Crop rotation
Cultural management practices generally work to reduce the primary inoculum source (the pseudothecia) present in barley stubble through destruction the residual debris and through crop rotation. Crop rotation is beneficial, as "P. teres" primarily infects "Hordeum vulgare". Similarly, the destruction of volunteer plants is suggested on sites where they may pose a problem. This often has a residual benefit of reducing possible infections from other pathogens that may also be on the volunteer plant, such as rust. Good crop nutrition to promote healthy plants that are more resistant to disease and delayed sowing can also be used to bolster the effects of other management practices, but these are not adequate enough to be used as the sole means of control.