Integrated Desease Management Guide For Small Grain

 

Disease Management Practices Seed and Seedling Diseases Root and Crown Diseases Head Diseases Virus Diseases

 

Foliarly-applied fungicides for disease control in small grains


Crop Disease Fungicide common name Fungicide trade name Formulated rate/acre Remarks
Wheat and Barley Powdery mildew on wheat (Erysiphe graminis f.sp. tritici) and barley (Erysiphe graminis f.sp. hordei) propiconazole Tilt 3.6EC 4.0 fl oz Scout fields weekly from Zadoks' growth stages (GS) 30 through 59 (Feekes'GS 5 through GS 10.5) head emergence. Examine plants from 5 to 10 randomly selected areas within the field. Make application only when powdery mildew covers 5-10% of area of fully expanded upper leaves (see leaf area figure), but not before tillers have reached Zadoks'31 (Feekes' GS 6) first joint, except in the Tidewater region south of the James River. Do not apply more than 4 fl oz/A per year or after Zadoks' GS 59 (Feekes'GS 10.5), head emerged, but not flowering on wheat. Do not apply after GS 37 on Barley. Do not graze or feed livesock treated forage or cut the green crop for hay or silage. After harvest straw may be used for bedding. Follow all label instructions.
propiconazole + trifloxystrobin Stratego 250EC 10.0 fl oz
Wheat Leaf and glume blotch (Stagonospora nodorum) and Tan spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis) mancozeb Dithane M45 2.0 lb These fungicides are protestant types that must be applied before infection to provide a barrier to prevent infection. Make first application when flag leaf is fully emerged (Feekes' stage 10 or Zadoks' 45) and repeat when grain head is visible about 10-12 days later. Do not make last application within 26 days of harvest. Livestock may not graze in treated areas within 26 days of last treatment. Penncozab is only registered for use on wheat.
mancozeb Dithane F45 1.6 qt
mancozeb Dithane DF 2.0 lb
mancozeb Manzate 200 2.0 lb
mancozeb Manzate DF 2.0 lb
mancozeb Penncozeb 1.5 - 2.0 lb
mancozeb Penncozeb DF 1.5 - 2.0 lb
Wheat and Barley

Leaf rust (Puccinia recondita) of wheat and barley

propiconazole Tilt 3.6EC 4.0 fl oz Scout fields weekly from Zadoks' growth stages (GS) 30 through 59 (Feekes'GS 5 through GS 10.5). Examine plants from 5 to 10 randomly selected areas within the field. Make application only when rust pustules cover 1-3% of area of fully expanded upper leaves (see leaf area figure), but not before first joint (Feekes' GS 6 or Zadoks' GS 31), except in Tidewater region south of the James River. See Figure 1. Do not apply more than 4 oz/A/ year or after Feekes' GS 10.5 or Zadks' 59 on wheat. Do not apply after Feekes' 8 or Zadoks' 37 on Barley. Do not graze or feed livestock treated forage or cut the green crop for hay or silage. After harvest the straw may be used for bedding or feed. Follow label instructions for additional precautions.
pyraclostrobin Headline 2.09EC 6.0 - 9.0 fl oz Headline should be integrated into an overall disease management strategy that includes proper selection of cultivars with disease tolerance, removal of plant debris in which inoculum overwinters, and plant residue management. Resistance management: do not make more than two applications of Headline/A/year. Determination of treatment threshold: Scout fields weekly from Zadoks' growth stages (GS) 30 through 69 (Feekes' GS 5 through 10.53). Examine plants from 5 to 10 randomly selected areas within the field. Make application only when rust pustules cover 1% to 3% of area of fully expanded upper leaves (see leaf area figure). Do not apply to barley after Zadoks' GS 55 (Feekes' GS 10.3). Do not apply to wheat after Zadoks' GS 69 (Feekes' GS 10.53). Do not harvest hay within 14 days of application.
Wheat

