.02 wt% to 1 wt% based on the weight of the treated water. The treated water can contain a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 2 wt% based on the weight of the treated water. Also provided are methods of increasing productivity of a plant. The method includes treating water with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to produce a treated water; and administering the treated water to the roots of the plant via irrigation for a time period in the range of from 1 month to 9 months. In the methods, the plant can produce a fruit. Administering the treated water to the roots of the plant via irrigation can be done from fruit set to harvest of the fruit. The plant can be a pome fruit tree. The pome fruit tree can be an apple tree, a crab apple tree, a pear tree, an Asian pear tree, a loquat tree, or a quince tree. The plant can be a stone fruit tree. The stone fruit tree can be an apricot tree, an aprium tree, a cherry tree, a coconut tree, a date tree, a lychee tree, a mango tree, a nectarine tree, an olive tree, a peach tree, a plum tree, or a pluot tree. The plant can be a citrus tree. The citrus tree can be a citron tree, a grapefruit tree, a kumquat tree, a lemon tree, a lime tree, a mandarin tree, an orange tree, a blood orange tree, a pomelo tree, a tangelo tree, a tangerine tree, or a yuzu tree. The plant can be a nut tree. The nut tree can be an almond tree, a butternut tree, a cashew tree, a chestnut tree, a hazelnut tree, a macadamia nut tree, a pistachio tree, a pecan tree, or a walnut tree. In the methods, the increased can be an increase in a crop yield compared to a crop yield of plants not administered the treated water. The increased productivity can be an increase in a yield of fruit compared to a yield of fruit from plants not administered the treated water. The increased productivity can be an increase in a sugar content of the fruit at harvest compared to a sugar content of a fruit harvested from plants not administered the treated water. The increased productivity can be an increase in plant growth compared to a plant growth of plants not administered the treated water. Plant growth can be measured by dry weight yield. The increased productivity can an increase in a shelled nut weight compared to a shelled nut weight from trees not administered the treated water. The increased productivity can be an acceleration of plant development. The increased productivity can be an acceleration of fruit development. The increased productivity can be a decrease in time to fruit maturation. The increased productivity can be increased fruit weight. The increased productivity can be a decreased time to harvest. Also provide are methods for eradicating fungal spores in soil in an infested area. Also provided are methods of inhibiting or preventing fungal spore germination in soil in a fungal infested area. The methods include providing a temporary watertight dam around an infested area to enclose the infested area and produce a dammed area; treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to produce a treated water; filling the dammed area with the treated water to a level that an upper surface of the soil in the dammed area is submerged under the treated water; and maintaining the dammed area filled with the treated water so that the upper surface of the soil in the dammed area is continuously submerged under the treated water for a period of about 5 weeks to about 12 weeks. Some methods include removing plants from in and around the infested area. A height of the temporary watertight dam above the upper surface of the soil in the dammed area can be 10 cm to 100 cm, measured from the upper surface of the soil to the highest point of the temporary watertight dam above the upper surface of the soil. The temporary watertight dam can be made of any appropriate material, including a high-density polyethylene, a polyethylene terephthalate resin, a polycarbonate resin, a reinforced polyethylene resin, a reinforced polypropylene resin, an ethylene propylene diene monomer resin, a polyvinyl chloride resin, or a combination thereof. In the methods, the step of treating water includes adding the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to the water to produce a treated water containing a concentration of the peroxide composition in a range of about 0.25 wt% to 2.5 wt%. Also provided are methods of controlling or preventing nematode infestation of a plant. The methods include treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to produce a treated water; and administering the treated water to soil infected with nematodes prior to planting to eradicate the nematodes in the soil; or administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is for a period of 1 month to 6 months; or administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is for a period of pre-mergence to harvest; or administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is continued until nematode infestation is eliminated. Also provided are methods of reversing damage of a plant caused by nematode infestation. The methods include treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to produce a treated water; and administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is continued until harvest. For example, the methods can be used to treat bananas susceptible to nematode infestation. In the methods, the treated water can contain a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 2.0 wt% based on the weight of the treated water. In the methods, the administering of the treated water can be via: a) a drip feed irrigation or micro-irrigation system; or b) a spray irrigation or sprinkler irrigation system; or c) a subirrigation system; or d) application to the leaves, fruit, or above-ground whole plant by spraying or fogging; or e) any combination of a) to d). The administering of the treated water can include delivering the treated water to the plant or soil or both daily, every other day, once a week, every other week, every three weeks, or any combination thereof. Also provided are methods for treating or reversing Panama disease in an infected banana plant. The methods include treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to produce a treated water; and administering the treated water to the infected banana plant for a period of 1 month to 18 months. The administering of the treated water can include delivery of the treated water to the roots of the banana plant via irrigation. BRIEF OF THE DRAWINGS The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawing(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee. The accompanying drawings illustrate a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and together with the foregoing disclosure, serve to provide further understanding of the technical features of the present disclosure, and thus, the present disclosure is not construed as being limited to the drawing. The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. FIG. 1 is a graph shows the stability of different hydrogen peroxide compositions over time, characterized by the amount of hydrogen peroxide remaining in the composition. FIG. 2 is a photograph of a banana plant infected with Panama disease and Black Sigotoka, exhibiting leaf yellowing and browning, along with leaf curl and black leaf streak. FIG. 3 is a photograph of the banana plant after about 3 months of treatment with water containing a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein, the plant appearing completely healthy. FIG.4 is a photograph of the banana plant after a little more than 8 months from the start of the treatment, showing the plant bearing fruit. FIGS. 5 to 10 are graphs showing colony growth (cfu = colony forming units) of conidia from Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, Vegetative Compatibility Group “VCG01213”, referred to as Tropical Race 4 (TR4), after 48 hours of incubation on potato dextrose agar plates following different treatment times for various concentrations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein. For each graph, center lines show the medians; box limits indicate the 25th and 75th percentiles as determined by R software; and whiskers extend 1.5 times the interquartile range from the 25th and 75th percentiles; n = six sample points (three batches with replicates). FIG. 5 shows the results after 15-minute exposure time. FIG. 6 shows the results after 30-minute exposure time. FIG. 7 shows the results after 60-minute exposure time. FIG. 8 shows the results after 100-minute exposure time. FIG. 9 shows the results after 200-minute exposure time. FIG. 10 shows the results after 300-minute exposure time. FIG.11 is a graph showing colony (cfu after 48 hours of incubation on potato dextrose agar plates) of TR4 conidia exposed to a 0.01% concentration of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein for various times. The control represents the number of colonies in the absence of treatment with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition at 15 minutes. FIGS. 12 to 17 are graphs showing colony growth (cfu = colony forming units) of TR4 chlamydospores after 48 hours of incubation on potato dextrose agar plates following different treatment times for various concentrations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein. For each graph, center lines show the medians; box limits indicate the 25th and 75th percentiles as determined by R software; and whiskers extend 1.5 times the interquartile range from the 25th and 75th percentiles; n = six sample points (three batches with replicates). FIG. 12 shows the results after 15-minute exposure time. FIG.13 shows the results after 30-minute exposure time. FIG. 14 shows the results after 60-minute exposure time. FIG.15 shows the results after 100-minute exposure time. FIG.16 shows the results after 200-minute exposure time. FIG.17 shows the results after 300-minute exposure time. FIG.18 is a graph showing colony growth (cfu after 48 hours of incubation on potato dextrose agar plates) of TR4 chlamydospores exposed to a 0.1% concentration of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein for various times. The control represents the number of colonies in the absence of treatment with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition at 15 minutes. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in more detail for a better understanding of the invention. The headings used herein are for organizational purposes only and are not meant to limit the scope of the description or the claims in any way. While the present disclosure is open to various modifications and alternative embodiments, specific embodiments thereof will be described and illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings. However, this is not purported to limit the present disclosure to a specific disclosed form, but it shall be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes within the idea and the technological scope of the present disclosure. I. DEFINITIONS Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as is commonly understood by one of skill in the art to which the inventions belong. All patents, patent applications, published applications and publications, websites and other published materials referred to throughout the entire disclosure herein, unless noted otherwise, are incorporated by reference in their entirety. Where reference is made to a URL or other such identifier or address, it is understood that such identifiers can change and particular information on the internet can come and go, but equivalent information can be found by searching the internet. Reference thereto evidences the availability and public dissemination of such information. In the event that there are a plurality of definitions for terms herein, those in this section prevail. As used here, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, unless specifically indicated otherwise, the word "or" is used in the "inclusive" sense of "and / or" and not the "exclusive" sense of "either / or." As used herein, the term “exemplary” means “serving as an example or illustration,” and should not be construed as being preferred or advantageous over other configurations disclosed herein. As used herein, all ranges include the upper and lower limits. As used herein, the recitation of a numerical range for a variable is intended to convey that the variable can be equal to any value(s) within that range, as well as any and all sub-ranges encompassed by the broader range. Thus, the variable can be equal to any number value or values within the numerical range, including the endpoints of the range. As an example, a variable which is described as having a value from 0 to 10, can be 0, 4, 2 to 6, 2.75, 3.3 to 4.4, etc. As used herein, “about” is a term of approximation and is intended to include minor variations in the literally stated amounts, as would be understood by those skilled in the art. Such variations include, for example, standard deviations associated with techniques commonly used to measure the amounts of the constituent elements or components of composition, or other properties and characteristics, or within typical experimental error for the application or purpose intended. For example, an acceptable margin of error can be in the range of 3% and 7%. All of the values characterized by the above-described modifier "about," are also intended to include the exact values associated therewith. Hence “about 10 percent” means “about 10 percent” and also “10 percent.” As used herein, “optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described element, event or circumstance does or does not occur, and that the description includes instances where the element, event or circumstance occurs and instances where it does not. For example, an optional component in a formulation means that the component may be present or may not be present in the formulation. In the examples, and throughout this disclosure, all parts and percentages are by weight (wt%) and all temperatures are in °C, unless otherwise indicated. As used herein, the phrase “based on the weight of the composition” with reference to % refers to wt% (mass% or (w / w)%). As used herein, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” are inclusive and open ended, and not exclusive. When used in the specification and claims, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” and variations thereof, such as “including” or “having” mean the specified features, steps or components are included, but do not exclude other features, steps or components. In this application, it should be understood that terms such as “comprising”, “including” or “having” are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or a combination thereof described in the specification, and they do not exclude in advance the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof. Any compositions described herein are intended to encompass compositions which consist of, consist essentially of, as well as comprise, the various constituents identified herein, unless explicitly indicated to the contrary. Unless indicated otherwise, each of the individual features or embodiments of the present specification are combinable with any other individual feature or embodiment that are described herein, without limitation. Such combinations are specifically contemplated as being within the scope of the present invention, regardless of whether they are explicitly described as a combination herein. As used herein, a “combination” refers to any association between or among two or more items. The combination can be two or more separate items, such as two compositions or two collections, a mixture thereof, such as a single mixture of the two or more items, or any variation thereof. The elements of a are generally functionally associated or related. Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail. II. Stabilized Hydrogen Peroxide Compositions Provided herein are compositions that include hydrogen peroxide stabilized with a sugar alcohol. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein do not include silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, or stannate. The sugar alcohol can be selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof. In some compositions, the sugar alcohol comprises sorbitol, alone or in combination with one or more of xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, and isomalt. In some compositions, the sugar alcohol comprises xylitol, alone or in combination with one or more of sorbitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, and isomalt. In some compositions, the sugar alcohol comprises lactitol, alone or in combination with one or more of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, erythritol, and isomalt. In some compositions, the sugar alcohol comprises maltitol, alone or in combination with one or more of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, erythritol, and isomalt. In some compositions, the sugar alcohol comprises erythritol, alone or in combination with one or more of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, and isomalt. In some compositions, the sugar alcohol comprises isomalt, alone or in combination with one or more of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, and erythritol. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions provided herein include water. The hydrogen peroxide can be present in an amount from about 5 wt% to 50 wt% based on the total weight of the composition. The amount of hydrogen peroxide can be in a range of 7.5 wt% to 45 wt%, or 10 wt% to 40 wt%, or 15 wt% to 35 wt%, or 5 wt% to 30 wt%, or 15 wt% to 50 wt%, or 35 wt% to 50 wt%, or 40 wt% to 50 wt%. In some compositions, the amount of hydrogen peroxide is 5 wt%, 10 wt%, 15 wt%, 20 wt%, 25 wt%, 30 wt%, 35 wt%, 40 wt%, 41 wt%, 42 wt%, 43 wt%, 44 wt%, 45 wt%, 46 wt%, 47 wt%, 48 wt%, 49 wt%, or 50 wt%. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 15 wt% hydrogen peroxide. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 30 wt% hydrogen peroxide. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 40 wt% hydrogen peroxide. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 42 wt% hydrogen peroxide. The sugar alcohol can be present in an amount form about 0.5 wt% to 15 wt% based on the total weight of the composition. The amount of sugar alcohol can be in a range of 0.75 wt% to 12.5 wt%, or 1 wt% to 10 wt%, wt% to 7.5 wt%, or 2.5 wt% to 10 wt%, or 5 wt% to 10 wt%. In some compositions, the amount of sugar alcohol is 0.5 wt%, 0.75 wt%, 1 wt%, 1.25 wt%, 1.5 wt%, 2 wt%, 2.5 wt%, 3 wt%, 3.5 wt%, 4 wt%, 4.5 wt%, 5 wt%, 5.5 wt%, 6 wt%, 6.5 wt%¸7 wt%, 7.5 wt%, 8 wt%, 8.5 wt%, 9 wt%, 9.5 wt%, 10 wt%, 11 wt%, 12 wt%, 13 wt%, 14 wt%, or 15 wt%. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 1 wt% sugar alcohol. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 2.5 wt% sugar alcohol. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 3.5 wt% sugar alcohol. In some embodiments, the composition contains the sugar alcohol in an amount from about 7.0 to 8.0 wt%. The weight ratio of hydrogen peroxide to sugar alcohol in the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be from 4:1 to 100:1, and can be from 5:1 to 75:1, or from 6:1 to 50:1, or from 7:1 to 10:1. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions provided herein can include a carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid can be selected from the group consisting of formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, propionic acid, benzoic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, tartaric acid, and combinations thereof. When present in the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition, the carboxylic acid can be present in an amount from about 0.1 wt% to 10 wt%. The amount of carboxylic acid can be from about 0.5 wt% to 7.5 wt%, or 0.75 wt% to 5 wt%, or 1.0 to 3.5 wt%. In some compositions, the amount of carboxylic acid, when present, is 0.1 wt%, 0.25 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 0.75 wt%, 1 wt%, 1.25 wt%, 1.5 wt%, 2 wt%, 2.5 wt%, 3 wt%, 3.5 wt%, 4 wt%, 4.5 wt%, 5.0 wt%, 5.5 wt%, 6 wt%, 6.5 wt%, 7 wt%, 7.5 wt%, 8 wt%, 8.5 wt%, 9 wt%, 9.5 wt%, or 10 wt%. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 1 wt% carboxylic acid. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 1.5 wt% carboxylic acid. In some embodiments, the composition contains at least 3 wt% carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid, when present, can be in a weight ratio of hydrogen peroxide to the carboxylic acid of from 1.5:1 to 60:1, or from 2:1 to 50:1, or from 3:1 to 30:1, or from 5:1 to 20:1. The carboxylic acid, when taken up by the plant, can modify the osmotic pressure within the vasculature, and can modulate flow of water through the vasculature. For example, inclusion of citric acid in the formulation in opening up of the xylem vessels when the composition is provided to the plant. Some formulations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions have been found to be stable for at least 100 days under ambient storage conditions (20°C to 30°C), where “stable” means that at least 90% of the initial wt% hydrogen peroxide in the composition is still present in the composition after the indicated testing period. In some tests, the amount of hydrogen peroxide remaining in the composition after 100 days is 95% or higher. This can be seen in FIG. 1, which shows that an exemplary stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions provided herein (designated ABT in the figure) exhibits better stability over time than a composition stabilized with silver (designated CO50 / 1 in the figure) or that are not stabilized (designated ST50 in the figure). The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be prepared by mixing the sugar alcohol and hydrogen peroxide, and if present the carboxylic acid, and water if needed to achieve the desired concentration, together in a stainless steel, glass, or non-reactive plastic vessel. Mixing can be achieved using a paddle or blade mixer, attached to a motor to rotate the paddle or blade mixer within the vessel to mix the components together. The rotational speed of the paddle or blade mixer can be from about 100 rpm to 1000 rpm, depending on the size of the vessel and the volume of the materials to be mixed together within the vessel. The mixing can be done at ambient temperature, such as a temperature in the range of 20°C-30°C. The mixing vessel can be configured to provide cooling during mixing. The mixing vessel can be cooled during mixing to maintain a temperature of the mixture within the vessel at a temperature in the range of 5°C to 25°C. The mixing vessel can be cylindrical in shape, typically having an inside height that is larger than the inside diameter of the vessel. For example, the ratio of the inside height to the inside diameter can be in a range of 1.5:1 to 2.5:1. The sugar alcohol has the effect of not only stabilizing the hydrogen peroxide, but when provided to the plant, the sugar alcohol can help to stimulate the plant’s defense mechanisms. Providing a sugar alcohol, such as sorbitol, has been found to improve a plant’s ability to deal with stress, and it is believed that the sugar alcohol can induce stress response mechanisms and modulate plant defense and immune responses in treated plants. Accordingly, the sugar alcohol plays a dual role as a stabilizer of the composition and an active ingredient that when provided to a plant can stimulate stress response mechanisms and modulate plant defense and immune responses against pathogen and parasite attack. III. Methods of Treating a Plant a Disease Also provided herein are methods of treating a plant infected with a bacterial or fungal disease. Many bacterial or fungal infections of a plant can have catastrophic effects on the plant’s growth or productivity. Some bacterial and fungal infections can result in plant death. For example, Fusarium Wilt Disease effects banana, potato, yam, tomato, eggplant, avocado, pepper, papaya, pineapple, coffee, tobacco, lettuce, melon, and grape plants. The disease is caused by infection of the plant with a filamentous fungal species of Fusarium, particularly Fusarium oxysporum. It is predominately a soil-borne pathogen, but also can spread by its conidiospores contaminating water used for irrigation. Chlamydospores are produced by some of the species, and these chlamydospores are able to remain in the soil for a long period of time as a source of future infection. Growth of the pathogen in the plant can clog and destroy water-conducting vascular tissue, initially resulting in wilt symptoms in the plant, and if left untreated resulting in plant death. Fusarium oxysporum is the most common cause of wilt and “damping off” and is a cause of stem rot, root rot, and some fruit rot. Other species include F. solani, F. incarnatum, F. proliferatum, F. fujikuroi, F. graminearum, and F. verticilliodes. The host range of these species can be very wide, although some species infect only particular hosts, or different parts of a plant. Fusarium odoratissimum (formally Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, often referred to Tropical Race 4 (TR4)) is a major cause of disease in bananas. Tropical Race 4 affects Cavendish cultivars in tropical and sub-tropical areas. Black Sigotoka is leaf-spot disease or black leaf streak disease in bananas and plantains. It is caused by the ascomycete fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (Morelet), now known as Pseudocercospora fijiensis. Conventional methods to control infections include removal of infected plants, field quarantine, soil sterilization, and fungicide application (Zakaria, “Fusarium Species Associated with Diseases of Major Tropical Fruit Crops,” Horticulturae 9, 322 doi.org / 10.3390 / horticulturae9030322, 32 pages (2023)). Application of fungicide and other chemical treatments can render the fruit unusable for commerce, or result in flavor changes in the treated fruit. Provided herein is a method for treating a plant infected with a bacterial or fungal disease, where the composition for treatment is environmentally friendly, effective, and does not alter the flavor of the treated fruit. Typically, a plant infected with a or fungal disease will exhibit one or more symptoms. The symptoms typically are an indication of an effect the bacteria or fungus is having on the plant. Exemplary symptoms can include leaf yellowing (chlorosis), leaf spots or stripes, leaf or stem rust, wilting, scab or canker formation, damping off, soft rot of roots or fruits, crinkled leaves, stunted growth, or any combination thereof. When a plant exhibits one or more of these symptoms, the plant likely is infected with a bacterial or fungal disease. When a plant is identified as being infected with a bacterial or fungal disease, such as by exhibiting one or more symptoms related to a bacterial or fungal disease, it can be treated with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein. In one embodiment, provided is a method that includes treating an irrigation water with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition typically is diluted for use in irrigation. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be diluted so that the amount of composition in the irrigation water is from about 0.02 wt% to 2 wt% based on the weight of the irrigation water. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be diluted so that the amount of composition in the irrigation water is from about 0.02 wt% to 2 wt%, or 0.05 wt% to 1.5 wt%, or 0.075 wt% to 1 wt%, or 0.1 wt% to 0.9 wt%, based on the weight of the irrigation water. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition when diluted in the irrigation water can deliver an amount of H2O2in the irrigation water that is from about 0.05 wt% to 0.5 wt%, or about 0.1 wt% to 0.45 wt%, or about 0.15 wt% to 0.40 wt%, or about 0.2 wt% to 0.35 wt% based on the weight of the irrigation water. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition when diluted in the irrigation water can deliver an amount of H2O2in the irrigation water that is 0.02 wt%, 0.05 wt%, 0.1 wt%, 0.15 wt%, 0.2 wt%, 0.25 wt%, 0.3 wt%, 0.35 wt%, 0.4 wt%, 0.45 wt%, or 0.5 wt%. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be diluted in clean water to produce a treated water containing a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 1.5 wt% based on the weight of the treated water. For example, one part by weight stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be added to 99 parts by weight clear water to produce a treated water containing 1 wt% stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. The treated water can contain about 0.005 wt% to 1.5 wt%, or about 0.01 wt% to 1.25 wt%, or 0.05 wt% to 1 wt% stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition based on the total weight of the treated water. The amount of stabilized hydrogen 1.3 can an the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce the targeted dilution in the irrigation water directly in the irrigation pipes. Such metering devices are known in the art. Both a dilution to produce a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition and a metering device to introduce the diluted composition into the irrigation water directly in the irrigation pipes can be used. The treated irrigation water containing the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be provided to the plant via any irrigation method. The treated water can be delivered using a drip feed irrigation or micro-irrigation system. The treated water can be delivered using a spray irrigation or sprinkler irrigation system. The treated water can be delivered using a subirrigation system (delivering the water below the ground surface). The irrigation with the water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can continue until all symptoms of the disease disappear. Irrigation with the water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can continue until harvest. Irrigation with the water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can continue indefinitely and can be used as the sole source of irrigation water. By continuously using irrigation water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein during normal water cycles, reinfection can be minimized or prevented. It also has been found that by continuously using irrigation water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein during normal water cycles, not only did the plants recover from the bacterial or fungal infection, but increased crop production was realized. It also has been found that continuously using irrigation water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein during normal water cycles, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium odoratissimum, and Mycosphaerella fijiensis in the irrigated areas can be eradicated. It also has been found that using irrigation water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein during normal water cycles, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium odoratissimum, and Mycosphaerella fijiensis in the irrigated areas can inhibit or prevent fungal spore germination in soil in a fungal infested area. It also was found from inspection of the irrigation pipes that none of the irrigation pipes contained any biofilm. Thus, the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein not only can reverse the effects of a bacterial or fungal infection, but continuous application during routine irrigation can prevent reinfection and minimize or eliminate