Research is continuing, but an effective cheap fungicide for the control of take-all is still some way off. Plant density has little or no effect on take-all. Delayed sowing following the breaking up of the soil or a chemical fallow after the opening rains can reduce take-all. A short delay allows a breakdown of some infected trash in the moist soil. Burning the stubble reduces the level of infected trash above ground, but the heat does not penetrate the soil and cannot reduce the amount of infected material below ground.
Short rotations reduce take-all see Cropping history.
The ammonium form of nitrogenous fertiliser reduces take-all. Any practice that encourages crop growth will help overcome the effects of take-all. These include good weed control and the application of adequate fertiliser. Examine the table to determine the risk and then apply one or more of the following control strategies. Remove grasses from the pasture early in the year before cropping by using selective herbicides.