Sclerotinia

Contributor: Association de Coordination Technique Agricole
Date Compiled: 2025
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Prevention

Solution Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale)
Avoid water stagnation
From Sowing/Planting to Harvest
Destroy diseased plants and residues of the previous crop
Pre-season
Wide crop rotations
Pre-season
Carry out soil disinfestation (where it is possible)
Pre-season

Solution Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale)
Use resistant or tolerant varieties
Sowing/Planting

Control

Solution Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale)
Solarize the ground with transparent PE film with a thickness of mm 0.035-0.050 during the months of June-August for at least 50 days.
Pre-season

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Solution Product Category Production stage (if possible with reference to BBCH scale) Max nb. of a. i. application/year Application Details and Notes (commercial product example) Chemical Group Risk resistance (FRAC Code)
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ssp. plantarum-strain D747
Microbiological fungicide
Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713
Microbiological fungicide
Aureobasidium pullulans strain DSM 14940 and 14941
Microbiological fungicide
Cyprodinil
Synthetic fungicide
PP-fungicides (Phenylpyrroles)
Fludioxonil
Synthetic fungicide
PP-fungicides (Phenylpyrroles)
Difenoconazole
Synthetic fungicide
DMI-fungicides (Demethylation inhibitors) (SBI: Class I)
Piraclostrobin + Boscalid
Synthetic fungicide
Maximum dose: 1.5 kg/ha
1 - 3
(SIGNUM) Dosage: 0,1 - 0,15 %
QoI-fungicides (Quinone outside inhibitors)
High Risk (11)
Ciprodinil + Fludioxonil
Synthetic fungicide
Apply with a maximum dose of 1 kg/ha from the stage of 7 open leaves to the maturity of the fruit.
2 - 3
(SWITCH) Dosage: 60 - 100 g/Hl
PP-fungicides (Phenylpyrroles)
Low to Medium Risk (12)
The information made available here has been obtained from or is based upon sources believed by CABI to be reliable but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness. Anyone acting or relying on such information does so entirely at their own risk. The efficacy of the IPM methods included above will depend on local conditions and might not always be suitable everywhere within the specified country.