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Foliar application of a number of broad-spectrum systemic fungicides (particularly conazole fungicides) to loose smut-infected plants of wheat and barley in a 3-spray programme resulted in a marked reduction in the percentage of plants producing infected ears. Such foliar fungicides may have a previously unseen role in reducing the levels of loose smut infection in wheat and barley.
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Jones, P. Control of Loose Smut (Ustilago nuda and U. tritici) Infections in Barley and Wheat by Foliar Applications of Systemic Fungicides. European Journal of Plant Pathology 105, 729–732 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008733628282
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