Improving and exploiting self-defence against wheat diseases.

Pages: 919 - 924
Published: Jan 1, 2002
Abstract
The cereals industry is subject to conflicting pressures, both from the public to reduce or eliminate pesticide use, and from the markets to minimise unit costs. The appropriate dose of fungicide (the dose required to minimise unit cost) would be reduced if wheat cultivars were better able to defend themselves against disease-induced loss. Three ‘self-defence’ mechanisms act in sequence to reduce loss: escape inhibits spore transfer to the upper...
Paper Details
Title
Improving and exploiting self-defence against wheat diseases.
Published Date
Jan 1, 2002
Journal
Pages
919 - 924
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