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Estimating disease losses to the Australian barley industry

Estimating disease losses to the Australian barley industry The incidence, severity and yield loss caused by 40 pathogens associated with 41 diseases of barley were assessed from a survey of 15 barley pathologists covering the winter cereal growing areas of Australia. The survey provided data on the frequency of years that each pathogen developed to its maximum extent, the proportion of the crop then affected in each growing area, and the yield loss that resulted in the affected crops with and without current control measures. These data were combined with crop production and grain quality data to estimate the value of the losses aggregated to the Northern, Southern and Western production regions. Pathogens were estimated to cause a current average loss of $252 × 106/year or 19.6% of the average annual value of the barley crop in the decade 1998-99 to 2007–08. Nationally, the three most important pathogens are Pyrenophora teres f. maculata, Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei and Heterodera avenae with current average annual losses of $43 × 106, $39 × 106 and $26 × 106, respectively. If current controls were not used, losses would be far higher with potential average annual losses from the three most important pathogens, P. teres f. maculata, H. avenae and P. teres f. teres, being $192 × 106, $153 × 106 and $117 × 106, respectively. The average value of control practices exceeded $50 × 106/year for nine pathogens. Cultural methods (rotation, field preparation) were the only controls used for 14 pathogens and contributed more than 50% of the control for a further 13 pathogens. Breeding and the use of resistant cultivars contributed more than 50% of control for five pathogens and pesticides for four pathogens. The relative importance of pathogens varied between regions and zones. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australasian Plant Pathology Springer Journals

Estimating disease losses to the Australian barley industry

Australasian Plant Pathology , Volume 39 (1) – Jan 18, 2011

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by Australasian Plant Pathology Society
Subject
Life Sciences; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Agriculture; Entomology; Ecology
ISSN
0815-3191
eISSN
1448-6032
DOI
10.1071/AP09064
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Abstract

The incidence, severity and yield loss caused by 40 pathogens associated with 41 diseases of barley were assessed from a survey of 15 barley pathologists covering the winter cereal growing areas of Australia. The survey provided data on the frequency of years that each pathogen developed to its maximum extent, the proportion of the crop then affected in each growing area, and the yield loss that resulted in the affected crops with and without current control measures. These data were combined with crop production and grain quality data to estimate the value of the losses aggregated to the Northern, Southern and Western production regions. Pathogens were estimated to cause a current average loss of $252 × 106/year or 19.6% of the average annual value of the barley crop in the decade 1998-99 to 2007–08. Nationally, the three most important pathogens are Pyrenophora teres f. maculata, Blumeria graminis f. sp. hordei and Heterodera avenae with current average annual losses of $43 × 106, $39 × 106 and $26 × 106, respectively. If current controls were not used, losses would be far higher with potential average annual losses from the three most important pathogens, P. teres f. maculata, H. avenae and P. teres f. teres, being $192 × 106, $153 × 106 and $117 × 106, respectively. The average value of control practices exceeded $50 × 106/year for nine pathogens. Cultural methods (rotation, field preparation) were the only controls used for 14 pathogens and contributed more than 50% of the control for a further 13 pathogens. Breeding and the use of resistant cultivars contributed more than 50% of control for five pathogens and pesticides for four pathogens. The relative importance of pathogens varied between regions and zones.

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Australasian Plant PathologySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 18, 2011

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