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Sclerotinia diseases are a major cause of
crop loss in a range of crops such as carrots,
beans, brassicas and lettuce
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Crop losses can range from 10 to 45%
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Intensive cropping of
susceptible crops in rotations has led to
build up of the fungus in the soil
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Chemical controls are limited and
under conditions of high disease-pressure
these do not always prove effective
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Better application and timing of registered fungicides with the right volume of water will improve effectiveness
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BOSCALID is effective in controlling
Sclerotinia on beans and lettuce
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Green manure Brassica crops in rotation will reduce disease
carryover and suppress Sclerotinia development in the soil
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Select Sclerotinia tolerant crop rotations on high
disease-pressure sites
- See also Matters of Facts No.7 download pdf 121kb