Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield

The legume field pea can be a valuable component of crop rotations to reduce cereal disease carryover and increase soil nitrogen. However, it is frequently affected by Ascochyta blight which reduces yield. Fungicides are used to control the impact of the disease with mixed success, but effective m...

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Main Authors: Bennett, Sarita, Lee, Robert C, Sharma, Anjana
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2019
Online Access:http://agronomyaustraliaproceedings.org/images/sampledata/2019/2019ASA_Bennett_Sarita_209.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76525
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Lee, Robert C
Sharma, Anjana
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description The legume field pea can be a valuable component of crop rotations to reduce cereal disease carryover and increase soil nitrogen. However, it is frequently affected by Ascochyta blight which reduces yield. Fungicides are used to control the impact of the disease with mixed success, but effective management relies on a combination of strategies. To determine the efficacy of management strategies for disease suppression, field trials were run investigating;  The interaction between time-of-sowing and fungicide treatment at three locations in Western Australia in 2016, with four fungicide treatments applied either once or twice after sowing.  The impact of using wheat stubble from the preceding crop to trellis the field peas, reducing crop lodging, and potentially disease spread. Results showed that time of sowing had a greater impact on yield than repeated application of fungicide. Stubble-trellising using the previous year’s cereal stubble significantly reduced disease in the crop and increased yield.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-765252019-10-29T03:33:46Z Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield Bennett, Sarita Lee, Robert C Sharma, Anjana The legume field pea can be a valuable component of crop rotations to reduce cereal disease carryover and increase soil nitrogen. However, it is frequently affected by Ascochyta blight which reduces yield. Fungicides are used to control the impact of the disease with mixed success, but effective management relies on a combination of strategies. To determine the efficacy of management strategies for disease suppression, field trials were run investigating;  The interaction between time-of-sowing and fungicide treatment at three locations in Western Australia in 2016, with four fungicide treatments applied either once or twice after sowing.  The impact of using wheat stubble from the preceding crop to trellis the field peas, reducing crop lodging, and potentially disease spread. Results showed that time of sowing had a greater impact on yield than repeated application of fungicide. Stubble-trellising using the previous year’s cereal stubble significantly reduced disease in the crop and increased yield. 2019 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76525 http://agronomyaustraliaproceedings.org/images/sampledata/2019/2019ASA_Bennett_Sarita_209.pdf unknown
spellingShingle Bennett, Sarita
Lee, Robert C
Sharma, Anjana
Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield
title Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield
title_full Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield
title_fullStr Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield
title_full_unstemmed Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield
title_short Management of field peas to reduce Ascochyta blight and maximise yield
title_sort management of field peas to reduce ascochyta blight and maximise yield
url http://agronomyaustraliaproceedings.org/images/sampledata/2019/2019ASA_Bennett_Sarita_209.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/76525