Minimising the risk of Fusarium wilt in the northern region

Key points

• Fusarium wilt is becoming an increasing threat to mungbean growers in Australia
• The disease can cause significant reductions in grain yields during favourable seasons and is almost impossible to eradicate from infected fields
• Disease prevention is the best management strategy. Growers should practise good farm hygiene, avoid planting into previously infected paddocks, choose varieties with higher levels of tolerance, and minimise crop stress