The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has issued instructions to ensure effective chemical seed treatment for autumn wheat sowing, implementing “autumn prevention of winter diseases” to safeguard robust and healthy seedlings.

Release Date:

2021-09-27

　Currently, winter Wheat From north to south, the sowing season is about to begin. On September 23–24, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened a national meeting in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Wheat Field meeting on autumn sowing seed treatment and the prevention and control of major autumn grain pests and diseases, analysis Wheat Assess the pest and disease situation during the sowing period, observe on-site seed‑treatment demonstrations, organize technical training, and mandate full‑scale implementation. Wheat Autumn sowing seed treatment with chemical agents helps reduce… Wheat The severity of pest and disease incidence during the seedling stage, ensuring… Wheat Healthy, robust seedlings—ready for next spring. Wheat Effective pest and disease management lays a solid foundation and ensures proactive control.

　　The meeting noted that, influenced by abnormal climate conditions and other factors, in recent years… Wheat Various soil-borne and seed-borne diseases, such as sheath blight, stem base rot, and take-all, along with underground pests, are causing increasingly severe damage. Wheat Stripe rust, powdery mildew, and other air-borne diseases are also showing an early onset and recurrent severity, posing a threat to… Wheat Stable and high yields pose a significant threat. Practice has shown that, Wheat Autumn‑sown seed treatment with chemical agents offers multiple benefits, including “one application, multiple effects” and enhanced efficiency, while also saving labor and inputs and promoting environmental sustainability. It not only helps prevent a range of soilborne and seedborne diseases as well as underground pests, but also delays the onset of airborne diseases such as stripe rust and powdery mildew during the autumn season, effectively reducing the initial population levels of pathogens and pests and thereby minimizing their impact. Wheat The pressure of pest and disease management during the growing season is a driving force for advancing… Pesticide Key measures for reduction.
　　The meeting proposed that in 2021, Wheat The goal of seed treatment with chemical agents for autumn sowing is: nationwide winter… Wheat The overall rate of seed treatment with chemical agents for autumn sowing exceeded 90%, an increase of 1–2 percentage points compared with the previous year. Wheat In areas that serve as sources of major diseases and pests, such as stripe rust, as well as in regions where these threats are prone to recurrence, it is imperative to strictly prevent the practice of sowing “white‑seeded” material. Agricultural and rural departments at all levels, together with plant protection agencies, must attach great importance to this issue and organize efforts to ensure proper implementation. Wheat Autumn sowing seed‑treatment with chemical agents. First, strengthen organizational mobilization and fully recognize… Wheat The role and significance of seed treatment with chemical agents in autumn sowing, coupled with strengthened organizational efforts, ensure the smooth implementation of this practice. Second, technical guidance must be reinforced: based on a comprehensive assessment of locally prevalent seed-borne, soil-borne, and air-borne diseases, as well as underground pests, targeted seed‑treatment measures should be formulated to guarantee tangible results. Third, material preparations need to be intensified: fully leveraging central government disaster‑relief funds for agricultural production and increasing local fiscal allocations, advance stockpiling of appropriate chemical agents and seed‑treatment equipment will ensure adequate supplies are in place. Fourth, public awareness and outreach must be bolstered: organize on-site demonstrations and conduct extensive publicity through radio, television, and online platforms to highlight the importance of seed treatment during autumn sowing, thereby encouraging farmers to enhance their sense of responsibility and proactiveness in adopting this practice.
　　In addition, the meeting conducted a renewed mobilization and re‑deployment of measures to prevent and control major diseases and pests affecting this year’s autumn grain crops, calling on all localities to strengthen their efforts to manage rice pests that migrate over long distances. Corn Strengthen monitoring and control efforts for major pests and diseases such as the fall armyworm, ensuring that “as long as autumn grain remains unharvested, preventive measures will remain unwavering,” and spare no effort to effectively manage key pest and disease threats during the autumn harvest, thereby safeguarding a bountiful yield by preventing crop losses to pests.