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  • National disease surveillance guides management
    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.

  • Know your disease risk before your sow in 2021
    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.

  • Reducing the cost of disease in cereal crops
    Diseases, 06 Mar 2021
    Reducing the cost of disease in cereal crops

    GRDC aims to reduce the impact of cereal diseases on grain production by supporting accurate disease identification, the deployment of disease-resistant genetic material via Australian breeding programs, and the provision of effective disease management strategies.

  • DNA testing innovation to reveal new insights
    Diseases, 05 Mar 2021
    DNA testing innovation to reveal new insights

    New DNA testing protocols to support surveillance programs are enabling a better understanding of pathogen incidence and distribution. The results are contributing new insights to inform disease research and management protocols.

  • Disease-resistant oats support bright future for crop
    Diseases, 03 Mar 2021
    Disease-resistant oats support bright future for crop

    Growing demand from health-conscious consumers is leading to improved economic returns to growers and an increase in the area sown to oats. Further improving yield stability and disease resistance in oats will help growers capitalise on these opportunities.

  • Finding strategies to preserve disease resistance
    Diseases, 02 Mar 2021
    Finding strategies to preserve disease resistance

    While genetic resistance is a highly effective way to manage crop disease, such resistances can be easily overcome by pathogen evolution. Modelling of management options has identified opportunities to reduce selection pressure and preserve the effectiveness of resistance.

  • Weigh up canola Blackleg risk before sowing
    Diseases, 01 Mar 2021
    Weigh up canola Blackleg risk before sowing

    Plant pathologists are encouraging canola growers to think about their Blackleg risks and how crops will be protected ahead of sowing

  • New tool measures disease resistance impact
    Diseases, 27 Feb 2021
    New tool measures disease resistance impact

    A new tool is set to help growers and advisers better understand the potential yield loss associated with different levels of partial resistance in cereal diseases.

  • Accurate diagnosis essential for disease control
    Diseases, 25 Feb 2021
    Accurate diagnosis essential for disease control

    The NSW Department of Primary Industries’ cereal diagnostic service ensures accurate in-crop identification of diseases and other abiotic constraints. The results support the implementation of appropriate management strategies and provide an insight into seasonal variation and trends.

  • Overcoming durum’s Achilles heel
    Diseases, 24 Feb 2021
    Overcoming durum’s Achilles heel

    Durum wheat often commands a premium price, but its vulnerability to crown rot can make it a more risky option to bread wheat. New pre-breeding lines with the promise of better yields are being tested in national trials.

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