Using a GRDC/RCSN ‘local project’ investment into tactical fungicide use involving a local western region farm adviser is addressing the issue of managing spot form of net blotch (SFNB) in barley crops.

This disease is a R&D priority for the Regional Cropping Solutions Network Kwinana West (RCSN) group and for the GRDC Western Regional Panel. This podcast highlights how local research results are providing solutions for this disease, especially the economics of fungicide use.

Contact:

Garren Knell, ConsultAg agronomist

[email protected]

0427 442 887

To report episodes of fungicide resistance:

* Contact the Centre for Crop and Disease Management at Curtin University, Perth WA

[email protected]

(08) 9266 4818

More information:

* https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grownotes/crop-agronomy/barley-west

* https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grdc-update-papers/tab-content/grdc-update-papers/2019/02/the-incidence-of-fungicide-resistance-in-spot-form-net-blotch-sfnb-and-its-implications

* https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grdc-update-papers/tab-content/grdc-update-papers/2018/02/spot-form-net-blotch-impact-of-resistance-and-epidemic-severity-on-yield

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