Control of Microdochium nivale with fludioxonil seed treatments

摘要

Microdochium nivale is the most important and widespread pathogenic fungus causing damping-off and reduced establishment in cereals in northern Europe. Since their introduction as seed treatments over ten years ago, the phenylpyrroles (fenpiclonil and fludioxonil) have become the standard for protecting cereals against damage from M. nivale during crop establishment and beyond. Trial results from Switzerland, Germany and UK compare the performance of fludioxonil with other commercially available seed treatments. In all these experiments, fludioxonil has given effective control of M. nivale and shown outstanding duration of control against post-emergence damping-off and stem browning symptoms.