Crops

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development continues to support the growth and international competitiveness of all crop industries in Western Australia.

With a 2400 kilometre span from its tropical north to its temperate south, WA supports a broad range of cropping industries from rain-fed winter cereals through to irrigated horticultural crops.

In the 2012/13 year the WA cropping industries exported a total of $3.9 billion which comprised: $3.1 billion of cereals, $859 million of pulses, pastures and oilseeds, $142 million of horticultural crops. The major contributors to these exports were wheat ($2.7 billion), canola ($756 million), barley ($377 million), lupins ($42 million), carrots at $48 million, oats ($12 million), and strawberries at $5.5 million.

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  • Green pods with brown marks caused by carob moth infestation.

    Carob moth

    23 September 2014

    Carob moth (also known as the date, almond, and locust bean moth) is a major pest of carobs in Western Australia (WA).

  • Flag leaf is fused to resemble an onion leaf

    Diagnosing group I herbicide damage in cereals

    28 November 2013

    Group I herbicides are used for broadleaf summer weed control or selective broadleaf weed control in cereals.

  • Tiny radish flea beetles on a bok choy plant with a hand in the background, showing how tiny they are

    Radish flea beetle

    30 June 2015

    Radish flea beetle (Phyllotreta chotanica Duvivier 1892) is present throughout Asia and feeds on the leaves of cruciferous crops such as cauliflower, cabbage, cress, bok choy, broccoli and

  • Stem rot sclerotes packed inside infected lupin stems

    Diagnosing sclerotinia white mould in pulse crops

    14 May 2015

    Two fungi which cause similar diseases referred to as sclerotinia white mould are Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotinia minor.

  • Infected plants are covered with a white powdery film

    Diagnosing powdery mildew in field peas

    24 April 2015

    Powdery mildew Erysiphe pisi is rarely seen in the field in Western Australia. Warm humid conditions favour its growth late in the season.

     

  • All exposed parts are affected, more on one side with spray drift

    Diagnosing contact herbicide damage in cereals

    28 November 2013

    This category includes contact herbicides from a range of chemical groups that require uniform spray coverage to be fully effective.

  • Young growth twists rapidly after herbicide application

    Diagnosing group I herbicide damage in field peas

    23 April 2015

    Group I herbicides are used for broadleaf summer weed control or selective broadleaf weed control in cereals. Damage can be caused by soil residues, spray contact or vapour drift.

  • Seedlings rapidly become distorted after spray contact

    Diagnosing group I herbicide damage in narrow-leafed lupins

    19 January 2015

    Group I herbicides are used for broadleaf summer weed control or selective broadleaf weed control in cereals. Damage can be caused by soil residues, spray contact or vapour drift.

  • Sprayed plants have thickened crowns, stems and petioles and twisted, distorted petioles and leaves

    Diagnosing Group I herbicide damage in canola

    7 May 2014

    Group I herbicides are used for broadleaf summer weed control or selective broadleaf weed control in cereals. Damage can be caused by soil residues or spray contact.

  • Stunted plants with pale new growth. Residual herbicide causes reddened cotyledons

    Diagnosing group B herbicide damage in canola

    7 May 2014

    Sulfonlyureas and sulfonamides are systemic herbicides that are used for pre and/or post emergent grass and/or broadleaf weed control in cerealsand are highly toxic in canola.

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