Fungicide Timing Fact Sheet

Published: 1 Jul 2009

Location influences foliar fungal disease control options

When faced with foliar fungal diseases in cereals, control and damage limitation strategies need to be tailored to the
rainfall region, variety resistance status and the disease.

Key points

  • Appropriate control strategies need to be selected for the region, crop type and prevalent diseases. 
  • Understanding key growth stages is critical if returns from inputs including fungicides and water use are to be optimised. 
  • Variety resistance is the simplest method of disease control but may not always be the most profitable. 

Foliar fungal diseases of wheat and barley, such as stripe, leaf and stem rust as well as powdery mildew, can result in substantial losses in all but resistant varieties if left unchecked.

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