Canola
For information on how to manage specific foliar diseases in canola refer to:
Sclerotinia stem rot
- Diagnosing sclerotinia stem rot in canola
- Managing sclerotinia stem rot in canola
- Why sclerotinia was so bad in 2013 - Crop Updates paper 2014
- Sclerotinia in canola - ground infections, effect of row spacings. Is it worth spraying after you see the disease? - 2017 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- Understanding how Sclerotinia Sclerotiorum initiates stem rot - 2018 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- Tailored Management of Sclerotinia in Canola through the SclerotiniaCM app - 2019 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- Validating the SclerotiniaCM app for managing sclerotinia - 2019 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- SclerotiniaCM - where to download the app
Blackleg
- Diagnosing blackleg in canola
- Managing blackleg in canola
- Fungicide options for managing blackleg in canola - Crop Updates paper 2014
- BlacklegCM app for helping make decisions in managing blackleg in canola
- Blackleg CM - a new app to manage blackleg in canola - GRDC Grains Research Updates paper 2018
Turnip yellows virus
Other canola diseases
- Diagnosing alternaria black spot in canola
- Diagnosing white leaf spot in canola
- Diagnosing downy mildew in canola
- Diagnosing clubroot in canola
- Diagnosing damping off in canola
Variety disease ratings
- Canola variety guide including disease ratings for blackleg
Fungicide registrations
- Registered foliar fungicides for canola in WA
- Registered seed dressing and in-furrow fungicides for canola in WA
For more information on canola diseases contact Ravjit Khangura, Ciara Beard or Andrea Hills
Lupins
For information on how to manage specific foliar diseases in lupins refer to:
- Diagnosing cucumber mosaic virus in lupins
- Diagnosing bean yellow mosaic virus in lupins
- Managing insects, weeds and disease in albus lupin variety Andromeda
- Lupin root diseases: diagnosis and management
- Lupin foliar diseases: diagnosis and management
Variety disease ratings
For information on lupin diseases contact Geoff Thomas. For more information on lupin viruses contact Brenda Coutts.
Fungicide registrations
Pulses
For information on how to manage specific foliar diseases in pulses refer to:
- Faba bean: rust disease
- Faba bean: ascochyta blight disease
- Field pea: crop management and production
- Pea seed-borne mosaic virus - occurrence and management in field pea crops in WA - 2016 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- New fungicides for controlling ascochyta in chickpeas - 2019 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
For more information on pulse diseases contact Jean Galloway.
Root diseases and nematodes
For information on how to manage specific root diseases in crops see nematodes and root diseases below.
Nematodes
- Diagnosing cereal cyst nematode
- Diaognising root lesion nematode
- How to diagnose root lesion nematode (YouTube video)
- Root lesion and burrowing nematodes: diagnosis and management - Bulletin 4698 (available on request by contacting Ciara Beard)
- Root lesion nematode has a picnic in 2013 - Crop Update paper 2014
- Pratylenchus teres - WA's home grown root lesion nematode - Crop Update paper 2013
- The invisible threat: Canola yield losses caused by root lesion nematode in WA - 2017 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- Oats, pastures and other legumes – Are rotations offering breaks for root lesion nematodes or crown rot? - 2018 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
For more information on nematodes contact Sarah Collins.
Root diseases
- Take-all in cereals
- Crown rot of cereals
- Rhizoctonia root rot
- How to diagnose rhizoctonia root rot (YouTube video)
- Pythium root rot in cereals
- Common root rot of cereals
- Root disease under intensive cereal production systems - Bulletin 4732 (available on request by contacting Ciara Beard)
- Rhizoctonia bare patch in cereals - integrated disease management options - Crop Update paper 2013
- UAV monitoring of rhizoctonia bare patches for targeted treatment - 2017 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- Choosing the best yielding wheat and barley variety under high crown rot - 2017 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- Characterising soil borne disease risk in the eastern wheat belt of Western Australia and national significance of major diseases - 2018 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- The effect of variety and regional nutrition stategies on crown rot severity in Merredin - 2019 GRDC Grains Research Updates paper
- Lupin root diseases: diagnosis and management
- Damping off in canola
For more information on root diseases contact Daniel Huberli and Kylie Chambers.