Sclerotinia on rape

[4course]

cant make my mind up wether to spray or not , its been cold and dry here ,rape more or less in full flower no petals on leaves, reckon we might do more damage with the sprayer than benefit , agronomist wants to as a precautionary measure , whats everybody doing ps agronomist wants to go twice

 

[Hampton]

Saw them spraying for schlerotinia in northern France over the weekend

 

[snarling bee]

As the price of OSR is so high we are going cheap and cheerful twice, as much to prolong green leaf as for sclerotinia. We are 36m SP so damage not as much as other spraying outfits.

 

[An Gof]

cant make my mind up wether to spray or not , its been cold and dry here ,rape more or less in full flower no petals on leaves, reckon we might do more damage with the sprayer than benefit , agronomist wants to as a precautionary measure , whats everybody doing ps agronomist wants to go twice

Bit of a no brainier with the price of rape and benefits from a flowering spray of Aviator. Crack on

 

[4course]

Bit of a no brainier with the price of rape and benefits from a flowering spray of Aviator. Crack on

cheers but,with our osr being almost 6ft high and already well podded its the damage to yield versus protection that is my main concern

 

[Northdowns Martin]

I’ll noticed tall crops of osr, is this down to high seed rates like we used to sow back in the 20th century?

 

[4course]

I’ll noticed tall crops of osr, is this down to high seed rates like we used to sow back in the 20th century?

reckon its more the mild dryish winter ours is flowering and pod setting early

 

[APJ]

All our campus is all over 6ft but we shall go next week with a spray once we’ve pushed the rape over now it makes spraying off easier.

 

[4course]

All our campus is all over 6ft but we shall go next week with a spray once we’ve pushed the rape over now it makes spraying off easier.

now thats an angle I hadnt thought of !!, ho ho

 

[Northdowns Martin]

reckon its more the mild dryish winter ours is flowering and pod setting early

So is mine but it’s not over 4ft tall as sown at 35 seeds

 

[casemx 270]

As the price of OSR is so high we are going cheap and cheerful twice, as much to prolong green leaf as for sclerotinia. We are 36m SP so damage not as much as other spraying outfits.

What fungicide are you using ? Thanks

 

[Dockers]

Light leaf spot looking more of a problem here. Put some leaves in a plastic bag and then into the airing cupboard for 3 days, you might be surprised !

 

[T Hectares]

Aviator going on mine next week following a Teb at early stem extension and some Difenconazole in the autumn hasn’t broke the bank so far for something worth £700/t off the combine!!

And to echo comments above I’d rather knock down 6ft tall OSR now rather than at dessication or pod stick timing

My Campus is also 6ft tall and the Acacia is less than 4 ft from similar inputs, the Campus has less N applied after the GAI measurements earlier in the spring

It’s nice to have these considerations this year rather than the last 3 years Sh** storm Rape crops though!!

 

[thorpe]

aint it nice looking at rape this year? hope the price holds . im not counting my chickens on crop or price!

 

[thorpe]

i cant remember the last time rape looked fantastic , my neighbors only ripped up 50 acres this year!

 

[4course]

aint it nice looking at rape this year? hope the price holds . im not counting my chickens on crop or price!

looking at ours im not counting chickens more peacocks ,joshing aside atm full crop setting pods now in full flower looks tremendous even though I say it myself. Dont think ive ever seen us with such a good crop at this stage. I know it has potential but dont know which is worse hoping a crop does better than it looks or thinking this could still go t--s up weather disease pests etc

 

[Flatlander]

What stage are you guys spraying it at. Here we are at 30% bloom. I like to leave a small strip each year and even in a dry year I can see where it was missed. Once you’ve got a good crop to that stage I’m not going to balk at paying out the last bit.

 

[Luke Cropwalker]

Keep on eye on this; Sclerotinia infection risk alerts (forecast) for oilseed rape | AHDB It is a really good tool for sclerotinia spray timing. I am delaying spraying until it warms up a bit, only planning on spraying once.

 

[Gong Farmer]

Responses to flowering sprays are rare but as said it's worthwhile insurance given the crop value. Can't see the point in two sprays though.

 

[TJ61]

What about including an insecticide ? I am trying to move away from any spring applied but my agronomist insists the risk is too great to miss it out considering the high crop value.