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Cereal Fungicides 

Proline Fusarium and Mycotoxins  

Proline Fusarium and Mycotoxins

Fusarium stem base diseases & reduction of grain Mycotoxins

0.6L/ha Proline effectively suppresses Fusarium foot rot, which is part of the stem base disease complex.  Controlling Fusarium at this early timing has been proven to help reduce ear blight levels and reduce mycotoxin levels in the grain. This is because stem base Fusarium  is a source of disease for ear infections responsible for grain mycotoxin contamination.

Trials conducted by Harper Adams University College by Fusarium experts over the last 3 years using naturally simulated ground infections have shown that 0.6L/ha Proline at T1 can more than halve the incidence of later season ear infections. This is then added to with T2 and T3 sprays as shown below. The T3 spray is the most critical, but its a wise strategy to reduce the disease levels in advance of the critical ear infection period.

As a rough guide, a 1% incidence of Fusarium ear blight results in about 1000ppb DON.


Source: 2008 HAUC factorial trial T1*T2*T3 with Proline 0.6L Ground inoculum of Fusarium culmorum & F. Graminearum High levels of ear disease acheived

In this high pressure trial. T1 Proline at 0.6 reduced final mycotoxin levels  by 17%, T2 by 35% and T3 by 60%. By using 150g of prothioconazole at all 3 spray timings, mycotoxin levels were reduced well below the legal limit of 1250ppb.