Archive Article: 2002/04/19
Two-spray strategy can be good option
Mind the gap! Thats key advice for cereal growers this spring. To keep diseases at bay, growers should prevent a gap opening between the fungicide protection offered by T1 sprays and the kickback curative activity from the T2 flag-leaf timing.
Recent cold, dry weather slowed crop growth and disease development, so T1 sprays could be delayed. With new, more powerful fungicide options available for the T2 flag-leaf timing theres scope to consider a two-spray strategy which would cut fungicide and application costs.
But dont make your decisions yet, say the experts. Monitoring disease pressure and crop growth is vital to spot any scope for stretching fungicide use without leaving a gap in disease control.