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Record canola-on-canola plantings put sector at risk
A leading Australian pathologist is warning grain growers that record rates of back-to-back canola plantings this season could significantly increase the risk of difficult to control diseases such as blackleg, Sclerotinia and Alternaria and threaten crops across whole regions.
Paddock Practices: Fungicide decisions for high blackleg risk in canola
Consistent early rainfall has increased blackleg risk for canola. Protect yields through early disease identification and appropriate management tactics.
Behavioural science to sharpen disease management adoption
Uncovering the motivations behind growers’ decisions on fungicide application and disease management will form a key part of a new Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment.The five-year, $5.7 million Disease Management Extension Network (DMEN)...
Research fast-tracked to arrest rising blackleg resistance
Research has indicated that fungicide application at 4 to 6-leaf stage in canola crops could be driving fungicide resistance in blackleg disease.
Fungicide use may be placing canola production at risk
Crop pathologists and fungal disease experts are concerned about the increasing use of precautionary fungicide applications in Australian canola.
Repeated applications of a single fungicide as ‘cheap insurance’ against disease could have serious long-term consequences.
Net form net blotch triple fungicide resistance detected in WA
Barley growers throughout Western Australia should assess their integrated disease management strategies following detection of net form net blotch isolates with resistance to all three fungicide groups currently registered for control of this fungal pathogen.
Paddock Practices: Net form net blotch triple fungicide resistance detected in WA
Barley growers throughout Western Australia should assess their integrated disease management strategies following detection of net form net blotch isolates with resistance to all three fungicide groups currently registered for control of this fungal pathogen.
Paddock Practices: Triple fungicide resistance detected in Yorke Peninsula barley net form net blotch
Yorke Peninsula barley growers should review their disease management practices after samples of a damaging fungal disease collected from local paddocks showed resistance to three widely used fungicide groups.
Triple fungicide resistance detected in Yorke Peninsula barley
Yorke Peninsula barley growers should review their disease management practices after samples of a damaging fungal disease collected from local paddocks showed resistance to three widely used fungicide groups.
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FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE WEBINARS
AFREN hosts webinars at various times. Please check back regularly for updates, or view recordings of previous webinars.
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If you’re interested in having one of our team present an information session on fungicide resistance to your grower or advisory group, please get in touch.
We have regional pathologists in all states, and can deliver in person or online.
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