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Topic: Cereals

Crown rot causes deadheads that are usually found on scattered plants or single tillers in the crop.

Published - 18 December 2025
By Luise Fanning

Crown Rot Update – 2025 (Victoria)

Crown Rot Update – 2025: Dry Spring Driving Whiteheads in Victorian Cereals
Whiteheads due to crown rot, caused by Fusarium pseudograminearum and Fusarium culmorum, have been increasingly observed in Victorian wheat crops during 2025. The dry spring across much …
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Cereal diseases, Cereals, Crown Rot, wheat

Endemic, Endemic Cereal Diseases

Published - 23 April 2025
By Field Crop Diseases Victoria

CropAlert – Crop Disease Updates

CropAlerts provide timely information for crop diseases to Victorian growers and agronomists. Alerts are sent out via email during the cropping season. To receive these …
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ascochyta blight, Barley, canola, Cereals, chickpea, CropAlert, disease guides, Fungicide, Green bridge, Lentil, lupin, Oats, Pulses, Statewide, stripe rust, vetch, wheat, Wimmera

Endemic, Endemic Cereal Diseases, Endemic Oilseed Diseases, Endemic Pulse Diseases

Published - 9 November 2023
By Field Crop Diseases Victoria

Webinar recording: Loose smut of barley 2023 update

Barley loose smut has been widely reported across the Mallee and Wimmera this season. Affected plants are found with black heads which disperse spores and …
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Barley, Cereal diseases, Cereals, Loose smut, Statewide

Endemic, Endemic Cereal Diseases

Yellow leaf spot in cereals and chocolate spot on faba bean

Published - 29 March 2023
By Field Crop Diseases Victoria

2023 Disease guides for Victoria

The Victorian pulse and cereal disease guides provide the latest information on disease management and disease resistance ratings.
2023 Disease Management – Pulses
There will be a …
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Cereals, disease guides, Fungicide, Green bridge, PREDICTA B, Pulses, Soil borne diseases, Sowing guide, Statewide

Endemic, Endemic Cereal Diseases, Endemic Pulse Diseases, Uncategorized