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Cereals: Barley: Seed Rot and Seedling Blight

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 04 July 2005
Last Reviewed: 15 June 2009
Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Chapter 4: Cereals > Barley: Seed Rot and Seedling Blight

Excerpt from Chapter 4, Field Crop Protection Guide, Order this publication

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  1. Integrated Pest Management Options
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Integrated Pest Management Options

Ensure good coverage of seed treatment on seeds. Rotation with non-host crops for at least 2 yr will reduce risk. Use disease-free seed and avoid deep seeding.

Seed Treatment

tebuconazole + thiram – Raxil T
Active ingredient tebuconazole + thiram
Trade name Raxil FL
Rate (product) 225 mL per 100 kg seed

Comments (Days to harvest, label precautions, etc.)
Do not graze or feed livestock on treated areas for 4 weeks after planting.

carbathiin + thiram – Vitaflo 280
Active ingredient carbathiin + thiram
Trade name Vitaflo 280
Rate (product) 230-330 mL per 100 kg seed

Comments (Days to harvest, label precautions, etc.)
Do not graze or feed livestock on treated areas for 6 weeks after planting.

triticonazole + thiram – Gemini
Active ingredient triticonazole + thiram
Trade name Gemini
Rate (product) 360 mL per 100 kg seed

Comments (Days to harvest, label precautions, etc.)
For both commercial seed treatment plants and on-farm treatment using standard gravity flow- or mist-type seed treatment equipment. May also be used in treat-on-the-go seeder. Do not use seed for food, feed or oil processing.

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