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-2004-2951 Components of Resistance to Diseases in Winter Oilseed Rape Cultivars (CORDISOR).
This project aims to understand components of resistance to these diseases and improve accuracy of winter oilseed rape cultivar resistance ratings.
RD-2005-3200 New fungicides for oilseed rape: defining dose-response activity.
This project will determine the dose response curves for oilseed rape fungicide used against the three major diseases, phoma leaf spot and stem canker, light leaf spot and sclerotinia stem rot.
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-2007-3374 Molecular quantification of air-borne pathogen inoculums to predict regional disease epidemic risk (BBSRC IPA)
To optimise efficiency and deployment of air sampling devices to provide warning of regional disease epidemic risk to aid crop-specific disease management decisions.
RD-2007-3395 Contribution of plant pathogens to yield loss following continuous cropping of OSR (PhD)
To determine the contribution of soilborne pathogens to yield decline in OSR.
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-2007-3419 A review of the impact of Beet western yellows virus on brassica crops
To review the impact of BWYV on oilseed rape and other brassica crops to discover if it is a major cause of yield loss and to make recommendations for future research priorities.
RD-2007-3413 Importance of Verticillium wilt in winter oilseed rape in the UK
This project will address industry concerns about the potential scale of the problem and consider approaches to deal with it, by reviewing current knowledge about the disease and providing guidance on symptoms, epidemiology and likely economic impact.
Click here to see publications that have recently arisen from previous research projects.
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