Control of blackleg with soil and foliar fungicides

2016
CC BY 4.0

Research organisatons
Funding source

Trial details

Researcher(s) Rick Horbury (Bayer Crop Science)
Year(s) 2016
Contributor West Midlands Group
Trial location(s) Moora, WA
Control of blackleg with soil and foliar fungicides locations
Aims

To compare crop emergence between treatments.

To compare programs of seed and foliar fungicides for BL control.

To compare yield and $ROI between Canola disease programs.

Key messages

The trial establishment was variable early due to some non-wetting soil and the crop was sown too deeply due to furrow fill from significant rain after sowing. Early crop vigour as a result was low with blackleg further reducing plant establishment; this coupled with high levels of Vegetable beetle damage also reduced the evenness of the plots.

According to the DAFWA sporacle model spore maturity occurred on approximately the 22nd May which meant this trial was at very high risk of significant disease risk as emergence coincided with high spore levels being released from last year’s stubble.

Lead research organisation Bayer CropScience
Host research organisation West Midlands Group
Trial funding source Bayer
Related program N/A
Acknowledgments

Thanks to the Brennan family for hosting the site, to Living Farm for sowing and maintenance of the trial and to Susie Mason from Elders Moora for assistance with several assessments.

Aviator®, Xpro®, EverGol®, Prosaro®, Poncho®, Gaucho®, Jockey® and Leafshield™ are registered trademarks of the Bayer Chemical Group.


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Method

Crop type Oilseed: Canola
Treatment type(s)
  • Fungicide: Type
Trial type Experimental
Trial design Replicated,Blocked

Moora 2016

Sow rate or Target density 2.5kg/ha
Sowing machinery

Knife point and press wheels, small plot seeder. 

Sow date 14 May 2016
Harvest date Not specified
Plot size 2m x 10m
Plot replication Not specified
Fertiliser

100 kg/ha Gusto® Gold banded + 60 kg/ha Gusto Gold top dressed + 50 L/ha UAN

Herbicide

Post emergent herbicide:             1.1 kg/ha atrazine + clethodim 500 mL/ha + Hasten® 1 % v/v

Fungicide

Post emergent fungicide:             29/6/16 - Crop ~5 leaf applied under good conditions

                                                      Hand boom 100 L/ha, 5 km/h, 3 bar, DG110015 nozzles

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Observed trial site soil information
Trial site soil testing
Not specified
Soil conditions
Trial site Soil texture
Moora, WA Non-wetting sand
Derived trial site soil information
Australian Soil Classification Source: ASRIS
Trial site Soil order
Moora, WA Tenosol
Soil Moisture Source: BOM/ANU
Average amount of water stored in the soil profile during the year, estimated by the OzWALD model-data fusion system.
Year Moora WA
2016 102.8mm
2015 105.1mm
2014 88.5mm
2013 118.8mm
2012 138.2mm
2011 107.4mm
2010 102.0mm
2009 113.9mm
2008 120.4mm
2007 84.7mm
2006 113.8mm
2005 97.1mm
2004 75.7mm
2003 96.1mm
2002 77.2mm
2001 56.4mm
2000 110.9mm
National soil grid Source: CSIRO/TERN
NOTE: National Soil Grid data is aggregated information for background information on the wider area
Actual soil values can vary significantly in a small area and the trial soil tests are the most relevant data where available

Soil properties

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Climate

Derived climate information

No observed climate data available for this trial.
Derived climate data is determined from trial site location and national weather sources.

Moora WA

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Some data on this site is sourced from the Bureau of Meteorology

SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol 16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.



Trial last modified: 23-07-2019 14:38pm AEST