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Cereals: Wheat: Common Bunt (Tilletia tritici and Tilletia laevis)

Author:	OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date:	04 July 2005
Last Reviewed:	15 June 2009

Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Chapter 4: Cereals > Wheat: Common Bunt

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

Integrated Pest Management Options
- Seed Treatment

carbathiin + thiram – Vitaflo 280
difenoconazole + metalaxyl-M – Dividend XL RTA
tebuconazole – Raxil T
triadimenol – Baytan 30
triticonazole + thiram – Gemini

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Integrated Pest Management Options

Cool soil temperatures after seeding favours this disease. This disease was quite important in Ontario wheat production, but the incidence and hence its impact has been reduced substantially due to the effectiveness of fungicide seed treatments. Use seed that is free of bunt spores (black). Infected seed produces a "fishy" smell.

Seed Treatment

carbathiin + thiram – Vitaflo 280
Active ingredient	carbathiin + thiram
Trade name	Vitaflo 280
Rate (product)	280-330 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.

difenoconazole + metalaxyl-M – Dividend XL RTA
Active ingredient	difenoconazole + metalaxyl-M
Trade name	Dividend XL RTA
Rate (product)	325-650 mL per 100 kg seed

Comments (Days to harvest, label precautions, etc.)
Controls both seed- and soil-borne common bunt. 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 graze, feed green forage or cut for hay within 55 days of planting.

tebuconazole + thiram – Raxil T
Active ingredient	tebuconazole
Trade name	Raxil T
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.

triadimenol – Baytan 30
Active ingredient	triadimenol
Trade name	Baytan 30
Rate (product)	50 mL per 100 kg seed

Comments (Days to harvest, label precautions, etc.)
Must be diluted with water prior to treatment of seed to ensure uniform coverage. Treated seed will sometimes emerge slower than untreated. Avoid late seeding of winter cereals. Do not graze or feed livestock on treated areas for 40 days 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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