Australia
September, 2008
 Source:
GRDC
Resistant varieties vital to
rust management
Growing varieties with
resistance to rust is the starting point for rust disease
management.
It is also the foundation
for an industry-wide program designed to protect Australia’s
multi-million-dollar investment in a genetic resource on which
your wheat industry is based.
You can manage rust risk by:
- choosing the best adapted
wheat varieties with good levels of rust resistance;
- not growing any very
susceptible (VS) or susceptible (S) varieties;
- knowing the seedling and
adult rust-resistance characteristics of the varieties you
decide to grow, and identifying whether or not they are
likely to require chemical support during seedling growth
stages; and
- sing appropriate fungicide
support to maximise crop performance and minimise disease
build-up in your crop as necessary.
Full fact sheet:
http://www.grdc.com.au/uploads/documents/GRDC_FS_RustAlert.pdf
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