the source of the bacterial or fungal infection in the treated area. The treatment can include periodic treatments over extended periods of time instead of continuous treatment with the treated water. For example, the treatment can be administered once a day, or every other day, or once a week, or every other week, or once a month, or every other month, or some combination thereof. As demonstrated in the Examples below, the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein is effective towards eliminating conidia from Fusarium oxysporum spp., particularly Fusarium oxysporum f.sp cubense Vegetative Compatibility Group “VCG01213” often referred to as Tropical Race 4 (TR4), and now known as F. odoratissimum, in liquid. The data show fully effective eradication of TR4 conidia at 1% concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 (50 wt% hydrogen peroxide, 7.42 wt% D-sorbitol, with a resulting ratio of hydrogen peroxide to D-sorbitol of about 7:1) within 15 minutes of contact, as well as effective treatment to eradicate TR4 conidia using a concentration of 0.025 % after 300 minutes of treatment. Data also demonstrate efficacy against TR4 chlamydospores, but it was found that higher concentrations or longer exposure time were needed to eradicate the TR4 chlamydospores compared to TR4 conidia. For example, it was found that while 0.025 % solutions of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein were effective against TR4 conidia, the percentage of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition had to be increased to 0.1 % to eradicate TR4 chlamydospores at similar time points. Application of the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to plants, such as banana plants, by irrigation have been shown to reduce pathogen effects on the plant and to restore the plant to a healthy state. The diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide can eradicate the conidia and minimize or eliminate in the water to prevent re-introduction of the pathogen into the plant. In addition, uptake of the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition by the infected plant can deliver the composition to infected vascular tissue, where the composition can kill the pathogen and destroy any vegetative growth. This can result in the opening or unclogging of the xylem vessels of the plant, which have been compromised or clogged due to fungal activities, thereby restoring fluid flow in the vascular tissue of the plant. This restoration of flow can allow systemic delivery of the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to other areas of the plant to further eradicate the fungus or inhibit or prevent fungal effects on the plant. Further, without wishing to be bound by theory, it is believed that the hydrogen peroxide and the sugar alcohol in the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can stimulate the plant’s defense mechanisms, and have a further positive effect on plant resistance to subsequent infection as well as accelerating plant recovery. In addition to providing the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to the plant via irrigation, the method optionally can include delivering the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to the leaves and / or fruit of the plant. The dilution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for use in leaf and / or fruit application can be the same as used for irrigation. The dilution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for use in leaf and / or fruit application can be less than that used for irrigation to provide a higher concentration of the composition to the leaves and / or fruit. For application to leaves and / or fruit, the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be diluted in water to deliver an amount of H2O2 in the water from about 0.02 wt% to 1 wt% based on the weight of the treated water to be applied to the leaves and / or fruit. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition when diluted in water can deliver an amount of H2O2in the treated water for leaf / fruit application that is from about 0.05 wt% to 1 wt%, or about 0.1 wt% to 0.95 wt%, or about 0.15 wt% to 0.9 wt%, or about 0.2 wt% to 0.85 wt%, or about 0.25 wt% to 0.8 wt%, or about 0.3 wt% to 0.75 wt%, or about 0.35 wt% to 0.7 wt%, or about 0.4 wt% to 0.65 wt%, based on the weight of the treated water to be applied to the leaves and / or fruit. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition when diluted in water can deliver an amount of H2O2 in the treated water to be applied to the leaves and / or fruit that is about 0.02 wt%, 0.05 wt%, 0.1 wt%, 0.15 wt%, 0.2 wt%, 0.25 wt%, 0.3 wt%, 0.35 wt%, 0.4 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 0.55 wt%, 0.6 wt%, 0.65 0.7 wt%, 0.75 wt%, 0.8 wt%, 0.85 wt%, 0.9 wt%, 0.95 wt%, or 1 wt%, based on the weight of the treated water to be applied to the leaves and / or fruit. For application to leaves and / or fruit, the treated water can contain about 0.005 wt% to 2 wt%, or about 0.01 wt% to 1.5 wt%, or 0.05 wt% to 1.25 wt%, or 0.1 wt% to 1.25 wt% stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition based on the total weight of the treated water. The amount of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in the treated water can be 0.005 wt%, 0.01 wt%, 0.02 wt%, 0.03 wt%, 0.04 wt%, 0.05 wt%, 0.06 wt%, 0.07 wt%, 0.08 wt%, 0.09 wt%, 0.1 wt%, 0.15 wt%, 0.2 wt%, 0.25 wt%, 0.3 wt%, 0.35 wt%, 0.4 wt%, 0.45 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 0.55 wt%, 0.6 wt%, 0.65 wt%, 0.7 wt%, 0.75 wt%, 0.8 wt%, 0.85 wt%, 0.9 wt%, 0.95 wt%, 1 wt%, 1,1 wt%, 1.2 wt%, 1.3 wt%, 1.4 wt%, 1.5 wt%, 1.6 wt%, 1.7 wt%, 1.8 wt%, 1.9 wt%, or 2 wt%. The water containing the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be provided to the leaves and / or fruit of a plant via any application method. Examples of application methods include spraying or fogging. The atomization degree of the spray head can be adjusted to control the size of the water droplets dispensed during spraying or fogging. The method can include treating all equipment to be used with the infected plant with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition before contacting the plant, after contacting the plant, or both before and after contacting the plant. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be used without dilution for treating some equipment. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be diluted prior to treating the equipment. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition when diluted in water for treating equipment can deliver an amount of H2O2 in the treated water for equipment cleaning that is about 0.4 wt% to 4 wt%. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition when diluted in water for treating equipment can deliver an amount of H2O2 in the treated water for equipment cleaning that is about 0.4 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 0.6 wt%, 0.7 wt%, 0.8 wt%, 0.9 wt%, 1 wt%, 1.5 wt%, 2 wt%, 2.5 wt%, 3 wt%, 3.5 wt%, or 4 wt%, based on the weight of the treated water to be applied to the leaves and / or fruit. It has been found that the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein when diluted in water can kill fungus, bacteria, yeast infections, and parasites. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided when diluted in water can inhibit or prevent vegetative growth of the fungus. In plants infected with a fungus, it has been found that the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein when diluted in water can destroy fungal growth in the vascular tissue and open vessels clogged by fungal vegetative growth, restoring fluid flow within the infected plant. This can have the effect of reversing fungal infection symptoms and can restore plant growth and fruit production. It has been found that the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein when diluted in water can inhibit or prevent bacterial and spore germination. It has been found that the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein when diluted in water can kill many plant parasites. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein when diluted in water and delivered to a plant appears to stimulate stress response mechanisms in the treated plant, and can modulate plant defense and immune responses against attack. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be used to prevent, treat, or reverse the effects of infection in a plant by any of a fungus, bacteria, or parasite. Any type of plant can be treated with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to prevent a fungal, bacterial, or parasite infection in the plant. The plant can be grown as a commercial crop. The plant can be one that produces fruit, or that is consumed and considered a vegetable, or is an herb or spice, or that produces nuts, or is harvested for the flowers that it produces, or is a grain, or is produced for fiber or medicinal uses. Examples of a fruit-producing plant include, but are not limited to, plants that produce apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, figs, granate apples, grapefruit, grapes (table and wine), kiwi fruit, lemons, mandarins, mangoes, melons, mulberries (black and white), nectarines, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, raspberries, strawberries, sea buckthorn, tangerines, and watermelons, or hybrids thereof, such as apriums, pluots, plumcots, tangors, ugli fruits, jostaberries, tayberries, limequats, pineberries, and orangelos. Examples of a plants grown for use as a vegetable include, but are not limited to, asparagus, aubergines (eggplant), beans (with or without edible pods), beetroots, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, carrots, cauliflowers, celeriacs, celeries, chards, Chinese cabbages, courgettes (zucchini or summer squash), cucumbers, escaroles, garlic, globe artichokes, kales, kohlrabies, leeks, lettuces, olives, onions, parsley roots, parsnips, peas (with or without pods), peppers, potatoes, pumpkins, radishes, shallots, spinaches, spring onions, sweet corn, sweet potatoes, turnips, winter squashes, and yams. Examples of a plants grown as herbs or spices include, but are not limited to, allspice (Pimenta dioica), angelica (Angelica archangelica), anise (Pimpinella anisum), asafoetida (Ferula assa-foetida), bay leaf (Laurus nobilis), basil (Ocimum basilicum), bergamot (Monarda species), black cumin (Nigella sativa), black mustard (Brassica nigra), black pepper (Piper nigrum), borage (Borago officinalis), brown mustard (Brassica juncea), burnet (Sanguisorba minor and S. officinalis), caraway (Carum carvi), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), cassia (Cinnamomum cassia), catnip (Nepeta cataria), cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum), celery seed (Apium graveolens, variety dulce), chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), chicory (Cichorium intybus), chili pepper (Capsicum species), chives (Allium schoenoprasum), cicely (Myrrhis odorata), cilantro (Coriandrum sativum), cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), clove (Syzygium aromaticum), coriander (Coriandrum sativum), costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), cumin (Cuminum cyminum), curry leaves (Murraya koenigii), dill (Anethum graveolens), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), filé (Sassafras albidum), ginger (Zingiber officinale), grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta), holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum), horehound (Marrubium vulgare), horseradish (Armoracia rusticana), hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), lavender (Lavandula species), lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus), lemon verbena (Aloysia citrodora), licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), lovage (Levisticum officinale), mace (Myristica fragrans), marjoram (Origanum majorana), nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), oregano (Origanum vulgare), paprika (Capsicum annuum), parsley (Petroselinum crispum), peppermint (Mentha ×piperita), poppy seed (Papaver somniferum), rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus), rue (Ruta graveolens), saffron (Crocus sativus), sage (Salvia officinalis), savory (Satureja hortensis and S. montana), sesame (Sesamum indicum), sorrel (Rumex species), star anise (Illicium verum), spearmint (Mentha spicata), tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), thyme (Thymus vulgaris), turmeric (Curcuma longa), vanilla (Vanilla planifolia and V. tahitensis), wasabi (Eutrema japonicum), and white mustard (Sinapis alba). Examples of a plants that produce nuts include, but are not limited to, acorn (oak), almond, African walnut, American beech, American chestnut, American hazelnut, black walnut, Brazil nut, butternut, candlenut, cashew nut, chestnut, Chilean hazelnut, Chinese chestnut, coconut, English walnut, Gingko biloba, hazelnut, hickory nut, Japanese walnut, Karuka nut, kola nut, macadamia nut, nut, pine nut, pistachio nut, Queensland nut, and walnut. Examples of a plants grown for the flowers that they produce include, but are not limited to, African Lily, bellflower, bergamot, Bird Of Paradise, Black-Eyed Susan, bluebell, broom, buttercup, Butterfly Bush, carnation, columbine, chrysanthemum, crocus, daffodil, daphne, daylily, evening primrose, Forget-Me-Not, foxglove, gladiola, hyacinth, iris, larkspur, lavender, lilac, lily, lily of the valley, Love In A Mist, marigold, mimosa, monkshood, moth orchid, peony, Peruvian lily, petunia, pose, sea lavender, Snake’s Head Fritillary, snapdragon, St John’s Wort, sunflower, sweet pea, tansy, thistle, tulip, and windflower. Examples of a plants grown for grain include amaranth, barley, buckwheat, bulgur, corn, einkorn, farro, freekeh, millet, oats, quinoa, rice, rye, sorghum, spelt, teff, triticale, wheat, and wild rice. Examples of a plants grown for fiber and medicine include bamboo, Cannabis (hemp and medicinal), cotton, echinacea, flax, jute, kenaf, nettle, Stevia, valerian, and yew (Taxus). Fusarium wilt of banana, which also is known as Panama disease, is one of the most severe threats facing the banana industry worldwide. Other plants also are recently under increased fungal attack. For example, there currently is a yet unknown fungus that is devasting commercial plantations as well as wild grown sea buckthorns. Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is a plant found throughout Asia and Europe. It is a popular alternative medicine for the treatment of a variety of ailments. The leaves, flowers, seeds, and fruits are used as medicine. The plants are succumbing to an unidentified fungus. Infected plants exhibit death of the shoots and in some instances the entire plant dies. Available treatments have not been able to prevent the widespread devastation. It is believed that treatment of plants with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein diluted in water can prevent the ongoing decimation of the plant, by preventing infection or by treating the infection, and reversing the effects of the fungal infection on the plant. Latex trees also are threatened by an increase in infection by Rigidoporus microporus, which is a plant pathogen known to cause root rot disease. Rigidoporus microporus is a known plant pathogen, attacking tropical crops including cacao, cassava, rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss) Muell. Arg,), and tea. Rigidoporus microporus spreads rapidly and results in significant plant fatality. The recent increased infestations in rubber trees are resulting in supply problems for the tire industry. It is believed that treatment of plants with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide provided herein diluted in water can prevent the ongoing fungal attack of the plant, by preventing infection or by treating the infection, and reversing the effects of the fungal infection on the plant. Because fungal infections can have a devastating effect on crops, and have been reported to be responsible for destruction of a significant amount of food crops annually (Fisher et al., Nature 484(7393) doi: 10.1038 / nature10947 (2013)), use of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can dramatically improve food production by minimizing or eliminating crop loss. IV. Methods of Treating Healthy Plants to Improve Productivity Also provided are methods of treating a healthy plant with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein diluted in water to produce a treated water, which can be provided to the plant to improve productivity of the plant. The treated water can be used to treat any plant. For example, the treated water can be used to treat fruit trees, banana plants, potato plants, yam plants, tomato plants, eggplants, onions, avocado trees, pepper plants, papaya trees, pineapple plants, coffee plants, lettuce, melon, rice plants, soybeans, alfalfa, or grape plants. Exemplary fruit trees that can be irrigated with the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition include citrus trees (e.g., citron, grapefruit, kumquat, lemon, lime, mandarin, orange, blood orange, pomelo, tangelo, tangerine, or yuzu), nut trees (e.g., almond, butternut, cashew, chestnut, hazelnut, macadamia, pistachio, pecan, and walnut), pome fruit trees (e.g., apple, crab apple, pear, Asian pear, loquats, and quince), and stone fruit trees (e.g., apricot, aprium, cherry, coconut, date, lychee, mango, nectarine, olive, peach, plum, and pluot). In one method, the treated water can be applied directly to the fruit, or to the fruit and leaves, or to the whole plant. The application can be by any method. Examples of application methods include spraying or fogging. The atomization degree of the spray head can be adjusted to control the size of the water droplets dispensed during spraying or fogging. The method of increasing productivity of a plant includes preparing a treating water by diluting a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein with water, and administering the treated water to fruit, leaves, or whole plant via topical application. The treated water can be administered to the plant for a period of time from 1 month to 9 months, depending on the time of fruit set and ripening of the plant. The treated water can be delivered to the plant from fruit set for a time period in the range of from 1 month to harvest of the fruit. The treated water can be delivered to daily, every other day, once a week, every other week, every three weeks, or any combination thereof. The application can be performed at any time of the day or night. The application can be performing in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Qualitatively, fruit trees to which a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein was applied to fruit, leaves, or whole plant via topical application were found to yield fruit having a more appealing appearance in terms of characteristic color. Compared to fruit from neighboring trees that were untreated, fruit from trees treated with a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition were found to have increased perceived sweetness, or to have a more pronounced flavor. It also has been found that using a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for regular irrigation of healthy plants can increase productivity and yield. In some instances, the fruit harvested from trees that were irrigated with a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition exhibited improved ripening. Some fruit harvested from trees that were irrigated with a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition were found to exhibit improved storage stability. The improved productivity includes accelerated plant development, and shortening of the growing season or time to harvesting. For example, it has been found that using a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for regular irrigation of healthy lettuce plants in field trials resulted in higher lettuce yields, while saving four days of growing time. The lettuce exhibited stronger color, and no difference in taste was noticed. The reduction in growing time can have a significant impact on overall productivity. As shown in Example 96, irrigating banana plants with a dilute stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition resulted in the plants exhibiting increased banana yields, increasing gross bunch weight and hand weight, while maintaining good number of functional leaves at harvest. The control treatment exhibited underperformance in bunch weight and hand formation, suggesting productivity benefits from the treatment with the dilute stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for irrigation. The calibration and finger length were found to be comparable across treatments, indicating that stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition did not significantly affect finger uniformity or length. The increased productivity can be an acceleration of plant development. The increased productivity can be an acceleration of fruit development. The increased productivity can be a decrease in time to The increased productivity can be increased fruit weight. The increased productivity can be a decreased time to harvest. The method of increasing productivity of a plant includes treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce a treated water containing a diluted amount of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition, and administering the treated water to the roots of the plant via irrigation. The treated water can be delivered to the plant for a period of time from 1 month to 9 months. The treated water can be delivered to the plant from fruit set for a time period in the range of from 1 month to harvest of the fruit. The treated water can be delivered to the plant regularly as the only source of irrigation water. Qualitatively, fruit trees regularly irrigated with a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein were found to yield fruit having a more appealing appearance in terms of characteristic color. Compared to fruit from neighboring trees that were irrigated with standard irrigation water, fruit from trees irrigated with a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition were found to have increased perceived sweetness, or to have a more pronounced flavor. In some methods, the plant is a tree. The tree can be a citrus tree, a nut tree, a pome fruit tree, or a stone fruit tree. Increased productivity can be an increase in fruit yield compared to the yield of fruit trees not administered the treated water. Increased productivity can be an increase in a sugar content of harvested fruit compared to a sugar content of fruit harvested from trees not administered the treated water. Increased productivity can be an increase in the number of fruit free from blemishes or discoloration. The increased productivity can be an increase in a crop yield compared to a crop yield of plants not administered the treated water. The increased productivity can be an increase in a yield of fruit compared to a yield of fruit from plants not administered the treated water. The increased productivity can be an increase in a sugar content of the fruit at harvest compared to a sugar content of a fruit harvested from plants not administered the treated water. The increased productivity can be an increase in plant growth compared to a plant growth of plants not administered the treated water. Plant growth can be measured by dry weight yield. The improved productivity also can be exhibited by increased fruit development and reduced time to fruit maturation without negatively impacting fruit quality, such as weight, sugar content, or fruit morphology (size characteristics, color, or flavor). Shorter maturation periods can significantly improve crop yields. V. Methods of Treating Soil Also provided are methods of treating soil to eradicate fungal spores in soil. Also provided are methods for inhibiting or preventing fungal spore germination in soil in an a fungal infested area. In the methods, plots determined to have been subject to fungal infection are irrigated to saturation using a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to eradicate the spores in the soil, or to inhibit or prevent fungal spore germination. Irrigation to saturation includes providing an amount of a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition so that the level provided matches ground level during the irrigation process, and keeps the soil submerged beneath the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. By providing an amount of diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to flood the infected area, the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can efficiently eradicate the spores in a shorter amount of time then when the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition is provided via standard irrigation. It also has been found that treatment can inhibit or prevent fungal spore germination. Inundation or flooding the land infected with bacterial or fungal plant pathogens has been used in the past to create an anaerobic environment to kill the pathogens by limiting available oxygen (e.g., see Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation: Meta-analysis and Optimization of Amendment Carbon Rate and C:N Ratio to Control Key Plant Pathogens and Weeds, Shrestha, PhD Dissertation, University of Tennessee (2016), available at https: / / trace.tennessee.edu / utk_graddiss / 3963). Flooding using conventional methods typically was not effective in eradicating Fusarium wilt in banana for several reasons. For instance, after inundation, new plantations were frequently planted with infected, yet symptomless banana plants, which reintroduced the pathogen into the treated soil. In other instances, the flooding was not performed for a sufficient length or time, or the spores successfully withstood the anerobic environment. In other cropping systems, inundation is still successfully used, such as in the control of nematodes – as well as weeds and soilborne fungi – in intensive onion production (see, e.g., Brinkman et al., Chapter 41 in Integrated Nematode Management: State-of-the-art and visions for the future (eds. R.A. Sikora et al.), pages 297-303 (2022)). In these methods, arable land is flooded for six to eight weeks with water to produce an anerobic environment and, as a result, growers reduce or avoid the use of chemical pesticides. In the methods provided herein, to be treated is first prepared for treatment. This can include removing plants from around and in the infected area to be treated. A temporary watertight dam is placed around this area. The temporary watertight dam typically is buried a few centimeters, such as 1 to 10 cm, below the surface of the soil. The temporary watertight dam typically has a surface above the soil surface that can be 10 cm to 100 cm above the soil surface, such as 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, 40 cm, 50 cm, 60 cm, 70 cm, 80 cm, 90 cm, or 100 cm above the ground, measured from the soil surface to the highest point of the watertight dam above the soil surface. The temporary watertight dam can be made of any material that is resistant to the passage of water and hydrogen peroxide through the material. Examples of the material include a plastic, such as high-density polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate resin, a polycarbonate resin, a reinforced polyethylene resin, a reinforced polypropylene resin, an ethylene propylene diene monomer resin, a polyvinyl chloride resin, and combinations thereof, but are not limited to these. In the methods provided herein, the dammed area is filled with a dilute solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein. The concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition used to treat the dammed area is in the range of about 0.25 wt% to 2.5 wt%. The range can be about 0.5 wt% to 2 wt%, or 0.75 wt% to 1.75 wt%, or 1 wt% to 1.5 wt%, or 0.25 wt% to 1.5 wt%. The concentration can be 0.25 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 0.75 wt%, 1 wt%, 1.25 wt%, 1.5 wt%, 1.75 wt%, 2 wt%, 2.25 wt%, or 2. 5 wt%, with the balance being water. During treatment, the dammed area is filled with the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein. The diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be referred to as a treated water, as the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition is added to a water to prepare the dilution, thereby treating the water to which the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition is added. The diluted solution or treated water can be prepared as a bulk solution that is prepared and then pumped into the dammed area. The diluted solution can be prepared in situ using a dispenser that dispenses the appropriate amount of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein into a flow of water to prepare the desired concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. For example, the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be injected into an eductor that uses the Venturi effect to pump the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein into an enclosed eductor, mixing the stabilized hydrogen peroxide the water flowing through the eductor to produce the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition, which is the treated water. Any method know in the art to mix two liquids together can be used to prepare the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition, and the method is not limited to using an eductor. The dammed area is filled with the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for a predetermined period of time. In some methods, the dammed area is maintained so that the soil surface is completely submerged under the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for a period of at least 5 weeks, at least 6 weeks, at least 7 weeks, at least 8 weeks, at least 9 weeks, at least 10 weeks, at least 11 weeks, at least 12 weeks, at least 13 weeks, at least 14 weeks, or at least 15 weeks. The time can be a period from about 3 weeks to about 15 weeks. In some methods, the dammed area is maintained so that the soil surface is maintained under the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for a period of about 5 weeks to about 12 weeks, or a period from about 8 weeks to about 12 weeks. The diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition is maintained within the dammed area so that the soil in the dammed area is continuously covered with the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. The method can include using a sensor that monitors the level of the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in the dammed area. The sensor can communicate with a pump or with valves or some combination thereof to automatically add additional diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition when needed so that the soil is continuously submerged under the diluted solution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. VI. Methods of Controlling Nematodes Also provided are methods of controlling nematodes. Nematodes are small slender worms adapted to living in water. Plant-parasitic nematodes are primarily root feeders. Some nematodes are endoparasitic, living and feeding within the tissue of a plant, such as tissue of the roots, tubers, or buds of a plant. Other nematodes are ectoparasitic, feeding externally through the plant walls of a plant. Nematode infection can kill a plant or reduce its productivity by reducing the plant’s ability to uptake water