Gordon Murray and John Brennan

Overall, barley diseases have the potential to cause very significant costs for farmers. Measures to overcome those potential costs, including varietal choice, cultural practices, crop rotations and the use of fungicides, play an important role in the location and nature of barley production in Australia. Even after these measures have been taken to reduce losses, Australian farmers still suffer significant losses each year from barley diseases.

In this report, detailed information on the present costs of diseases and the potential costs if current control measures are not maintained are presented. Awareness of those costs
will allow decision-makers to allocate the research and development resources to most effective use, while farmers will also be in a position to make better-informed judgements about the type and levels of controls to apply in their district.
This report estimates the status of barley disease losses in the first decade of the 21st century. It provides a benchmark to judge future changes.

Region National

• 1.28 mb Disease Loss Barley Disease Loss Barley