| Researcher(s) |
Percy Wong |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 1999 |
| Contributor | Central West Farming Systems |
| Trial location(s) |
Condobolin, NSW
|
To investigate the possibility of reducing the inoculum of Fusarium graminearum in wheat stubble by spraying the stubble with spores of a harmless fungus, Trichoderma species, in order to control the disease.
The laboratory results suggest that the inoculum load of the crown rot pathogen, which is normally stubble-borne, may be significantly reduced in the soil within 3-6 months of application of the control fungus to the stubble.
| Lead research organisation |
Central West Farming Systems |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments |
I thank Prime Wheat Association for funding this research; Mr Greg Croft for invaluable technical assistance; Mr R. Pagan, Gilgandra, and Mr G. Martin, Spring Ridge, for help in the field trials and Mr C. Mullen and Mr A. Mead for assistance and advice. |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Cereal (Grain): Wheat |
|---|---|
| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Replicated |
| Sow date | Not specified |
|---|---|
| Harvest date | Not specified |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | Not specified |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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