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PRO/PL> Tan spot, wheat – New Zealand: (CA)

Other Plant Disease -- New ZealandFarmers in Canterbury are being advised to keep an eye out for a wheat disease, tan spot, after recent discoveries across the region. Tan spot develops in the stubble of harvested wheat and affects crops when they are replanted over 2 consecutive seasons.Rob Craigie, Foundation for Arable Research [FAR], said the widespread discovery was a surprise, but it had been found in south and central Canterbury and in Methven over the past 3 seasons.He said crops under drought Read more [...]