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Download PDF Control of take-all currently relies on long-standing cultural methods and one seed treatment, but research is hoping to find new measures to compliment these existing tools. CPM takes a closer look. The goal is to find a sustainable approach to take-all management. By Rob Jones and Lucy de la Pasture Little new basic or applied research into the epidemiology or management of the soil-borne cereal pathogen, take-all, has occurred in the UK since the turn of the century. But over the past five years that has changed – a recently published paper from Rothamsted Research shows potential new tools have been identified that can bolster integrated control of the disease. Take-all is caused by the fungal pathogen Gaeumannomyces tritici, and although septoria, rusts and fusarium are often seen as more important, the root disease can have a devastating impact on yield in second and third wheat crops. According to data from AHDB, half of wheat crops are affected annually, with yield, quality and financial losses ranging between 5% and 20%, depending on situation. In some seasons when conditions favour the disease, a yield loss of up to 50% is a possibility. As well as these direct consequences, Rothamsted…
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Download PDF Control of take-all currently relies on long-standing cultural methods and one seed treatment, but research is hoping to find new measures to compliment these existing tools. CPM takes a closer look. The goal is to find a sustainable approach to take-all management. By Rob Jones and Lucy de la Pasture Little new basic or applied research into the epidemiology or management of the soil-borne cereal pathogen, take-all, has occurred in the UK since the turn of the century. But over the past five years that has changed – a recently published paper from Rothamsted Research shows potential new tools have been identified that can bolster integrated control of the disease. Take-all is caused by the fungal pathogen Gaeumannomyces tritici, and although septoria, rusts and fusarium are often seen as more important, the root disease can have a devastating impact on yield in second and third wheat crops. According to data from AHDB, half of wheat crops are affected annually, with yield, quality and financial losses ranging between 5% and 20%, depending on situation. In some seasons when conditions favour the disease, a yield loss of up to 50% is a possibility. As well as these direct consequences, Rothamsted…
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