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Cereals: Oats: Pythium Damping-Off (Pythium spp.)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 04 July 2005
Last Reviewed: 28 July 2007
Pub 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Chapter 5: Cereals > Oats: Pythium Damping-Off

Excerpt from Chapter 5, Field Crop Protection Guide, Order this publication

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  1. Seed and Seedling Diseases
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Seed and Seedling Diseases

Can occur on all soil types but losses are greatest in cold, wet, clay soils. Minimize soil compaction and remove excess moisture through increased drainage. Seed treatments containing metalaxyl -M can reduce infection. Delay planting until conditions will result in a rapid and uniform emergence.

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

Comments
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
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 35 days of planting.

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

Comments
Do not graze or feed livestock on treated areas for 4 weeks after planting.

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