Keeping crops clean and productive with disease management in faba and broad beans
About this episode
This episode discusses strategies for managing diseases in faba and broad beans to enhance crop productivity and profitability.
Controlling disease in crops has traditionally been the ultimate game of chance. However, work being done in faba and broad bean crops in South Australia has taken some of the risk out of the equation. In this episode, Max Bloomfield, a research manager at Field Applied Research Australia or FAR Australia explores strategies to manage major foliar and soil-borne diseases in faba and broad beans, reducing yield losses and improving profitability. Max and his team were involved in the South Australian Grain Legume Project, a joint initiative between South Australian Research and Development Institute, or SARDI and GRDC, looking specifically at keeping faba and broad bean crops clean and productive and led by the South Australian Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA). Contact: Max Bloomfield FAR Australia Max.bloomfield@faraustralia.com.au More Information: https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/all-publications/nvt-crop-sowing-guides/sa-crop-sowing-guide https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/crops/pulses/closing-the-economic-yield-gap https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/crops/pulses/legume-challenges-addressed…
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