Dry Edible Beans: Seed and Seedling Diseass

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

Table of Contents

1. Integrated Pest Management Options
   • Seeding Diseases
     • diazinon + captan + thiophanate-methyl – DCT
2. Related Links...

Integrated Pest Management Options

Seedling Diseases

Present in all fields and all soil types. Maintain or build up good soil tilth by following a good crop rotation (3 years between bean crops of any kind), don't overwork the soil and avoid working it when it is too wet. Apply seed treatments that will help protect the plant from root rots during germination and early growth. Use tolerant varieties.

Comments
Due to the threat of anthracnose infection to this crop, ALL edible bean seed should be treated with DCT or Dynasty 100FS. Seedling blights and damping-off are also controlled. Use full rate and ensure good coverage by applying as a slurry. Available as 400-g container that will treat 77 kg of dry bean seed. To make slurry, use 520 g seed treatment/L of water. For control of pythium and phytophthora root rots, add metalaxyl.

Related Links...

• Agronomy Guide for Field Crops - Publication 811
• Diseases
• Dry Edible Beans