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Diseases, 15 Apr 2021
New tools reveal more complex virus landscape
New molecular tools are underpinning dramatic improvements in the ability to identify and study viruses in pulses. The results have revealed surprising differences in the types of viruses previously understood to exist in Australia and will help researchers develop effective management strategies.
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Diseases, 12 Apr 2021
Robust disease ratings for pulses now available
Disease ratings for pulses have been updated to provide national NVT ratings for pulse crops. These will better align crops and diseases nationally and are based on the appropriate disease management strategy for each variety.
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Diseases, 05 Apr 2021
Do canola fungicide applications always pay?
In 2020, researchers from the Grain Orana Alliance and Brill Ag tested whether it was financially worthwhile protecting canola crops against disease – and they found mixed results
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Diseases, 31 Mar 2021
NSW growers on disease alert this year
The large area sown to canola in NSW last year meant there would be significant areas of canola stubble in 2021 producing blackleg inoculum.
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Diseases, 23 Mar 2021
Webinar will provide timely advice on blackleg
Grain growers and advisers are encouraged to register their participation in a national webinar in which experts will provide the latest information on managing blackleg, one of the most serious diseases of canola.
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Diseases, 19 Mar 2021
New stripe rust challenges
An important part of keeping one step ahead of ever-changing fungal rust pathogens has been to monitor the pathotypes that occur in Australia and to determine their impact on current and yet-to-be-released cultivars. This approach has been particularly successful in meeting the challenges posed by new rust pathotypes that arise locally via, for example, random mutation.
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Diseases, 18 Mar 2021
DMI resistance in wheat powdery mildew confirmed for the first time
Researchers from the Fungicide Resistance Group at the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) confirmed the presence of DMI resistance in samples during the 2020 season.
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Diseases, 12 Mar 2021
Crop disease management in focus at Victorian workshops
Victorian growers and agronomists are being offered cereal and canola disease management advice through workshops in Horsham and Melbourne in March.
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Diseases, 10 Mar 2021
National disease surveillance guides management
Each year, pathologists from around Australia survey the incidence of disease in paddocks to stay abreast of developing issues and prioritise growers’ needs. The surveys also guide the development of disease management packages and new varieties with improved resistance.
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Diseases, 07 Mar 2021
Know your disease risk before your sow in 2021
Growers can minimise the yield impact of cereal diseases this year by managing three key factors – the host, the pathogen and the environment.