Factsheets
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Green Bridge Factsheet
Date: 13.01.2010
The essential crop management tool – green bridge control is integral to pest and disease management
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Wheat Curl Mite
Date: 26.11.2009
A tiny mite that spreads wheat streak mosaic virus
Management of host plants over summer and autumn is the main tool in controlling wheat curl mite, the carrier of wheat streak mosaic virus, a disease which may cause up to 100 per cent yield loss with early and widespread infection of young wheat plants. -
Herbicides Resistance Factsheet
Date: 16.10.2009
Glyphosate and trifluralin –
non-selective herbicides losing control Firebreaks and fencelines are areas where resistance initially occurs and from there spreads into the paddock. Integrated weed management strategies also need to be applied to these areas. -
GRDC Levy Fact Sheet
Date: 01.07.2009
At harvest, you are levied 0.99% of the value of grains you sell or use on a commercial
basis. This levy is used to fund research, development and extension aimed at
increasing the productivity and profitability of Australian grain growers, and to improve
the competitiveness and sustainability of the Australian grains industry. -
Dual-Purpose Crops Fact Sheet
Date: 01.07.2009
Bolstering feed supply to improve profitability and sustainability
Dual-purpose crops:
* tolerate grazing and can recover to produce a grain or hay crop;
* provide forage to fill the winter feed gap in the livestock cycle; and
* facilitate grazing as a canopy management tool.
Where can dual-purpose crops be used?
Dual-purpose crops are increasingly being used in the high rainfall zones (HRZs) of south-eastern Australia to provide additional winter forage, and there is growing interest in sowing dual-purpose varieties in the drier regions of southern and western Australia. -
Fungicide Timing Fact Sheet
Date: 01.07.2009
Location influences foliar fungal disease control options
When faced with foliar fungal diseases in cereals, control and damage limitation strategies need to be tailored to the
rainfall region, variety resistance status and the disease.
KEY POINTS
* Appropriate control strategies need to be selected for the region, crop type and prevalent diseases.
* U nderstanding key growth stages is critical if returns from inputs including fungicides and water use are to be optimised.
* Variety resistance is the simplest method of disease control but may not always be the most profitable. -
Crown Rot in Cereals Fact Sheet - Southern & Western Regions
Date: 20.05.2009
Understanding the disease underpins
effective management
Assess crown rot risk in paddocks by checking crops for browning of the stem base or
by taking soil and stubble samples for analysis. Don’t rely on whiteheads as an indicator. -
Crown Rot in Cereals Fact Sheet - Northern Region
Date: 20.05.2009
Understanding the disease underpins effective management
Assess crown rot risk in paddocks by checking crops for browning of the stem base or
by taking soil and stubble samples for analysis. Don’t rely on whiteheads as an indicator. -
Managing the risk of frost
Date: 27.03.2009
The risk of frost varies between years as well as across landscapes, so growers need to assess their individual situation throughout each year. The variability in the occurrence and severity of frost means a package of risk management strategies, and not just one, needs to be adopted.
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Northern Weeds Fact Sheet
Date: 11.02.2009
Managing herbicide resistance in grass weeds in the Northern Region
Improved weed management and reduced risk of herbicide resistance are based on good crop agronomy and integrated weed management (IWM) principles. Stop seed-set and keep seed banks small as herbicide resistance is much less likely to develop in paddocks with fewer weeds.
