. Management strategies to reduce losses caused by rhizoctonia seedling blight of field pea. Can. J. Plant Sci. 87: 145-155. Seedling blight can cause substantial reductions in stand density of field pea on the Canadian prairies. Ninety-four isolates of Rhizoctonia solani were obtained from soil samples collected from 37 pea fields in 1999 in Alberta, Canada. Sixty isolates were characterized as anastomosis group (AG)-4 and 12 isolates as AG-2-1. Some of these isolates caused severe pre-emergence damping-off and were classified as highly pathogenic; 41 of the 44 highly pathogenic isolates were AG-4 and three were AG-2-1. Two highly pathogenic AG-4 isolates were used to assess the effect of inoculum density on survival and growth of field pea seedlings, and the impact of seeding date, seeding depth, soil temperature, seed damage, seed treatments and seeding density on seedling blight and root rot injury. As inoculum density increased, so did root rot severity, while seedling establishment, shoot dry weight and root dry weight declined. Under controlled conditions, seedling establishment in the noninoculated control increased as soil temperatures increased, but establishment and growth declined in inoculated treatments. In a temperature gradient study, seedling infection was highest when mean daily temperatures were 17.5°C or higher. In field trials over 8 station years, delayed seeding often resulted in reduced seedling establishment in inoculated treatments, although this trend was not consistent across sites or years. Seed yield consistently declined with later seeding dates. Seed treatment with fungicides (carbathiin + thiram, metalaxyl) improved establishment and productivity in inoculated treatments, especially where seed was damaged prior to planting. Seeding depth had no impact on root rot severity. Emergence and seed yield increased with seeding density, but increasing density beyond 90 seeds m -2 did not result in proportionately higher yields. These results indicate that a combination of seed treatment and early seeding can reduce Rhizoctonia injury to pea seedlings under field conditions. Key words: Pisum sativum, Rhizoctonia solani (AG-4), management, seeding depth, seeding rate Hwang, S. F., Gossen, B. D., Conner, R. L., Chang, K. F., Turnbull, G. D., Lopetinsky, K. et Howard, R. J. 2007. Stratégies de gestion visant à réduire les pertes de pois de grande culture attribuables à la fonte des semis causée par Rhizoctonia. Can. J. Plant Sci. 87: 145-155. Dans les Prairies canadiennes, la fonte des semis réduit parfois considérablement la densité de peuplement du pois de grande culture. En 1999, les auteurs ont prélevé 94 isolats de Rhizoctonia solani des échantillons de sol venant de 37 champs de pois de l'Alberta (Canada). Soixante isolats faisaient partie du groupe d'anastomose AG-4 et 12 du groupe AG-2-1. Certains de ces isolats expliquaient une grave fonte des semis à la levée et ont été caractérisé comme très pathogènes; 41 des 44 isolats très pathogènes figuraient dans le groupe AG-4 et trois dans...