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A process for the manufacture of an aqueous composition that is a combination of a fungicide and fertilizer comprising the following steps:

(1) dissolving phosphorous acid in phosphoric acid to form a solution of an acid mixture;(2) reacting the acid mixture of step (1) with an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution at a temperature of about 65° C. to about 260° C. in a continuous reactor while maintaining the ratio of potassium to phosphorous in various mole ratios thereby forming a reaction mixture comprising potassium phosphates, potassium polyphosphates, potassium phosphites, and potassium polyphosphites and potassium phosphate phosphite copolymers; and,(3) cooling the reaction mixture rapidly at least 1° C. to 60° C., to below about 35° C. to about 65° C.

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