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Oilseed disease and weed control

These ongoing projects relate to the work that HGCA has commissioned in relation to oilseed disease and weed control.

Click on the titles for an upshot of the problem to be addressed, the aims, the approach and the benefits to the industry. Also  the latest project information will be attached in the form of Annual Project Reports (APRs) or Interim Reports.

RD-2007-3373 Management of clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) in winter oilseed rape
This project aims to determine the risk of clubroot in oilseed rape and assess practical measures to minimise its impact.

RD-2007-3418 In-season disease monitoring to inform CropMonitor  
To provide growers with timely and impartial advice about prevailing disease risks to inform the adjustment of fungicide input at key decision times.

RD-2008-3457 Oilseed rape: Fungicide Performance
This project aims to determine the dose response activity of new and industry standard fungicides against the major economic diseases of oilseed rape.

RD-2008-3498 Strategies to reduce the impact of turnip yellows virus (TuYV) on UK oilseed rape production 
The project aims to raise the productivity of oilseed rape in the UK by increasing the awareness of turnip yellows virus (TuYV) and developing integrated control strategies.

RD-2008-3525 Further development of ‘in field’ test for resting spores of clubroot control based on detection 
Project aims to development of an ‘in field’ test for resting spores of clubroot and investigate clubroot control using the ‘in field’ test to inform integrated management
strategies

RD-2009-3618 Importance and management of Verticillium wilt in winter oil seed rape 
Project aims to quantify the importance of Verticillium wilt in UK oilseed rape crops and identify methods for managing the disease

RD-2008-3579 Reducing the impact of Sclerotinia disease on arable rotations, vegetable crops and land use 
Project aims to improve the control of Sclerotinia disease for susceptible crops in the rotation.