It comes down to soil health and soil bacteria and fungus ratios that enhance to proliferation of the majority of fusarium issues like root rot that lead to many other diseases we are all facing . And what causes those imbalances. Anaerobic and compacted soils are a big culprit along with certain herbicides according to many studies.
Seed treatments and fungicides are band aid treatments to that issue for the most part and getting very expensive.
Tillage , crop rotation and proper fertility all play a role but don’t address the root of the problem per say .
Getting a balance of good soil bacteria in relation to the fungus pathogens is what is really needed and the only way to really combat fusarium problems in all crops IMO. No different that good / bad bacteria ratio in the guts of humans .
What’s needed is a test for those ratios in the soil then figure out how to address that first . I don’t believe there is one to date , or one that is readily available or affordable for farmers ?
We have tried many things to try and combat root rots but expenses add up quickly and soon your costs will outweigh any profit . Long crop rotation only viable solution currently other than trying to regain soil health . There are a few products available that show promise in regaining better soil health that may help.
Treflan does seem to have an effect on root rots in pulses . The Rack has done several years of work on that but it still does not address the basic issue that’s going on in the soil . Will have to look back at the studies they did to see if it was a reduction in fusarium root rots or aphanomyces.
When good soil bacteria get diminished, bad soil funguses tend to take over. From there it becomes very complex and expensive to suppress and crop stressors( drought , excess moisture , herbicide damage like flashing) become vastly exaggerated. The bigger the imbalance the worse the diseases like fusarium and aphanomyces take over it seems .
Proper fertility before and or foliars after do mitigate a lot of the plant stress but does not truly address the underlying issue from where it starts in an unhealthy soil environment.
Seed treatments and fungicides are band aid treatments to that issue for the most part and getting very expensive.
Tillage , crop rotation and proper fertility all play a role but don’t address the root of the problem per say .
Getting a balance of good soil bacteria in relation to the fungus pathogens is what is really needed and the only way to really combat fusarium problems in all crops IMO. No different that good / bad bacteria ratio in the guts of humans .
What’s needed is a test for those ratios in the soil then figure out how to address that first . I don’t believe there is one to date , or one that is readily available or affordable for farmers ?
We have tried many things to try and combat root rots but expenses add up quickly and soon your costs will outweigh any profit . Long crop rotation only viable solution currently other than trying to regain soil health . There are a few products available that show promise in regaining better soil health that may help.
Treflan does seem to have an effect on root rots in pulses . The Rack has done several years of work on that but it still does not address the basic issue that’s going on in the soil . Will have to look back at the studies they did to see if it was a reduction in fusarium root rots or aphanomyces.
When good soil bacteria get diminished, bad soil funguses tend to take over. From there it becomes very complex and expensive to suppress and crop stressors( drought , excess moisture , herbicide damage like flashing) become vastly exaggerated. The bigger the imbalance the worse the diseases like fusarium and aphanomyces take over it seems .
Proper fertility before and or foliars after do mitigate a lot of the plant stress but does not truly address the underlying issue from where it starts in an unhealthy soil environment.
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