The effects of sowing date and plant density on virus symptoms in chickpea

Abstract

Key findings • Sow at optimal seeding rate allowing for potential losses due to seed quality and sowing conditions – irrespective of sowing date, to ensure early canopy closure. • Plant on time – to suit your environment and minimise the impact of aphid flights. • Retain standing stubble – this deters aphids from landing on the crop. • Sow between standing cereal rows – use precision agriculture techniques to sow between the stubble rows. This assists generating a uniform crop canopy which makes the crop less attractive to aphids.