Early cereal disease: Making the right call

Young cereal crops are beginning to emerge, bringing the first signs of disease in some paddocks.In this episode, DPIRD Principal Research Scientist Geoff Thomas and Research Scientist Jason Bradley discuss the cereal diseases growers are most likely to encounter early in the season, how to distinguish disease from herbicide damage and other lookalike symptoms, and why careful monitoring and accurate diagnosis can help avoid unnecessary fungicide applications.Episode links:DPIRD’s Diagnostic Laboratory Services – Plant pathologyPestFacts WA Reporter appNetBlotchBM appSeptoriaTriticiWM appYellowSpotWM app