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The role of genetics in fighting yellow rust in wheat

As winter wheat faces rapid yellow rust development, understanding varietal genetics becomes crucial. AHDB’s agronomy team delves into adult and…

Rust disease in winter wheat - what to watch out for in 2024

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published the latest trends in rust disease within UK wheat crops.

Advice on choosing winter wheat varieties to reduce fungicide spend

Winter wheat growers who match up their choice of varieties and drilling dates to disease-controlling fungicide programmes could trim their spraying costs

Crop Watch: Rust and septoria on the rise in wheat crops

Crop Watch: Rust and septoria on the rise in wheat crops >More in © Tim Scrivener Autumn-sown cereals are coming out of winter in a better condition than last season. However, there is plenty of septoria and yellow rust foliar diseases to be found in winter wheat crops as the T0 fungicide timing approaches. Nitrogen fertiliser has been applied to many winter crops, but in the current cool weather, crop responses have been slow and warmer conditions are needed for crops to show good growth. Spring drilling is well under way on lighter, well-drained land, but heavier soils are taking a while to dry out, and growers have to be patient and not go too early and damage soil structure.

Why yellow rust ratings changed for some varieties in 2021

Why yellow rust ratings changed for some varieties in 2021 >More in © Tim Scrivener An online early warning system and a revamp of variety yellow rust resistance ratings have been introduced for 2021 to help wheat growers tackle an increasingly diverse pathogen. With the risk of yellow rust increasing every year as the disease evolves, the new measures should help to reduce the discrepancies that have been seen in the field in recent years and provide better discrimination between varieties. As previously reported in Farmers Weekly, unexpected disease outbreaks on varieties considered to be resistant have been a feature of the past two seasons, with new yellow rust races emerging sporadically and often having a random distribution – leading to localised infections and differences within areas.

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