Tillage
Is septoria threatening the long-term future of Irish wheat production?
Unchecked levels of septoria infection in a large number of crops are threatening the future of winter wheat production in...
Septoria
Tillage
Tillage: Time to consider new seed varieties for 2023-2024
It’s that time of year when cereal growers will start to consider what new seed varieties are available for the...
Tillage
Septoria pressure increasing for growers
Winter cereal growers in Ireland have been warned that they could face a significant septoria challenge to overcome as they...
Tillage
Tillage: Get on top of crop disease while good weather lasts
With the weather set fair for the next few days, tillage farmers now have a real opportunity to get on...
Tillage
Tillage: Teagasc back ups AHDB warning on threat of septoria
The latest Teagasc crop report confirms that septoria is a problem within many stands of winter wheat, echoing a similar...
Tillage
Tillage: Controlling septoria tritici in winter wheat
Septoria tritici is the most important and damaging foliar disease on winter wheat crops grown in the UK and Ireland....
Tillage
Tillage: Leaf ‘three’ and septoria control in winter wheat
Teagasc tillage advisors are highlighting the importance of targeting septoria control on leaf ‘three’ of growing wheat crops. According to...
Tillage
Wheat crops under severe septoria pressure in some areas
Agronomist Richard Owens has confirmed that winter wheat crops are under severe septoria pressure across most parts of counties Down...
Tillage
Probing for weaknesses in wheat septoria genomes
A new study has compared genomes across 18 strains of the septoria leaf blotch fungus zymoseptoria tritici. The work has...
Tillage
Disease threat in winter wheat crops at ‘low pressure’ levels
Tillage specialist Shay Phelan is confirming that the disease threat in winter wheat crops is currently, at ‘low pressure’ levels....
Tillage
Wheat DNA shows visually clean crops had high levels of Septoria
2020 was a relatively low-pressure disease year for cereal crops, although rain in June did bring a late surge to...
Tillage
Tillage management: Early control of disease on wheat
Some crops of winter wheat may have received a T0 in the last few days and some forward crops may...
Opinion
Septoria resistance will be a game changer for Ireland’s grain sector
There was much talk about new fungicides that might be coming to the Irish market at this week’s Teagasc Septoria...
Tillage
Teagasc Septoria Conference: Prevention is better than cure...
Preventing septoria build-ups in cereal crops, through the strategic use of fungicide sprays, rather than going in with heavier rates...
Tillage
Hybrid wheats, with improved yields, are just around the corner...
Plant breeders believe that hybrid wheats may provide the cereal industry with an opportunity to secure improved yields and enhanced...
Tillage
Plant breeders cannot offer a septoria resistance solution – at least not yet
Plant breeders cannot currently offer cereal growers a ‘silver bullet’ when it comes to overcoming the challenge of septoria resistance...
Tillage
Tightening EU regulations could slash the number of fungicides available
The changing focus of the EU’s assessment criteria for fungicides will put at risk the use of many common chemistries,...
Tillage
Tillage research reveals new insights into Septoria’s modus operandi
Tillage research undertaken by scientists at Rothamsted Research has shed new light on how the fungus Septoria tritici causes the...