Regional crown rot management – Edgeroi 2016

Abstract

Key findings •• Yield loss from crown rot ranged from not significant in four of the bread wheat varieties up to 14.9% in the barley variety Compass[PBR]. •• Bread wheat variety choice affected yield in the presence of high levels of crown rot infection with eight entries being between 0.29 t/ha and 0.76 t/ha higher yielding than EGA Gregory[PBR]. •• Grain protein levels varied from 11.9% in Beckom[PBR] up to 14.7% in the recently released durum variety DBA Lillaroi[PBR]. Crown rot did not affect protein levels in any other entry. •• Screening levels varied from 4.4% in the barley variety Compass[PBR] and bread wheat variety Coolah[PBR] up to 9.3% in the barley variety Spartacus[PBR]. Crown rot did not affect screenings in any other entry.