and nutrients. Nematodes also can create wounds or openings in plant tissue that can provide a passageway to a wide variety of plant-pathogenic fungi and bacteria. Current nematode control prevention of nematode attack on the plant using pesticides and insecticides. Once a plant is infected and parasitized by nematodes, it has been considered nearly impossible to kill the nematode without also destroying the plant. The present invention relates to the use of stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions provided herein for controlling or preventing nematode infestation of plants, or reversing nematode infestation of a plant. Methods are provided that include treating a plant infected with nematodes with a treated water comprising the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein diluted in water. Methods also are provided that include treating a soil infected with nematodes with a treated water comprising the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein diluted in water. An exemplary method of the invention comprises applying a composition comprising a diluted concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to either soil or a plant (e.g., seeds, roots, or foliarly) to control nematode damage, or to eliminate nematode infestation, or increase crop yield, or any combination thereof. The methods provided herein can result in a greater degree of plant vigor and yield in nematode and fungal infested environments than typically achieved from application of a nematode chemical control agent or the presence of an insecticide or nematode pesticide, and can do so without damage to the plant. The plants can include nematode-resistant plants. The methods can include application of a biological nematode control agent after treatment with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions provided herein. Examples of a nematode biological control agent include Bacillus firmus strain I-1582 (a nematode antagonist) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains GBAC46 and NMTD81. The methods can be used to treat or prevent infection by any species of nematode. Examples of the species of nematodes that can be targeted for treatment using the methods provided herein include phytoparasitic nematodes of the genera Aglenchus spp., Anguina spp., Aphelenchoides spp., Belonolaimus spp., Bursaphelenchus spp., Cacopaurus spp., Criconemella spp., Criconemoides spp., Ditylenchus spp., Dolichodorus spp., Globodera spp., Helicotylenchus spp., Hemicriconemoides spp., Hemicycliophora spp., Heterodera spp., Hoplolaimus spp., Longidorus spp., Meloidogyne spp., Meloinema spp., Nacobbus spp., Neotylenchus spp., Paraphelenchus spp., Paratrichodorus spp., Pratylenchus spp., Pseudohalenchus spp., Psilenchus spp., Punctodera spp., Quinisulcius spp., Radopholus spp., Rotylenchulus spp., spp., Scutellonema spp., Subanguina spp., Trichodorus spp., Tylenchulus spp., Tylenchorhynchus spp., and Xiphinema spp. The application of the composition containing the stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions provided herein to the plants or plant parts can be carried out using customary treatment methods, for example by spraying, atomizing, fogging, irrigating, watering (drenching), drip irrigating, or any combination thereof. One of the advantages of the present invention is that the immediate treatment of the crop at the time of sowing or shortly thereafter can be dispensed with, as the plants can be treated after emergence without damaging the plant. The methods can be used for nematode control in any plant. In particular, the methods of nematode control provided herein can be used for protecting crops such as bananas, citrus fruits, coffee, corn, cotton, cucurbits, grapes, onions, pineapples, potatoes, soybeans, and tomatoes, among others. The methods can be used for treating native crops as well as crops engineered to be resistant to one or more species of nematodes. The methods have been found to be particularly suitable for treating crops that are highly susceptible to nematodes. In one embodiment, the method of treating or preventing nematode infestation includes treating an irrigation water with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein, and irrigating the soil with the treated irrigation water. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be diluted so that the amount of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in the irrigation water is from about 0.001 wt% to 2.5 wt% based on the weight of the irrigation water. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be diluted so that the amount of composition in the irrigation water is from about 0.005 wt% to 2.25 wt%, or about 0.01 wt% to 2 wt%, or 0.05 wt% to 1.5 wt%, or 0.075 wt% to 1 wt%, or 0.1 wt% to 0.9 wt%, based on the weight of the irrigation water. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be diluted in clean water to produce a treated water containing a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 1.5 wt% based on the weight of the treated water, and the treated water can be used for watering or irrigation. For example, one part by weight stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be added to 99 parts by weight clear water to produce a treated water containing 1 wt% stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition. The treated water can contain about 0.005 wt% to 1.5 wt%, or about 0.01 wt% to 1.25 wt%, or 0.05 wt% to 1 wt% stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition based on the total weight of can an the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce the targeted dilution in the irrigation water directly in the irrigation pipes. Such metering devices are known in the art. Both a dilution to produce a diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition and a metering device to introduce the diluted composition into the irrigation water directly in the irrigation pipes can be used. The treated irrigation water containing the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be provided to the plant via any irrigation method. The treated water can be delivered using a drip feed irrigation or micro-irrigation system. The treated water can be delivered using a spray irrigation or sprinkler irrigation system. The treated water can be delivered using a subirrigation system (delivering the water below the ground surface). The irrigation with the water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can continue until all symptoms of the nematode infection disappear, or until no trace of nematodes can be detected. Irrigation with the water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can continue until harvest. Irrigation with the water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can continue indefinitely and can be used as the sole source of irrigation water. By continuously using irrigation water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein during normal water cycles, reinfection by nematodes can be minimized or prevented. Continuously using irrigation water that includes the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein during normal water cycles can result in eradication of the nematode populations in the treated soil. In addition to providing the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein to the plant via irrigation to treat nematode infestation, methods are provided in which the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein is applied to the leaves, fruit or the entirety of the is above the soil surface. The dilution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for use in leaf and / or fruit application can be the same as used for irrigation. The dilution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for use in leaf, fruit, or whole plant application can be less than that used for irrigation in order to provide a higher concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to the leaves, fruit, or whole plant. For application to leaves, fruit, or whole plant above the soil surface, the treated water can contain about 0.005 wt% to 2.0 wt%, or about 0.01 wt% to 1.5 wt%, or 0.05 wt% to 1.25 wt%, or 0.1 wt% to 1.25 wt% stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition based on the total weight of the treated water. The amount of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in the treated water can be 0.005 wt%, 0.01 wt%, 0.02 wt%, 0.03 wt%, 0.04 wt%, 0.05 wt%, 0.06 wt%, 0.07 wt%, 0.08 wt%, 0.09 wt%, 0.1 wt%, 0.15 wt%, 0.2 wt%, 0.25 wt%, 0.3 wt%, 0.35 wt%, 0.4 wt%, 0.45 wt%, 0.5 wt%, 0.55 wt%, 0.6 wt%, 0.65 wt%, 0.7 wt%, 0.75 wt%, 0.8 wt%, 0.85 wt%, 0.9 wt%, 0.95 wt%, 1 wt%, 1,1 wt%, 1.2 wt%, 1.3 wt%, 1.4 wt%, 1.5 wt%, 1.6 wt%, 1.7 wt%, 1.8 wt%, 1.9 wt%, or 2 wt%. The treated water containing the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein can be administered the treated water to fruit, leaves, or whole plant above the soil surface via topical application. The treated water can be administered to the plant for a period of time from 1 month to 9 months, depending on the time of emergence to harvesting of the plant or fruit or seeds thereof. The treated water can be delivered to the plant for a time period in the range of from pre-emergence to harvest of the plants or its fruit or seeds. The treated water can be administered to the plant daily, every other day, once a week, every other week, every three weeks, or any combination thereof. The application can be performed at any time of the day or night. The application can be performing in the morning, afternoon, or evening. Application of the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions herein to plants infested with nematodes can result not only in the eradication of the nematodes infecting the plants and present in the soil, but can result in reversal of the symptoms of nematode damage to the plant. The plants can exhibit renewed vigor and increased productivity. Increased productivity can be an increase in crop yield or an increase in plant growth compared to a plant growth of plants not administered the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions. The hydrogen peroxide in the compositions provided herein can overwhelm any catalase produced by the nematodes as a defense mechanism, and the sugar alcohol stimulates stress response mechanisms in the treated plant, plant defense and immune responses against the nematode attack. The combination of the hydrogen peroxide and the sugar alcohol also can induce osmotic stress in the nematode, and can result in increased larval mortality, further reducing potential nematode reinfection of the plant. VII. Examples Hereinafter, preferred examples of the present disclosure, comparative examples compared thereto, and test examples for evaluating the examples are described. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these examples are merely illustrative of the present disclosure, and various changes and modifications may be made within the scope and technical spirit of the present disclosure, and it goes without saying that such variations and modifications fall within the scope of the appended claims. Examples 1 to 90. Exemplary Formulations Below are exemplary formulations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein. The formulations are aqueous compositions, with water being the remainder of the composition. For example, in Example 1, the formulation contains 25 wt% hydrogen peroxide, 2.5 wt% sorbitol, and 72.5 wt% deionized water. Sugar Amount of Carboxylic Amount of Al h l S Al h l A id C b li 14 25 Mannitol - - 15 25 Mannitol 5 - - 46 50 Sorbitol 10 Citric acid 5 47 40 Xylitol 4 Citric acid 5 78 50 Xylitol 10 Oxalic acid 2.5 79 40 Mannitol 5 Oxalic acid 4 ogen peroxide, and if present the carboxylic acid, and water to achieve the desired concentration, together in a non-reactive vessel using a paddle mixer, attached to a motor to rotate the paddle mixer within the vessel to mix the components together. The mixing can be done at ambient temperature, such as a temperature in the range of 20°C-30°C. Example 91. Treatment of Infected Banana Plants (I) In the field, banana plants (Cavendish cultivars) exhibited symptoms of infection Panama disease (caused by Fusarium odoratissimum (formally Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense. Some plants also exhibited symptoms of Black Sigatoka (leaf-spot disease or black leaf streak disease caused by the ascomycete fungus Mycosphaerella fijiensis (Morelet), now known as Pseudocercospora fijiensis). The test environment was a plantation with 749 plants. A subsection containing 53 plants, of which 20 plants were infected with Panama disease and Black Sigotoka, was selected for testing. The plants exhibits leaf yellowing and browning, along with leaf curl and black leaf streak (see FIG.2) The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 (50 wt% hydrogen peroxide, 7.42 wt% D-sorbitol, with a resulting ratio of hydrogen peroxide to D-sorbitol of about 7:1) was used. This composition was first diluted with water at a ratio of 1 part stabilized hydrogen peroxide 5 to 5 parts clean water, to yield a diluted solution. For irrigation, a ratio of 2.8 L of the diluted solution to 1000 L clear water was used to yield the treated irrigation water. The treated irrigation water was used to water all 749 banana plants for eight months. At 9 days after the start of the treatment, newly developed roots were observed. After less than 3 months of the start of the treatment, the plants looked completely healthy (FIG.3). After a little more than 8 months from the start of the treatment, the plants bore more fruit than before (FIG. 4). A month later the fruit was harvested, and it was confirmed the productivity of not only the treated infected plants, but of all plants being irrigated with the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition, exhibited higher yields. After harvesting, soil samples were taken from around the plantation irrigated with the treated water and tested. After the soil tests were completed, it was determined that the whole plantation of 749 banana plants that was irrigated with the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition was free from Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium odoratissimum, and Mycosphaerella fijiensis. It also was determined from inspection of the irrigation pipes that none of the irrigation pipes contained any biofilm. Thus, not only did treatment eliminate Fusarium species from the treated growing soil, but treatment cured the disease in the plant, resulting in restoration of plant growth and vigor and increased fruit yields. Accordingly, the treatment with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide compositions provided herein can avoid having to remove and destroy infected plants, and can reverse the symptoms of Panama disease in the infected plants and increase the productivity of the treated cured plants. Example 92. Treatment of Infected Banana Plants (II) A second field study was performed in which the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition was delivered by a metering method. The water flow rate at the chemical injection point of a drip feed irrigation system was measured, and the amount of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition needed to deliver the targeted amount during irrigation was calculated. