Wheat – Septoria blotch

Crop(s):          Wheat

Disease(s):     Septoria blotch

Resistance management strategy for:

Group 3 Demethylation inhibitors (DMI);
Group 7 Succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI);
Group 3+7 DMI + SDHI; and
Group 11+3 Quinone outside inhibitors (QoI) + DMI.
Group 21 Quinone inside inhibitor (QiI).

Guidelines:

  1. Fungicides should be used be used as protectant treatments – prior to symptoms of disease when conditions are conducive to disease development.
  2. In high-risk disease environments, integrated management approaches should be used to reduce fungicide resistance risk, which may include:
    1. Removal or burning of stubble;
    2. Crop rotation (avoid wheat on wheat)
    3. Control of green bridge volunteers; and
    4. Use of tolerant and resistant varieties.
  3. Do not apply more than one application of a Group 7 seed treatment with foliar activity in any two consecutive growing seasons.
  4. Do not apply more than two applications per growing season of Group 11 or 7 containing products. Foliar sprays and in-furrow or seed treatments, that have activity on foliar diseases, count toward total. Combinations of in-furrow and seed treatment are counted as one application.
  5. If a Group 7 seed treatment has been used with foliar activity (as determined by label claims), the first foliar fungicide applied must not contain a Group 7 An alternative mode of action fungicide should be applied at typical foliar fungicide timing.
  6. If a Group 7 or 11 fungicide is being applied as a foliar spray, it must be in a co-formulation or in mixture with a registered mixing partner with a different mode of action, with no known resistance. The mixture partner should also provide effective disease control when used alone on the target disease.
  7. Do not apply more than three applications containing Group 3 fungicides per growing season. This total of three applications includes DMIs applied as Group 11+3 co-formulations and in-furrow or seed treatments that have activity on foliar diseases. Combinations of in‑furrow and seed treatments are counted as one application.
  8. Minimise use of Group 3 fungicides which are known to have compromised resistance status.
  9. Reduced rates, including with multiple applications, must not be used. Always used labelled rates.
  10. Apply Group 21 preventatively, using a maximum of one Group 21 spray per crop. Do not apply Group 21 solo, they must be applied in combination with an effective tank mix partner from a different group.

URL: https://croplife.org.au/resources/programs/resistance-management/wheat-septoria-blotch/
Content last updated: June 26, 2024

CropLife Australia’s Resistance Management Strategies provide a guide for crop protection product rotation through product groups. The strategies are a useful tool that supports farmers’ adoption of resistance management. All crop protection products must be handled and applied strictly as specified on the product label or APVMA permits.

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