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Research Project: Integrated Management of FHB and DON in Barley in New England

Location: Crop Production and Protection

Project Number: 0500-00053-005-194-G
Project Type: Grant

Start Date: May 1, 2026
End Date: Apr 30, 2030

Objective:
1. Evaluate fungicide and genetic resistance on FHB and DON, with emphasis on new fungicides. 2. Compare the efficacy of Prosaro Pro, Sphaerex, and Miravis “Era” to that of Prosaro and Miravis Ace. 3. Compare the efficacy and economic benefit of FHB forecast-based programs to that of calendar/growth stage-based programs.

Approach:
Integrated field management experiments with barley will investigate the effects of cultivar resistance and fungicide treatment on FHB and DON accumulation. Fungicide programs include new combinations of active ingredients either as tank-mixtures or as sequentially applied treatments. A FHB forecast-based fungicide program will also be included in the trials.