Oat Rust Control Treating Oats With Crown Rust

Are fungicide applications to control crown rust of oat beneficial?
How do you keep a crown from rusting?
How do you control rust on oats?
Will rust on oats hurt cattle?

Are fungicide applications to control crown rust of oat beneficial?

At sites with high crown rust severity, fungicide application improved yield and quality in susceptible cultivars. ... In conclusion, it is recommended that growers seed early with a crown-rust-resistant cultivar to avoid the need to apply a fungicide on their oat crop.

How do you keep a crown from rusting?

To prevent crown rust from developing on oats, a fungicide application is required. The ideal time for fungicide application is from early flag leaf emergence to flag leaf fully emerged. Because of the heavy inoculum of crown rust on buckthorn, scouting and planning a fungicide application is recommended.

How do you control rust on oats?

Given enough time, the crown rust fungus is able to overcome any resistance bred into oat varieties. A properly timed application of fungicide can protect against infection of crown rust on oats. Spray at flag leaf emergence. If pustules have appeared on the flag leaf already, it's too late.

Will rust on oats hurt cattle?

Oat fields affected by rust can suffer drastic declines in yield. Some fungal infections of grains and forages can certainly affect livestock, but crown rust of oats does not appear to be one of them. ... If rust-affected oat hay is to be fed to horses, moistening the forage should be considered when its fed indoors.