Chemical Management
1. Seed treatment with fungicides such as Captan or Thiram@4g/kg seed
2. Spray Ziram (or) Zineb (or) Captan (or) Mancozeb @0.2% at emergence of earhead (5-10 per cent flowering stage) followed by a spray at 50 per cent flowering and repeat the spray after a week, if necessary.
3. Control of ergot with fungicides such as Propiconazole or Tebuconazole has proved to be cost effective in seed production plots