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Title: Small grain disease management

Author
item Cowger, Christina
item WEISZ, RANDY - North Carolina State University

Submitted to: Agricultural Experiment Station Publication
Publication Type: Experiment Station
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/30/2013
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: Small grain diseases are serious threats to high yields and grain quality in many parts of NC. The best way to minimize disease management costs and to maximize yield potential is to include disease control in every stage of small grain management. This includes variety selection, choice of seed source, seed treatment, planting date, seeding rate, fertility, and all aspects of spring pest control. This chapter provide an understanding of the major diseases common to small grains in NC and where they are likely to be a problem.

Technical Abstract: Small grain diseases are serious threats to high yields and grain quality in many parts of NC. While some small grain diseases can be treated after they appear, others are difficult to treat once they are established. Additionally, when commodity prices are low, the costs associated with controlling diseases once they have started can cut deeply into already thin profits. The best way to minimize disease management costs and to maximize yield potential is to include disease control in every stage of small grain management. This includes variety selection, choice of seed source, seed treatment, planting date, seeding rate, fertility, and all aspects of spring pest control. A comprehensive disease management plan starts with an understanding of the major diseases common to small grains in NC and where they are likely to be a problem.