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 (50 wt% hydrogen peroxide, 7.42 wt% D-sorbitol, with a resulting ratio of hydrogen peroxide to D-sorbitol of about 7:1) was used. This composition was first diluted with water at a ratio of 1 part stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to 10 parts clean water, to yield a diluted solution. The diluted solution then was provided chemical injection point of the drip feed irrigation system, and was metered into the water at the chemical injection point a rate to yield a final concentration of the composition of Example 5 of about 0.2 wt% based on the total weight of the treated irrigation water. The treated irrigation water was delivered to the plants using drip and / or spray irrigation techniques until harvest. It was confirmed that banana plants that were irrigated with the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition were free from Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium odoratissimum, and Mycosphaerella fijiensis. It also was noted that plants being irrigated with the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition exhibited higher yields. Example 93. Treatment of Infected Banana Plants (III) The metering method described in Example 3 was used to deliver a dilution of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 (50 wt% hydrogen peroxide, 7.42 wt% D-sorbitol, with a resulting ratio of hydrogen peroxide to D-sorbitol of about 7:1) so that the final concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 to be delivered to the plants was 0.5% by weight of the water. Banana plants in a designated area were inspected for signs of Panama disease. Diseased plants were cut down and removed, allowing the daughter plants to remain in situ. All remaining plants were irrigated with the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition using a spray and / or drip irrigation delivery technique, and irrigation with the diluted composition continued at normal irrigation cycles until harvest. At harvest, the area irrigated with the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition was tested and found to be free of Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium odoratissimum. It also was determined that the treated plants exhibited increased crop production compared to untreated plants. Example 94 Efficacy of Stabilized Hydrogen Peroxide Composition against Tropical Race 4 The efficacy of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition against conidia and chlamydospores of Fusarium odoratissimum strain Tropical Race 4 in water was tested in vitro. Fusarium odoratissimum strain Tropical Race 4 was obtained from the Wageningen University and Research collection and maintained on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) plates. Individual batches of TR4 conidia were generated (as described in García-Bastidas et al., Front Plant Sci 2019, 10:1006, Epub 2019 / 08 / 27, doi: 10.3389 / fpls.2019.01006), with each inoculated from an individual full grown to warrant fully independent experiments. Liquid cultures containing the conidia were filtered over a double layer of sterile cheesecloth. The concentration of the spores was determined using a Kova Glasstic slide and diluted to testing concentrations. Chlamydospores were prepared according to the protocol described by Salacinas et al, (Plant Dis. 106: 966-974 (2022), doi: 10.1094 / PDIS-08-20-1814-RE). Mycelial plugs were aseptically added to a twice autoclaved (121°C for 60 min) substrate composed of mesh-filtered and washed sandy soil, corn meal, and distilled water in a 500-ml Erlenmeyer flask. The flask was incubated at 25°C with a 12-hour photoperiod for 15 days and the content was daily homogenized by shaking. Subsequently, 200 g of autoclaved sandy soil were added and thoroughly mixed, and flasks were then incubated for another 6 weeks under the same conditions. After incubation, soil with chlamydospores was dried for 3 days at 30°C and then stored until usage at 4°C. The concentration of chlamydospores was determined as CFU / g soil (CFU per gram of soil) by a plate dilution technique on PDA plates. For testing the efficacy of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to chlamydospores in liquid medium, 0.5 to 1 g of chlamydospore infested soil was suspended in 25 ml of Ringer solution in a 50 ml tube. Chlamydospores were released into the solution by stringent hand shaking for 1 min followed by 30 min on a lab bench roller. After an additional 1 min stringent manual shaking the soil particles were allowed to pellet for at least 2 min. The supernatant was taken as the liquid chlamydospore solution. Repeated plating showed equal distribution of chlamydospores in the solution. The stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 (50 wt% hydrogen peroxide, 7.42 wt% D-sorbitol, with a resulting ratio of hydrogen peroxide to D-sorbitol of about 7:1) was used. The sorbitol stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 (“SSC”) was tested in a range of 0.01% up to 1% with a minimum exposure time of 15 min and a maximum of 300 min. The tests were performed in triplicate (3 batches, in duplicate, for a total of six data points, n=6) for each time point, and the results per time point tested are provided in the charts shown in FIGS.5-11 for tests on TR4 conidia. The graphs show colony growth (as colony forming units (cfu) on potato dextrose agar plates measured after 48 hours of incubation) of conidia treated with different concentrations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein for different periods of time. For each condition tested, three different batches were prepared with replicates for a total of 6 sample points. FIG. 5 shows the results after exposing the conidia to the SSC for 15 minutes. FIG. 6 shows the results after exposing the conidia to the 30 minutes. FIG. 7 shows the results after exposing the conidia to the SSC for 60 minutes. FIG. 8 shows the results after exposing the conidia to the SSC for 100 minutes. FIG. 9 shows the results after exposing the conidia to the SSC for 200 minutes. FIG.10 shows the results after exposing the conidia to the SSC for 300 minutes. The data confirms that the SSC is fully effective to eradicate TR4 conidia at a concentration 1% with an exposure time of 15 minutes, and that a concentration of 0.025% SSC was effective after 300 minutes of exposure of the TR4 conidia to the dilute SSC. The results show that SSC is very efficient against conidia using higher concentrations and short exposure time, and at lower concentrations at longer incubation times. The 0.025% SSC was fully effective after an exposure of 200 minutes, which is a 40-fold reduction of the 1% concentration used for eradication within 15 minutes. FIG.11 is a graph showing colony growth (cfu after 48 hours of incubation on potato dextrose agar plates) of TR4 conidia exposed to a 0.01% concentration of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein for various times. The control represents the number of colonies in the absence of treatment with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition at 15 minutes. The data suggest that even very low concentrations of SSC can be effective against TR4 conidia with long enough exposure times. Previous studies have shown that T4R chlamydospores are less sensitive to various fungicides when challenged (Salacinas et al, (Plant Dis. 106: 966-974 (2022), doi: 10.1094 / PDIS-08-20-1814-RE). Several liquid chlamydospore solutions produced as described above were treated with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in a range of 0.01% up to 1% with a minimum exposure time of 15 minutes and a maximum of exposure time of 300 minutes. Each test was performed in 3 batches, in duplicate, for a total of six data points, n=6, and the results per time point tested are provided in the charts shown in FIGS. 12 to 18. The graphs in FIGS. 12 to 18 show colony growth (as colony forming units (cfu) on potato dextrose agar plates measured after 48 hours of incubation) of TR4 chlamydospores treated with different concentrations of the sorbitol stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition (SSC) provided herein for different periods of time. For each condition tested, three different batches were prepared with replicates for a total of 6 sample points. FIG.12 shows the results after exposing the TR4 chlamydospores to the SSC for 15 minutes. FIG.13 shows the results after exposing the TR4 chlamydospores for 30 minutes. FIG.14 shows the results after exposing the TR4 chlamydospores to the SSC for 60 minutes. FIG.15 shows the results after exposing the TR4 chlamydospores to the SSC for 100 minutes. FIG.16 shows the results after exposing the TR4 chlamydospores to the SSC for 200 minutes. FIG.17 shows the results after exposing the TR4 chlamydospores to the SSC for 300 minutes. The data demonstrate that higher concentrations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition were needed to eradicate the TR4 chlamydospore at similar time points than the concentration needed to eradicate TR4 conidia. For example, while a concentration of 0.025% stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition with a contact time of 300 minutes was sufficient to eradicate the TR4 conidia, the concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition needed to be increased to 0.1% to eradicate TR4 chlamydospores at a contact time of 300 minutes. The data clearly show that the diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition is effective against TR4 chlamydospores in solution, and that reduced concentrations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be used if time permits. The data supports the use of diluted stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in an irrigation system for delivery to plants to eradicate TR4 conidia and chlamydospores when applied in the field to reduce or eliminate infection in plants. The data also shows that lower concentrations of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition can be used to treat water for irrigation by treating the water stored in a water basin, silo, or reservoir for an extended time period. The data demonstrate that the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition provided herein is effective in eradicating TR4 propagules (conidia and chlamydospores) in watery systems, such as those used for irrigation. Example 95 Sweetness of Pears from Trees Irrigated with stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition Healthy pear trees were sprayed with 0.5 wt% of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of Example 5 (diluted in water) for once a day for two weeks, followed by weekly applications thereafter. Fruit from the trees sprayed with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition were harvested, and compared to fruit from trees irrigated with regular irrigation water. The pear fruit harvested from the trees sprayed with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition had a higher perceived sweetness compared to fruit from non-treated trees. It is expected that measurements content in the fruit will show that fruit from trees sprayed with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition had a higher sugar content compared to fruit from non-treated trees. Example 96 – Effects on Yield Performance of Cavendish bananas An additional field study was performed in which the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition was delivered to Cavendish bananas susceptible to infection by Fusarium odoratissimum strain Tropical Race 4 to test the effects of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition on yield performance. TR4 susceptible banana, Gran Naine variety, were planted in infested soil. A stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition containing about 44 wt% hydrogen peroxide and 6.5 wt% D-sorbitol, with a resulting ratio of hydrogen peroxide to D-sorbitol of about 6.8:1, was prepared. This composition was diluted with water at a ratio of X part(s) of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to 1000-X parts clean water, to yield a diluted solution, where X was 1, 5, or 10. For example, in one treatment, 1 mL of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition was added to 999 mL water (the “1 mL sample”). The treatment groups included treatments with “1 mL sample”, “5 mL sample”, “10 mL sample”, and untreated control (water only). Tissue-cultured seedlings were used to ensure zero contamination of planting materials with viral of fungal diseases. A total of 336 plants were planted, divided into four test groups of 84 plants each. Each test group was divided into four sub-groups (to produce 4 replicates of each treatment in each group). Plant spacing followed conventional plantation practice of 2.17 × 2.2 m, equivalent to 2,000 plants / hectare. Each diluted solution was applied to the test plants. The first treatment was upon planting. Frequency of the treatments was once per month, where each sub-group was administered 5 L of the treatment solution. Treatments continued through harvest. The results achieved in plants in the First Harvest are shown in the following Table A. Table A. Effects of application of peroxide composition on the yield performance of Cavendish bananas (Harvest 1 Cycle) Treatment1Functional Gross Week bu No.1Finger Hand Leaves @ nch of No. of Calibration Fingers (m Length Weight harvest hands m) (in) (kg) 1 mL 5.26 10 15.79 7 15 45 9 2.55 5 mL 4.73 10 16.91 7 15 45 9 2.70 10 mL 4.59 10 16.66 7 14 45 10 2.95 0 (Control) 5.67 10 15.49 6 14 46 9 2.24 1 = Calibration is a term used by the banana export industry to indicate the diameter of a representative banana finger. The data show that treatment with a dilute stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition at a concentration of 5 mL stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in 995 mL water exhibited optimized banana yields, balancing gross bunch weight, hand weight, and maintaining good number of functional leaves at harvest. The control treatment exhibited underperformance in bunch weight and hand formation, suggesting potential productivity benefits from the treatment with the dilute stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition for irrigation. The calibration (45-46) and finger length (9-10 in) are comparable across treatments, indicating that stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition did not significantly affect finger uniformity or length. After the first harvest, treatment with the same composition in each test plot continued at the same frequency of treatment until the time for the second harvest. The results are shown in Table B below. Table B. Effects of application of stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition on the yield performance of Cavendish bananas (Harvest 2 Cycle) Gross Treatment Functional No. Finger Hand Leaves @ Week bunch No. of Calibration Age weight Fingers (mm) Length Weight harvest (kg) (in) (kg) 1 mL 2.96 9 23.65 8 17 45 10 3.14 5 mL 2.96 9 26.27 9 19 45 10 3.62 10 mL 2.85 9 23.77 8 18 46 10 3.55 0 (Control) 3.18 10 29.26 9 17 46 10 3.57 The data from the Harvest 2 that the second cycle exhibited better overall performance, indicating recovery and stabilization after the first harvest. The data suggests that treatment with a dilute stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition at a concentration of 5 mL stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in 995 mL water appears optimal, consistently enhancing yield effects compared to the other treatment concentrations. In addition, treatment with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition resulted in reduced time to harvest since the bananas could be harvested a week earlier than the control, with hand weights greater than the control harvested a week later. While exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be understood by experts in the art or those of ordinary skill in the art that the present disclosure may be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the technical scope of the present disclosure should not be limited by the content described in the detailed description of the specification but should be defined by the claims.

