PRO/PL> Flag smut, wheat – Australia: (WA) alert

Other Plant Disease — Australia
A damaging fungal disease has been reported near Geraldton leading the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development [of Western Australia, DPIRD] to issue a stark warning to wheat growers in the region. DPIRD’s Ciara Beard said [they] had received several reports of flag smut across the grain belt to Esperance.
She said growers in the region should monitor crops for signs of the disease and adopt preventative measures to reduce the risk for next year’s [2021] crops. “We have