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Canola and Mustard: Seed Rot and Seedling Blight (Alternaria and Rhizoctonia)

Author: OMAFRA Staff
Creation Date: 04 July 2005
Last Reviewed: 15 June 2009
Publication 812: Field Crop Protection Guide > Chapter 6: Canola and Mustard >
Seed Rot and Seedling Blight

Excerpt from Chapter 6, Field Crop Protection Guide, Order this publication

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  1. Integrated Pest Management Options
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Integrated Pest Management Options

Plant good-quality seed under conditions that promote rapid germination (warm temperatures). Using a fungicide seed treatment will increase stand establishment. Maintain a good fertility balance and avoid excess fertilizer, which promotes disease and phytotoxicity. Avoid deep planting of seed.

thiamethoxam + difenoconazole + metalaxyl M + fludioxonil – Helix Xtra
Active ingredient thiamethoxam + difenoconazole + metalxyl M + fludioxonil
Trade name Helix Xtra
Rate (product) 1.5 L per 100 kg seed

Comments
Not for use in hopper-box, planter-box, slurry-box, or other non-commercial seed treatment application. Follow resistance management recommendations as stated on label.

carbathiin + thiram – Vitavax RS Fungicide
Active ingredient carbathiin + thiram
Trade name Vitavax RS Fungicide
Rate (product) 833 mL per 100 kg seed

Comments
Do not graze or feed livestock on seed area for 4 weeks after planting.

imidacloprid + carbathiin + thiram – Gaucho CS FL
Active ingredient imidacloprid + carbathiin + thiram
Trade name Gaucho CS FL
Rate (product) 1.4 L per 100 kg seed

Comments
Not for use in hopper-box, planter-box, slurry-box or other non-commercial seed treatment application. Do not graze livestock on treated areas for 4 weeks after planting. Do not use mustard greens that have Gaucho CS FL seed treatment for human consumption. Follow resistance management recommendations as stated on label.

 

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