Leaf Rust (Puccinia recondita)

azoxystrobin Quadris 6.2 - 10.8 fl oz Quadris and Stratego should be integrated into an overall disease management strategy that includes proper selection of varieties with disease tolerance, proper timing and placement of irrigation, removal of plant debris in which inoculum overwinters, plant residue management, and crop rotation. Resistance management: Do not make more than two applications of Quadris or Stratego per acre per year. Application directions: Quadris or Stratego should be applied prior to or in the early stages of disease development. Applications may be made at any time, immediately after jointing (Feeks 6 or Zadok's 31) up to late head emergence (Feekes 10.5 or Zadok's 59). A crop oil concentrate adjuvant may be added at 1.0% V/V to optimize efficacy. Do not apply later than Feekes growth stage 10.5 (Zadok's 59). Do not harvest treated wheat for forage. Do not apply more than 0.77 quarts product/acre/season (0.4 lb ai/A). Do not apply within 14 days of harvest for hay. Do not apply within 45 days of harvest for grain and straw.

propoiconazole + trifloxystrobin

Stratego 250EC

10 fl oz
Barley and rye Barley scald (Rhynchosporium secalis), Net blotch (Pyrenophora teres), propiconazole Tilt 3.6EC 4.0 fl oz Scout fields weekly from Zadoks' growth stages (GS) 30 through 37 (Feekes' GS 5 through GS 8).
Wheat

Leaf and glume blotch (Stagonospora nodorum) and Tan spot (Pyrenophora tritici-repentis)

propiconazole Tilt 3.6EC 4.0 fl oz Determination of treatment threshold: Scout fields weekly from Zadoks' growth stages (GS) 30 through 59 (Feekes' GS 5 through GS 10.5) head emergence. For leaf and plume blotch collect main tillers from 10 plants from 10 randomly selected areas within the field. Examine the appropriate indicator leaf (see Figure 3) from each tiller and record the number of indicator leaves with one or more lesions. If 25% of the 100 indicator leaves have one or more lesions, then a fungicide application is indicated.

Quadris and Stratego should be integrated into an overall disease management strategy that includes proper selection of varieties with disease tolerance, proper timing and placement of irrigation, removal of plant debris in which inoculum overwinters, plant residue management, and crop rotation. Resistance management: Do not make more than two applications of Quadris or Stratego per acre per year. Application directions: Quadris or Stratego should be applied prior to or in the early stages of disease development. Applications may be made at any time, immediately after jointing (Feeks 6 or Zadok's 31) up to late head emergence (Feekes 10.5 or Zadok's 59). A crop oil concentrate adjuvant may be added at 1.0% V/V to optimize efficacy. Do not apply later than Feekes growth stage 10.5 (Zadok's 59). Do not harvest treated wheat for forage. Do not apply more than 0.77 quarts product/acre/season (0.4 lb ai/A). Do not apply within 14 days of harvest for hay. Do not apply within 45 days of harvest for grain and straw.

propiconazole + trifloxystrobin Stratego 250EC 10.0 fl oz
azoxystrobin Quadris 6.2 - 10.8 fl oz
pyraclostrobin Headline 2.09EC 6.0 - 9.0 fl oz Headline should be integrated into an overall disease management strategy that includes proper selection of cultivars with disease tolerance, removal of plant debris in which inoculum overwinters, and plant residue management. Resistance management: do not make more than two applications of Headline/A/year. Determination of treatment threshold: Scout fields weekly from Zadoks' growth stages (GS) 30 through 69 (Feekes' GS 5 through 10.53). For leaf and glume blotch, collect main tillers from 10 plants from 10 randomly selected areas within the field. Examine the appropriate indicator leaf (see Indicator leaves) from each tiller and record the number of indicator leaves with one or more lesions. If 25% of the 100 indicator leaves have one or more lesions, then a fungicide application is indicated. Do not apply to wheat after Zadoks' GS 69 (Feekes' GS 10.53). Do not harvest hay within 14 days of application.
    Indicator leaves are: Flag-4 and flag-5 from Zadoks' GS 31-37 (Feekes' GS 6-8)

Flag-3 from Zadok's GS 38-45 (Feekes' GS 8-10)

Flag-2 from Zadoks' GS 46-59 (Feekes' GS 10-10.5)

Do not treat before Zadoks' GS 31 (Feekes' GS 6) first joint (see Figure 1), except in the Tidewater region south of James River. Do not apply more than 4 fl. oz./acre per year or after Zadoks' GS 59 (Feekes' GS 10.50), head emerged, but not flowering. Do not graze or feed livestock treated forage or cut the green crop for hay or silage. After harvest straw may be used for bedding. Follow all label instructions.


Last updated February 11, 2003.