diseases. Breeders and pre-breeders use available genetic diversity for resistance and tolerance breeding. Growers and their advisers cost-effectively manage pests, weeds and diseases. A greater proportion of growers and their advisers use practices to increase pesticide longevity and reduce the risk of resistance. More than 70% of growers are aware of integrated weed, pest or disease management practices, and 50% use some form of integrated management methods on their farm. Targets Achievements New and cost-effective control methods for New herbicide data packages for the control of weeds, pests and diseases, including new ryegrass, summer grasses and fleabane were chemistries and non-chemical control tactics, are submitted for registration, in collaboration with delivered to the grains industry. manufacturers. Phenoxy herbicides were registered for control of fleabane and minor use permits were issued for control of feathertop Rhodes grass. An emergency permit was delivered for barley powdery mildew in Western Australia. The Harrington Weed Seed Destructor was commercially released to industry. Regionally validated information is readily Knowledge of harvest weed seed management available to growers and advisers about the was improved. benefits (both financial and from avoidance of Cultural management of blackleg in canola resistance to chemicals) of integrated methods through variety selection was improved. for control of weeds, pests and diseases. Tools to determine benefits of integrated weed management were delivered with updates to the Ryegrass Integrated Management (RIM) software. Increased number of growers are adopting Results of the 2012 Grower Survey showed integrated control methods. improvements in the proportion of growers who changed practices directly or indirectly as a result of GRDC information, activities or projects in relation to protecting crops from weeds (57%), pests (48%) and diseases (59%). Growers have the skills to monitor crops and Training workshops in weed, pest and disease correctly identify weeds, pests and diseases, as management, including identification methods, well as beneficial organisms; determine whether were delivered to growers and advisers. or not control is warranted; and select the most suitable control method for their situation. Breeding programs efficiently use the available Improved molecular diagnostics and field genetic diversity to improve varietal resistance to calibration tools for the management of soil-borne weeds, pests and diseases. disease were delivered. Growers reduce their planting of varieties known Results of the 2012 Grower Survey showed that to be susceptible to pests and diseases, including 87% of growers were selecting varieties for pest
diseases. Breeders and pre-breeders use available genetic diversity for resistance and tolerance breeding. Growers and their advisers cost-effectively manage pests, weeds and diseases. A greater proportion of growers and their advisers use practices to increase pesticide longevity and reduce the risk of resistance. More than 70% of growers are aware of integrated weed, pest or disease management practices, and 50% use some form of integrated management methods on their farm. Targets Achievements New and cost-effective control methods for weeds, pests and diseases, including new chemistries and non-chemical control tactics, are delivered to the grains industry. New herbicide data packages for the control of ryegrass, summer grasses and fleabane were submitted for registration, in collaboration with manufacturers. Phenoxy herbicides were registered for control of fleabane and minor use permits were issued for control of feathertop Rhodes grass. An emergency permit was delivered for barley powdery mildew in Western Australia. The Harrington Weed Seed Destructor was commercially released to industry. Regionally validated information is readily available to growers and advisers about the benefits (both financial and from avoidance of resistance to chemicals) of integrated methods for control of weeds, pests and diseases. Knowledge of harvest weed seed management was improved. Cultural management of blackleg in canola through variety selection was improved. Tools to determine benefits of integrated weed management were delivered with updates to the Ryegrass Integrated Management (RIM) software. Increased number of growers are adopting integrated control methods. Results of the 2012 Grower Survey showed improvements in the proportion of growers who changed practices directly or indirectly as a result of GRDC information, activities or projects in relation to protecting crops from weeds (57%), pests (48%) and diseases (59%). Growers have the skills to monitor crops and correctly identify weeds, pests and diseases, as well as beneficial organisms; determine whether or not control is warranted; and select the most suitable control method for their situation. Training workshops in weed, pest and disease management, including identification methods, were delivered to growers and advisers. Breeding programs efficiently use the available genetic diversity to improve varietal resistance to weeds, pests and diseases. Improved molecular diagnostics and field calibration tools for the management of soil-borne disease were delivered. Growers reduce their planting of varieties known to be susceptible to pests and diseases, including Results of the 2012 Grower Survey showed that 87% of growers were selecting varieties for pest
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