Seed-Treating Cuts Loss

Treat spring oat seed with new improved ceresan or ceresan M at least 24 hours before planting.

That’s the advice of S. B. Fenne, plant disease specialist at VPI, who points out that seed treatment helps control the disease, Helminthosporium blight, and also controls loose and covered smuts, and aids in the control of root rots.

Helminthosporium blight has swept the oat growing states the past few seasons, and has

67.7%