Take-all of wheat on the Esperance Downs : the effect of multiple cropping

Authors

S C. ChambersFollow

Keywords

Wheat, Gaeumannomyces graminis, Esperance region (W.A.), Western Australia

Disciplines

Agricultural Economics | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Plant Pathology

First Page Number

541

Last Page Number

542

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

A considerable increase in take-all occurred in the second crop of wheat following linseed, oats or vetches at the Esperance Downs Research Station.

THE take-all disease of wheat, caused by the fungus Ophiobolus graminis, has been responsible for many crop failures in the Esperance district during the past 15 years.

In an endeavour to find a practical solution to this problem, a crop rotation experiment was started in 1961 at the Esperance Downs Research Station.

Recommended Citation

Chambers, S C. (1964) "Take-all of wheat on the Esperance Downs : the effect of multiple cropping," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 5: No. 9, Article 4.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol5/iss9/4