Research on the Farm (ROTF)

Background Information

• Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a serious fungal disease that mainly affects wheat (including durum), barley, oats and corn
• One key FHB management practice as part of an integrated management approach is timely fungicide application when the risks are high. Application timing of crop protection agents can strongly influence product effectiveness.
• Trial compared producers normal timing of fungicide application to 3-5 days after the recommended timing.

Summary

Trials were conducted from 2018-2021. There was one site conducted in the interlake region. This site did not have an untreated strip and there was no significant differences between the treatments.

Superscript letters indicate significant differences

Weather

weather data based on Manitoba Agriculture weather information. % normal based on 30 year averages. Beginning April 15.