Technical Bulletin – 30 May 2018
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- Black keeled slugs are still causing many issues where they are found. Particularly if management was compromised due to access issues for spreading bait. No crop type has been safe.
- Blackleg levels in canola are very high in some Wimmera crops due to high pressure and early sowing.
- Powdery mildew in wheat has been reported about two weeks earlier than last year in the Mallee.
- Net form net blotch (NFNB) and Septoria are present in barley and wheat respectively. Fungicide plans are being actioned where risk is greatest.
- In the northern Mallee there has been some crop wilting despite good moisture—suspect compaction is the cause. It is a good time to check and identify areas that can be managed out of season. Other than that, growers are quietly positive about the season.
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- Yield estimates have reduced however growers are aware that even if the break is late, conditions can improve quickly and there will be opportunities to reassess and adjust.
- Hand watering small sections of sown paddocks to test seed viability
- Bryobia mite pressure observed in Mallee sown lupin and red legged earth mite (RLEM) activity observed in pastures in the North Central.
- Isolated areas of increased mouse activity around Horsham.
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