Author: Grant Hollaway
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Research targets STB management in southern region
Author: Grant Hollaway and Luise Fanning, 2021-11-13T09:00:00+11:00Agronomists and growers in the southern region’s low and medium-rainfall zones have raised concerns about the increased prevalence of Septoria tritici blotch and its impact on yields in their region. The disease was recently listed as the most important wheat disease in the southern region by GRDC’s National Grower Network.
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Gene pool for yellow spot resistance expands
Author: Dr Manisha Shankar, Dorthe Jorgensen, Professor Diane Mather, Dr Grant Hollaway, Professor Stephen Neate and Lisle Snyman, 2021-02-16T09:00:00+11:00Genetic resistance is one of the key tools to manage yellow spot in wheat. Research has now identified multiple new resistance genes for progression into Australian breeding programs, and has better quantified potential yield losses.
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Disease tools available on-the-go
Author: Dr Art Diggle, Dr Grant Hollaway, Fumie Horiuchi and Jean Galloway, 2021-02-11T09:00:00+11:00Easy-to-use apps designed to help growers make informed disease-management decisions are now available for use on tablet devices. The latest app supports the management of stripe rust in wheat.
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Pulse crops can cut root lesion nematode numbers
Author: Dr Grant Hollaway, Jon Baker and Dr Joshua Fanning, 2021-02-05T09:00:00+11:00Management of root lesion nematodes relies on being able to identify nematodes and use resistant break crops to reduce the number of nematodes in the soil. New resistance ratings for pulse crops will help growers select the most-effective break crops.
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Yield and crown rot tolerance targeted
Author: Dr Steven Simpfendorfer, Clayton Forknall, Dr Daniel Hüberli, Dr Grant Hollaway and Dr Phil Davies, 2021-02-04T09:00:00+11:00Fusarium crown rot can be devastating in seasons with dry conditions during grain filling. Selecting a variety with good tolerance can limit yield loss. New research is targeting varieties that yield well regardless of Fusarium crown rot expression.
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New rust pathotype puts pressure on durum wheat varieties
Author: Professor Robert Park, Professor Harbans Bariana, Dr Grant Hollaway, Dr Will Cuddy, Dr Andrew Milgate, 2020-06-15T00:00:00+10:00Watch out for Pathotype 198 - a Stripe rust that may threaten some wheat crops in 2020.
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Team of experts contributes to the disease-screening work of the NVT
Author: Grant Hollaway, 2019-08-05T00:00:00+10:00Disease-resistant varieties are part of the toolkit available to help manage crop losses.