Turnip and Rutabaga (Brassica spp.)-Damping-off

Latest revision: 
March 2024

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Chemical control

  • Seed treatment.
    • Allegiance-FL (Group 4) at 0.75 fl oz/100 lb seed plus a dye can be used where Pythium spp. are a problem. See label for reentry restrictions.
    • Apron XL (Group 4) at 0.085 to 0.64 fl oz/100 lb seed plus a dye, can be used where Pythium spp. are a problem. See label for reentry restrictions.
    • Captan 4F at 12 fl oz/100 lb seed plus a dye. Turnip only.
    • Dynasty at 0.1 to 0.38 fl oz/100 lb seed plus a dye. 4-hr reentry.
    • Maxim 4FS at 0.08 to 0.16 fl oz/100 lb seed plus a dye. To control pathogenic Fusarium and Rhizoctonia spp. See label for reentry restrictions.
    • Mertect at 0.002 mg ai/seed plus a dye. To control pathogenic Fusarium spp.
    • 42-S Thiram at 8 fl oz/100 lb seed plus a dye. Turnip only. See label for reentry restrictions.
  • Soil treatment.
    • Quadris Flowable at 0.4 to 0.8 fl oz/1,000 row feet applied in a 7-inch or less band either in-furrow at planting or as a directed spray at cultivation. 4-hr reentry.
    • Regalia (Group P5) at 1 to 2 quarts/A as an in-furrow treatment. Does not benefit from the addition of an adjuvant. 4-hr reentry. O
    • Ridomil Gold SL may be banded or surface applied at 1 to 2 pints/A. To control Pythium only. Incorporate 2-inches deep when used. 48-hr reentry.
    • Uniform at 0.34 fl oz/1,000 row feet applied in a 7-inch band in-furrow at planting. 0-hr reentry.

Biological control

  • Actinovate AG at 3 to 12 oz/A as a soil drench at planting. 4-hr reentry. O
  • Actinovate Lawn & Garden at 1/2 to 1 teaspoon/gal water. H O
  • Amplitude ST at 2 to 8 fl oz/100 lb seeds. 4-hr reentry. O
  • Bexfond at 7 to 14 fl oz/A. O
  • Bio-Tam 2.0 at 2.5 to 5 lb/A as a broadcast at sowing. See label for different methods and rates of application. 4-hr reentry. O
  • Double Nickel LC at 0.5 to 4.5 pints/A for soil application on 14- to 28-day intervals. Can be applied the day of harvest. 4-hr reentry. O
  • Mycostop at 0.07 oz/lb seed. 4-hr reentry. O
  • Prestop WG as a soil drench or incorporation into growing medium. 4-hr reentry. O
  • Stargus at 6 to 8 fl oz per 1,000 ft row as an in-furrow treatment, 3 to 4 quarts/A as a soil drench on 10- to 14-day intervals, or 3 to 4 quarts/A as a chemigation drip treatment on 14- to 21-day intervals. Preharvest interval is 0 days. 4-hr reentry. O
  • Tenet WP at 2.5 to 5 lb/A as a broadcast at sowing. See label for different methods and rates of application. 4-hr reentry. O