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The Pest and Disease Information Service (PaDIS) provides advisory and identification services on animal and plant pests, weeds and diseases that impact Western Australia's agriculture and food ind
Skeleton weed surveillance across paddocks this summer will be aided by a new management guide now available to grain growers.
Spray-topping is a very effective method for managing annual grass seed set in pastures.
Pasture manipulation is the application of herbicides for grass control early in the growing season (autumn or early winter).
It is often the preferred option for grass control.
Management of weeds, disease and nitrogen nutrition are ongoing challenges that limit yield potential.
Weeds sprayed with a sub-lethal dose of a phenoxy, hormone type herbicide appear to become more palatable to stock.
In Western Australia, competition from 7-90 capeweed plants per square metre in a wheat crop can reduce crop yield by 28-44% and net return by 25-76%.
Weeds sprayed with a sub-lethal dose of a phenoxy, hormone-type herbicide appear to become more palatable to stock.
Barley grass is a common name for Hordeum glaucum and H. leporinum.