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1. A method of increasing productivity of a plant, comprising: treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce a treated water, wherein the stabilized peroxide composition comprises water, hydrogen peroxide, and a sugar alcohol, wherein the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof, and the stabilized peroxide composition contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, peracid, or stannate; and administering the treated water to the roots of the plant via irrigation for a time period in a range of from 1 month to 9 months; or administering the treated water to the leaves and fruit of the plant.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant produces a fruit.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein administering the treated water to the roots of the plant via irrigation is done from fruit set to harvest of the fruit.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant is a pome fruit tree.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the pome fruit tree is an apple tree, a crab apple tree, a pear tree, an Asian pear tree, a loquat tree, or a quince tree.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant is a stone fruit tree.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the stone fruit tree is an apricot tree, an aprium tree, a cherry tree, a coconut tree, a date tree, a lychee tree, a mango tree, a nectarine tree, an olive tree, a peach tree, a plum tree, or a pluot tree.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant is a citrus tree.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the citrus tree is a citron tree, a grapefruit tree, a kumquat tree, a lemon tree, a lime tree, a mandarin tree, an orange tree, a blood orange tree, a pomelo tree, a tangelo tree, a tangerine tree, or a yuzu tree.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the plant is a nut tree.

11. The method of claim 10, nut tree is an almond tree, a butternut tree, a cashew tree, a chestnut tree, a hazelnut tree, a macadamia nut tree, a pistachio tree, a pecan tree, or a walnut tree.

