| Researcher(s) |
Blake Gontar Rebecca Tonkin |
|---|---|
| Year(s) | 2025 |
| Contributor | Hart Field Site Group |
| Trial location(s) |
Hart, SA
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| Further information | View external link |
This experiment at Hart tested the effectiveness of three fungicide seed treatments in managing Fusarium root rot caused
by Fusarium avenaceum at nil, low and medium inoculum levels in lentils.
• Root rots are common in lentil and often reduce yield.
• Fusarium avenaceum is a key fungal pathogen causing root rot, reducing germination and infecting plant roots.
• A field trial at Hart in 2025 demonstrated that F. avenaceum inoculum reduced lentil yield by up to 48%. Use of a seed treatment produced yields equivalent to the uninoculated control.
| Lead research organisation | N/A |
|---|---|
| Host research organisation | N/A |
| Related program | N/A |
| Acknowledgments | N/A |
| Other trial partners | Not specified |
| Crop type | Grain Legume: Lentils |
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| Treatment type(s) |
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| Trial type | Experimental |
| Trial design | Randomised,Replicated,Blocked |
| Sow rate or Target density | 120 plants/m2 |
|---|---|
| Sow date | 27 June 2025 |
| Harvest date | Unknown |
| Trial design method | RCBD Randomised Complete Block Design |
| Plot size | Not specified |
| Plot replication | 2 |
| Plot randomisation | Y |
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
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