It’s September and its starting to warm up. In many regions across Australia, the winter has been a warm and wettish one, and in such conditions in the past, we’ve seen some significant sclerotinia outbreaks take off. 

So just in case an outbreak happens this season, lets talk about the options now. 

Join CCDM's Megan Jones as she interviews CCDM researchers Sarita Bennett and Pippa Michael on the latest in sclerotinia in lupins research, and management strategies for both canola and lupins.  

Also on the show is Peter Bostock, who is the technical support manager for WA and SA with Pioneer Seeds. Peter talks about the latest in canola disease resistance and management advice.

The episode includes interesting discussion around the difficulty in breeding for both disease resistance and yield in crops. A paper that was recently published by CCDM's Mark Derbyshire in collaboration with UWA was mentioned - check it out here.