12. The method of any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the increased productivity is an increase in a crop yield compared to a crop yield of plants not administered the treated water.

13. The method of any one of claims 2 to 11, wherein the increased productivity is an increase in a yield of fruit compared to a yield of fruit from plants not administered the treated water.

14. The method of any one of claims 2 to 13, wherein the increased productivity is an increase in a sugar content of the fruit at harvest compared to a sugar content of a fruit harvested from plants not administered the treated water.

15. The method of any one of claims 2 to 14, wherein the increased productivity is an increase in plant growth compared to a plant growth of plants not administered the treated water.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein plant growth is measured by dry weight yield.

17. The method of claim 10 and 11, wherein the increased productivity is an increase in a shelled nut weight compared to a shelled nut weight from trees not administered the treated water.

18. A method for reversing a bacterial or fungal infection in an infected plant, comprising: treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce a treated water, wherein the stabilized peroxide composition comprises water, hydrogen peroxide, and a sugar alcohol, wherein the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof, and the stabilized peroxide composition contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, peracid, or stannate; and administering the treated water to the infected plant for a period of 1 month to 18 months.

19. The method of claim 18, administering of the treated water comprises delivery to the roots via irrigation.

20. The method of claim 18 or 19, wherein the administering of the treated water comprises foliar application.

21. The method of any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the plant is selected from among banana, potato, yam, tomato, eggplant, avocado, pepper, papaya, pineapple, coffee, tobacco, lettuce, melon, and grape plants.

22. The method of any one of claims 18 to 21, wherein the plant is a banana plant.

23. The method of claim 21 or 22, wherein the plant is infected with a Fusarium oxysporum species or Fusarium odoratissimum.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the banana plant is infected with Mycosphaerella fijiensis.

25. The method of any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the plant is infected with a bacterium.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the bacterium is Ralstonia solancearum race 2.

27. The method of any one of claims 18 to 26, wherein the treated water contains an amount of H2O2from the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition from about 0.02 wt% to 0.5 wt% based on the weight of the treated water.

28. The method of any one of claims 18 to 26, wherein the treated water contains a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 1.5 wt% based on the weight of the treated water.

29. The method of any one of claims 18 to 28, wherein administering the treated water to the infected plant begins at the first symptom of infection.

30. The method of any one of claims 18 to 28, wherein administering the treated water to the infected plant continues until all symptoms disappear.

31. The method of any one of claims 18 to 30, wherein administering the treated water to the infected plant continues until harvest.

32. The method of any one of to 31, wherein administering the treated water is via a drip feed irrigation or micro-irrigation system.

33. The method of any one of claims 18 to 31, wherein administering the treated water is via a spray irrigation or sprinkler irrigation system.

34. The method of any one of claims 18 to 31, wherein administering the treated water is via a subirrigation system.

35. The method of any one of claims 18 to 34, further comprising delivering the treated water to leaves and / or fruit of the plant.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the treated water contains an amount of H2O2from the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition from about 0.02 wt% to 1 wt% based on the weight of the treated water.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein the treated water contains a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 2 wt% based on the weight of the treated water.

38. The method of any one of claims 35 to 37, wherein the treated water is applied to the leaves and / or fruit by spraying or fogging.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein an atomization degree of a spray head can be adjusted to control a size of the water droplets dispensed during spraying or fogging.

40. A method for treating or reversing Panama disease in an infected banana plant, comprising: treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce a treated water, wherein the stabilized peroxide composition comprises water, hydrogen peroxide, and a sugar alcohol, wherein the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof, and the stabilized peroxide composition contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, peracid, or stannate; and administering the treated water to the infected banana plant for a period of 1 month to 18 months.

41. The method of claim 40, administering of the treated water comprises delivery to the roots via irrigation.

42. A method for inhibiting or preventing fungal spore germination in soil in a fungal infested area, comprising: removing plants from in and around an infested area; providing a temporary watertight dam around the infested area to enclose the infested area and produce a dammed area; treating water with a stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce a treated water, wherein the stabilized peroxide composition comprises water, hydrogen peroxide, and a sugar alcohol, wherein the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof, and the stabilized peroxide composition contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, peracid, or stannate; filling the dammed area with the treated water to a level that an upper surface of the soil in the dammed area is continuously submerged under the treated water; and maintaining the dammed area filled with the treated water for a period of about 5 weeks to about 12 weeks.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein a height of the temporary watertight dam above the upper surface of the soil in the dammed area is 10 cm to 100 cm, measured from the upper surface of the soil to the highest point of the temporary watertight dam above the upper surface of the soil .

44. The method of claim 42 or 43, wherein the temporary watertight dam comprises a high-density polyethylene, a polyethylene terephthalate resin, a polycarbonate resin, a reinforced polyethylene resin, a reinforced polypropylene resin, an ethylene propylene diene monomer resin, a polyvinyl chloride resin, or a combination thereof.

45. The method of any one of claims 42 to 44, wherein the step of treating water comprises adding the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to the water to produce a treated water containing a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition in a range of about 0.25 wt% to 2.5 wt%.

46. A method of controlling or nematode infestation of a plant, comprising: treating water with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide to produce a treated water, wherein the stabilized peroxide composition comprises water, hydrogen peroxide, and a sugar alcohol, wherein the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof, and the stabilized peroxide composition contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, peracid, or stannate; and administering the treated water to soil infected with nematodes prior to planting to eradicate the nematodes in the soil; or administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is for a period of 1 month to 6 months; or administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is for a period of pre-mergence to harvest; or administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is continued until nematode infestation is eliminated.

47. A method of reversing damage of a plant caused by nematode infestation, comprising: treating water with the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition to produce a treated water, wherein the stabilized peroxide composition comprises water, hydrogen peroxide, and a sugar alcohol, wherein the sugar alcohol is selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, lactitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt, and combinations thereof, and the stabilized peroxide composition contains no silver, organophosphonate, peroxyacetic acid, peracid, or stannate; and administering the treated water to a plant infected with nematodes, wherein administering is continued until harvest.

48. The method of claims 46 or 47, wherein the treated water contains a concentration of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition of from about 0.005 wt% to 2.0 wt% based on the weight of the treated water.

49. The method of any one of claims 46 to 48, wherein administering the treated water is via: a) a drip feed irrigation or micro-irrigation system; orb) a spray irrigation or sprinkler system; or c) a subirrigation system; or d) application to the leaves, fruit, or above-ground whole plant by spraying or fogging; or e) any combination of a) to d).

50. The method of any one of claims 46 to 49, wherein the administering comprises delivering the treated water to the plant or soil or combination thereof daily, every other day, once a week, every other week, every three weeks, or any combination thereof.

51. The method of any one of claims 1 to 50, wherein: the hydrogen peroxide is present in an amount from about 5 wt% to 50 wt% based on the total weight of the composition; and the sugar alcohol is present in an amount form about 0.5 wt% to 15 wt% based on the total weight of the composition.

52. The method of any one of claims 1 to 51, wherein a weight ratio of the hydrogen peroxide to the sugar alcohol is from about 4:1 to 100:

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53. The method of any one of claims 1 to 52, wherein the stabilized hydrogen peroxide composition further comprising a carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of formic acid, acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, glycolic acid, malic acid, oxalic acid, propionic acid, benzoic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, enanthic acid, caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, tartaric acid, salicylic acid, and combinations thereof.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein the carboxylic acid is present in an amount from about 0.1 wt% to 10 wt% based on the total weight of the composition.

55. The method of claims 53 or 54, wherein a weight ratio of the hydrogen peroxide to the carboxylic acid is from about 1.5:1 to 60:1.

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