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H84 Yield responses to fungicides in perennial ryegrass seed crops
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is the main ryegrass species grown for seed in New Zealand, supporting both pasture and turf markets. Canterbury leads production, with around 12,000 ha sown annually. This study pulls together results from ten Canterbury field trials to assess how different fungicide programmes and timings affect seed yield. It compares early versus late applications and offers practical advice to help growers improve rust control and maximise returns....
From the Ground Up: Autumn 2026
Welcome to the autumn 2026 edition of From the Ground Up. ...
Autumn round up booklet 2026
Find the booklet for the autumn round up 2026 event series here....
Yield responses to fungicides in perennial ryegrass seed crops
Stem rust (Puccinia graminis subsp. graminicola) is the most damaging of the ryegrass diseases. This update discusses how different fungicide programmes and timings affect seed yield. It compares early versus late applications and offers practical advice to help growers improve rust control and maximise returns....
Cereals Update 235: Managing SDHIs for prolonged performance in autumn sown wheat
This Arable Update outlines practical strategies for using SDHIs effectively in the field while protecting their long-term efficacy....
Cereals update 234: Managing Septoria: Latest results on SDHI performance
This Update outlines the latest results on how Zymoseptoria tritici (Zt), the fungus that causes Septoria tritici blotch (STB), is responding to succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor (SDHI - Group 3) fungicides in New Zealand wheat crops....
Cereals update 233: Managing triazoles for prolonged performance in autumn sown wheat
This Arable Update illustrates how alternating and mixing Modes of Actions and active ingredients can help sustain disease control, protect yield, and deliver financial returns....
Cereal 220: Important diseases of wheat in New Zealand
This update provides information on Septoria tritici blotch, stripe and leaf rusts, powdery mildew, Seedling blight, foot and crown rot, ear blight, common eyespot and sharp eyespot. ...
Aphid monitoring update
FAR has received several reports of heavy aphid infestations in cereal and ryegrass crops around the country. Although the risk of yield losses associated with aphid-vectored viruses is low now, direct feeding damage can still occur when numbers are very high....
Issue 221 Crop Action
Crop Action keeps you up to date with arable crop development and actions right across New Zealand....