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Small grains - Seed treatment guidelines

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Crop Crop Management Cultivar susceptibility to powdery mildew Fungicide trade name Remarks
Wheat High
or expected yield
> 70 bu/A
Susceptible Baytan 30 + Captan or
Baytan 30 + Thiram
Does not provide full season control of mildew. Plant Baytan-treated seed no more than 1.5 inches deep. See rates in efficacy table above. Loose smut control is excellent and damping-off control is adequate.
Wheat High Moderately susceptible Baytan 30 + Captan or
Baytan 30 + Thiram or
Dividend XL
(1.0-2.0 fl oz) or
Dividend Extreme
(2.0-4.0 fl oz)
See Baytan remarks above. Mildew protection with Dividend tends to decline earlier in spring than with Baytan. Higher rates of Dividend are more effective against mildew and last longer.
Wheat High Moderately resistant
or
Resistant
See remarks Powdery mildew management with seed treatment is not required. Select any of the products listed in the efficacy table except Flo-Pro IMZ, which is a specialty product for barley stripe management. Targets are loose smut and damping-off management.
Wheat Moderate or expected
yield 50 to 70 bu/A
Moderately susceptible
or
Susceptible
Baytan 30 + Captan or
Baytan 30 + Thiram or
Dividend XL
(1.0-2.0 fl oz) or
Dividend Extreme
(2.0-4.0 fl oz)
Powdery mildew management with these seed treatments can produce a yield response in disease-favorable years. See Baytan comments above. Mildew protection with Dividend tends to decline earlier in the spring than with Baytan.
Wheat Moderate Moderately resistant
or
Resistant
Dividend XL
(0.5-1.0 fl oz) or
Dividend Extreme
(2.0 fl oz)
Any Raxil formulation
Any Vitavax formulation
With this combination of management and resistance the higher level of mildew protection is not warranted.
Wheat Low Any level See remarks Select products primarily for loose smut and damping-off control.
Barley and oats N/A N/A See remarks Select products primarily for smut and damping-off control
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