Marcroft Grains Pathology

03/09/2021

Since COVID is preventing anyone coming to see what we have going on here in Horsham, we have put together this little video to highlight some of the Grains Research and Development Corporation experiments we have been running this year looking at blackleg of canola.

01/03/2020

For anyone interested in a post doc position in blackleg in our collaborating lab at Melbourne University, jump on the link below for details

Careers at The University of Melbourne

02/10/2019

The data for the 2019 fungicide resistance surveys are now complete. A total of 208 stubbles were screened with resistance detected only for the DMI fungicides. This is similar to 2018 as is the overall percentage of populations showing resistance. Individual results will be distributed by the end of the week to those that submitted samples. We will be doing the screens again in 2020 so feel free to send in your stubble samples again then.

27/09/2019

The spring 2019 blackleg management guide is now available. Check it out at https://grdc.com.au/GRDC-FS-BlacklegManagementGuide

It has all the latest varieties, their blackleg rating, blackleg resistance groups and information on all the known blackleg management strategies for minimising disease

This Blackleg management guide will help growers and advisers effectively manage canola crops against blackleg infection.

12/09/2019

04/09/2019

A quick update on the progression of blackleg upper canopy infection. The symptoms we are seeing at Lake Bolac suggest our recommendations were on point and the season is progressing as expected.

03/09/2019

A great day to be out with our GRDC program manager, Friday Obanor looking at the various benefits of the GRDC funded blackleg monitoring sites. These sites are used to provide recommendations to growers for spraying fungicides for upper canopy infection, which resistance genes are effective and where, and how best to minimise the effect of blackleg. We even got to see a plane putting out fungicides for upper canopy infection control!

21/08/2019

21/08/2019

Symptoms of upper canopy infection of blackleg

05/10/2017

The 2017 Spring blackleg management guide is now available

Blackleg can cause severe yield loss, but can be successfully managed. Use this guide to determine if you are in a high-risk situation and how you can reduce or prevent yield loss from blackleg.

12/07/2016

Blackleg is hitting hard this year. Check out this YouTube clip for some advise for managing blackleg now.

Growers are usually encouraged to monitor for blackleg in the spring. However, in 2016 widespread, severe early blackleg leaf lesions have occurred across Au...