Research Article

Effect of Early Foliar Disease Control on Wheat Scab Severity (Fusarium graminearum) in Argentina

Table 2

Effect of early fungicides sprays on scab severity, yield, infected kernel, and weight grains in 2008 season.

TreatmentsDose (g·ha−1)Rust severity1Leaf bloth severity2Scab severity3Yield (t/ha)Infected kernel (%)Weight 1000 seeds (g)

Check7/54/510bc3.50abc2cd34.5a
Check + inoculation7/54/550a3.05c25a29.6b
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC 4/13/514b3.50abc2cd34.5a
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC + inoculation 4/13/550a3.15bc14b29.8b
Z61 tebuconazole 25EW 187.54/13/52d3.90a0d35.5a
Z61 prochloraz 45EC4507/54/54bcd3.78a0d35.9a
Z61 metconazole 9SL907/54/55bcd3.96a0d34.7a
Z61 tebuconazole 25EW + inoculation187.57/54/515b3.86a6c35.5a
Z61 prochloraz 45EC + inoculation4507/54/515b3.92a6c34.9a
Z61 metconazole 9SL + inoculation907/54/515b3.86a4cd34.1a
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC + Z61 tebuconazole 25EW 4/13/50d3.99a1d36.9a
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC + Z61 prochloraz 45EC 4/13/50d3.85a1d35.5a
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC + Z61 metconazole 9SL 4/13/50d3.97a0d36.1a
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC + Z61 tebuconazole 25EW + inoculation 4/13/514b3.78a4cd34.7a
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC + Z61 prochloraz 45EC + inoculation 4/13/59bc3.93a4cd36.6a
Z31 trifloxystrobin + cyproconazole 267.5SC + Z61 metconazole 9SL + inoculation 4/13/59bc3.84a3cd36.7a
LSD ( )60.5563.9

[15]. Where 1st digit = foliar number and 2nd digit = % severity. 3[14].
Within a column, means followed by the same letter are not significantly different ( ).