Sunflower Disease Management
Published: 20 Feb 2015
Successful sunflower production using integrated disease management
Effective disease management requires the selection and application of a number of complementary strategies to minimise crop losses and maximise sunflower yield and oil quality.
Key Points
- Integrated disease management in sunflower requires implementation of sound farm hygiene, effective paddock rotations, appropriate agronomic and chemical practices, and the use of disease resistant hybrids where available.
- An understanding of the diseases of sunflower, the source of pathogen inoculum, methods of spread, symptoms of infection, and the potential impacts of environment and management options on yield and quality is essential.
- Use sunflower in rotations to manage diseases of other commonly grown northern region crops.
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GRDC Project Code DAQ000186, PAL00019
GRDC Project Code: USQ1306-001RTX,
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