Integrated disease management options to control rhizoctonia bare-patch in cereals. In Northern Agricultural Region: Trial and demo reports 2013

When sowing to wheat or another cereal in a paddock with a previous history of Rhizoctonia bare-patch, using cultivation below the seed (~10 cm) and a registered fungicide can reduce disease impact. A break crop of canola or a chemical fallow may be useful for reducing Rhizoctonia inoculum in the soil prior to sowing a cereal crop. In the near future, new in-furrow fungicide options, that improve the control of Rhizoctonia disease in barley and wheat, may become available to WA farmers.