WHEAT

SEED TREATMENT

1) Loose smut: Treat the seed with Tebuconazole @ 1g/kg seed or Vitavax @ 2 g/kg or  Bavistin @ 2.5 g/kg seed for the control of loose smut. Seed treatment should be done with seed treating drum. Seed treatment should also be done with T. viride @ 4 g / Kg seed in combination with carboxin (Vitavax 75 WP) @ 1.25 g / Kg seed or Tebuconazole (Raxil 2 DS) @ 1.0 g / Kg seed. Seed treatment with T. viride alone @ 4 g / Kg seed is also helpful as it reduces the rust severity.

2) Flag smut: To control  flag  smut,  treat  the  seed  before  sowing  with Thiram @ 3 g/kg or Tebuconazole 1g/kg or Vitavax @ 2 g or Bavistin @ 2.5 g/kg seed.

3) Other diseases : Treat the seed with Captan or Thiram @ 3 g/kg seed for the control of root rot, foot  rot,  seedling blight, black tip and black spot of glumes. Captan and   Thiram treatment   should  not  be  done  earlier  than  one month of sowing as it affects seed germination.

4) Treat the seed before sowing with Trichoderma  viride @4 g/kg seed. It provides induced systemic resistance, thus reducing the severity of the yellow rust at later growth stages of the crop

5) In the termite prone areas, seed treatment with chlorpyriphos @ 0.9g a.i or Endosulfan @ 2.4g a.i/kg seed, be taken up for their management.  Seed treatment with thiamethoxam  70WS (Cruiser 70WS) @ 0.7 g a.i./kg seed or Fipronil (Regent 5FS @ 0.3 g a.i./kg seed) is also very effective

6) The IPM module involves the seed treatment with T. viride (@4g/kg seed) + carboxin (75WP ) @1.25g/kg seed) or Tebuconazole (@ 1.0g/kg seed) for the control of loose smut, followed by broadcast of insecticide treated soil (with endosulfan 35 EC @ 2.3L or chlorpyriphos @  3L/ha) at   15 DAS for termites.

7) Ear cockle: The infested seed lot should be floated in 2 percent brine solution for this purpose The galls will float on the surface. These should be separated and destroyed away from the field by burning. The seed should be thoroughly washed to remove the salt solution before sowing.