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  • Disease outlook and managing increased risk
    Diseases, 15 May 2024
    Disease outlook and managing increased risk

    GRDC Research Updates have foreshadowed a heightened risk of disease in 2024, while providing advice on the steps to take to minimise impact on grain yield. Providing a cereal disease outlook, plant pathologist Dr Grant Hollaway from Astute Ag said there was risk of yield losses from diseases including Septoria tritici blotch in wheat, net form of net blotch in barley and rust pathogens in both cereals.

  • Barley grass stripe rust variants characterised by increased virulence
    Diseases, 15 Mar 2024
    Barley grass stripe rust variants characterised by increased virulence

    BGYR (barley grass stripe [yellow] rust), was first detected in Australia in 1998, predominantly affecting wild barley grass weed species. Through comparative greenhouse studies, the Plant Breeding Institute established that the BGYR+ variant has shown increased virulence on several barley varieties at seedling growth stages.

  • The AFREN creed
    Diseases, 19 Feb 2024
    The AFREN creed

    Creeds can be powerful beliefs to live by and when it comes to dealing with fungicide resistance the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network have developed the powerful Fungicide Resistance Five. A checklist, underpinned by science, this creed is a reminder as to how to mitigate the threat of resistance. Growers are encouraged to keep it top of mind.

  • Decision support tools aid disease management decisions
    Diseases, 16 Feb 2024
    Decision support tools aid disease management decisions

    A suite of handy mobile devices is equipping growers and advisers to be better informed about crop protection practices. Through improving these management practises the risk of fungicide resistance can be reduced.

  • From the shelf to field failure: factors driving fungicide resistance
    Diseases, 15 Feb 2024
    From the shelf to field failure: factors driving fungicide resistance

    Three factors can drive fungicide resistance risk. Understanding the drivers is vital for risk mitigation and to this end a useful matrix is available to determine the overall risk of fungicide resistance developing. The matrix combines the type of fungicide being used, the risk of the pathogen developing resistance and risky agronomic practices that can drive fungicide resistance.

  • Out and about with AFREN
    Diseases, 14 Feb 2024
    Out and about with AFREN

    A practical service provided by the Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network to growers not only provides definitive information on whether they have a disease or resistance issue to deal with, but also enables researchers to discover first-hand which diseases and resistance are emerging on the ground in different parts of the country. This was showcased at the Field Applied Research Field Day at Winchelsea in Victoria in 2023.

  • Preserving our fungicides
    Diseases, 13 Feb 2024
    Preserving our fungicides

    Successful stewardship is the key to prolonging the longevity of fungicides and requires collaboration, engagement and support by all stakeholders.

  • Tomorrow’s fungicides: gene switches and nanobots
    Diseases, 12 Feb 2024
    Tomorrow’s fungicides: gene switches and nanobots

    New tools and techniques are being added to the fungicide resistance management arsenal by Curtin University’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management for growers to keep ahead in the race.

  • ‘Next-gen’ monitoring improving fungicide resistance detection
    Diseases, 09 Feb 2024
    ‘Next-gen’ monitoring improving fungicide resistance detection

    Delivering in-season information for growers on fungicide resistance is key to agile fungicide resistance management. New technology being deployed by researchers from Curtin University’s Centre for Crop and Disease Management heralds further efficiencies in detecting fungicide resistance for Australian growers.

  • Knowledge is power when managing fungicide resistance in pulses
    Diseases, 08 Feb 2024
    Knowledge is power when managing fungicide resistance in pulses

    Knowledge is power when managing fungicide resistance in pulses. Pulse pathologist Sara Blake from South Australian Research and Development Institute and Dr Joshua Fanning from Agriculture Victoria discuss key issues pertaining to fungicide resistance management in these crop species.

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