Varietal yield response to crown rot across two sowing times – Garah 2013

Abstract

Key findings • Yield in the presence of crown rot was generally in the order of barley > bread wheat > durum on the earlier sowing time. • The yield advantage of barley in the presence of crown rot was lost relative to bread wheat with delayed sowing. • Delayed sowing generally increased the level of screenings which was further exacerbated by crown rot infection. • Barley, bread wheat and durum varieties differed in their extent of yield loss from crown rot and their actual yield and grain quality (screenings) in the presence of this disease.