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  • Reports of stripe rust in barley spark prompt response
    Diseases, 09 Sep 2021
    Reports of stripe rust in barley spark prompt response

    Early last year, we wrote about the threat posed to Australian barley growers by the exotic barley stripe/yellow rust pathogen (BYR). This pathogen causes significant problems in barley production in some parts of the world, but fortunately it is not present in Australia.

  • New research to focus on major wheat disease
    Diseases, 01 Sep 2021
    New research to focus on major wheat disease

    A wet winter in southern Australia has seen an increase in the prevalence of the region’s most significant wheat disease, Septoria Tritici Blotch.

  • Cold, wet winter causes rise in canola disease
    Diseases, 22 Aug 2021
    Cold, wet winter causes rise in canola disease

    Oilseed disease expert Steve Marcroft is encouraging growers to monitor crops after reports of severe blackleg infection in canola.

  • Growers urged to monitor and manage for cereal diseases
    Diseases, 13 Aug 2021
    Growers urged to monitor and manage for cereal diseases

    NSW DPI senior plant pathologist Steven Simpfendorfer said accurate diagnosis and pathology support will be critical this season to ensure growers and advisers have the right disease management strategies in place.

  • Growers urged to be on disease alert this season
    Diseases, 04 Aug 2021
    Growers urged to be on disease alert this season

    Recent rainfall patterns and mild temperatures have proved ideal conditions for the development of root and foliar diseases increasing the need for growers to have a strategic and disciplined approach to disease management.

  • Strobilurin resistance in Septoria tritici blotch confirmed in SA
    Diseases, 01 Aug 2021
    Strobilurin resistance in Septoria tritici blotch confirmed in SA

    Wheat growers are being urged to monitor the effectiveness of fungicides this season after the common wheat disease, Septoria tritici blotch, was discovered to be resistant to Group 11 fungicides (strobilurins).

  • Workshops to offer insights into soil-borne diseases
    Diseases, 31 Jul 2021
    Workshops to offer insights into soil-borne diseases

    Soil-borne diseases are a significant constraint to farm profitability in Australia costing wheat growers alone an estimated $521 million annually in lost production, according to research by GRDC.

  • Crop disease management in focus at WA workshops
    Diseases, 03 Jul 2021
    Crop disease management in focus at WA workshops

    WA growers and agronomists are being offered two-day workshops which will be presented by AFREN.

  • Wild wheat relative leads to crown rot gene discovery
    Diseases, 28 Jun 2021
    Wild wheat relative leads to crown rot gene discovery

    Wheat lines containing a crown rot resistance gene have arrived in Australian quarantine, with pre-breeders standing by to test the resistance and combine it with four other sources previously identified in Australia

  • Research aims to put squeeze on crop disease
    Diseases, 23 Jun 2021
    Research aims to put squeeze on crop disease

    The start to the grain cropping season in Western Australia has been wetter than usual which could mean higher-than-average crop disease levels in the coming months.

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