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Fact Sheets

The Rust Bust has just launched its official brochure Management Strategies to benefit you, your industry and your neighbour, click here

to download.

 

2013 Fact Sheets

Taking Care With Foliar Fungicides

This fact sheet contains details on foliar products that contain the triazole fungicide, tebuconazole, and helps explain MRL management. Click here to download.

Cereal Variety Disease Guide - SA

Click here to download the 2013 Cereal Variety Disease Guide produced by Hugh Wallwork and Pamela Zwer.

Cereal Seed treatments 2013

Click here to download the 2013 Cereal Seed Treatment Guide produced by Hugh Wallwork.

Victorian Cereal Disease Guide

Click here to download the 2013 Victorian Cereal Variety Disease Guide produced by Grant Hollaway and Mark McLean.

 

Other Important Victorian FactSheets available for download....

• Stem Rust of Wheat Fact Sheet AG1251 March 2012
• Stripe Rust of Wheat Fact Sheet AG1167 Feb 2013
• Leaf Rust of Wheat Fact Sheet AG1351 April 2012
• Rust of Barley Fact Sheet AG1096 July 2012

PBI Cereal Rust Report

Gain an update on the new oat crown rust pathotype with virulence for Pc91, by Robert Park. Click here to download.  

Other PBI Cereal Rust Reports:

• Cereal Rust Report 2012 Vol10#1
• Cereal Rust Report 2012 Vol10 #2
• Cereal Rust Report 2012 Vol10#3
• Cereal Rust Report 2013 Vol11#1

 

2012 Fact sheets

2012 Stripe Rust Update - QLD

Agri-Science Queensland has launched its 2012 'Preparing for Stripe Rust Management Update'.  Click here todownload.

Need a 2012 Rust Update?

Click here to download PBI's Cereal Rust Report Vol 10 Issue 1.

Vic DPI - NEW 2012 Fact Sheets

Stripe Rust of Wheat Fact Sheet 2012

VIc Cereal Disease Guide 2012

Lea Rust of Wheat Fact Sheet 2012

Rust of Barley Fact Sheet 2012

Stem Rust of Wheat Fact Sheet 2012

General Rust

The GRDC has developed a Rustlinks web site. This page contains fact sheets, report and information on managing the green bridge, variety selection and strategic rust management.

Click here to view the GRDC Rustlinks site:
http://www.grdc.com.au/director/events/linkpages/rustlinks

The University of Sydney's Plant Breeding Institue also has a number of helpful rust resources. Click here to view this site:

http://sydney.edu.au/agriculture/plant_breeding_institute/cereal_rust/index.shtml

Rust Management

A range of easy to read fact sheets and reports have been developed on managing stem, stripe and leaf rust. Click here for further information:
http://www.grdc.com.au/director/events/linkpages/rustlinks#Management_Strategies

Fungicide Management

A range of easy to read fact sheets and reports have been developed on fungicide management strategies, application timing and crop monitoring. Click here for further information:
http://www.grdc.com.au/director/events/linkpages/rustlinks#Fungicides

 

Variety Guides

Visit the Rust Bust Variety Guide page to download your region's variety guide. Click here to be redirected.

Latest News

In 2011 and 2012 there was some confusion about foliar products that contain the triazole fungicide, tebuconazole. Tebuconazole breaks down relatively slowly in plants, hence users must observe the product label use restrictions regarding the total amount that can be applied per season to one crop.  Click here to find out more.