ENDURE has produced a new guide to the key features of www.eurowheat.org, the research-based website that supports integrated disease management in wheat. Developed by Denmark's Aarhus University in collaboration with its ENDURE colleagues, EuroWheat now has 13 partners and non-ENDURE members are welcome to join the partnership.
The EuroWheat site explores options such as growing resistant varieties, applying fungicides or using different growing practices and is designed to be useful for agricultural advisers, plant breeders and the scientific community across the European Union, which is the largest producer of wheat in the world, accounting for almost 125 million tonnes of the worldwide harvest of 725 million tonnes in 2007, according to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation.
EuroWheat brings together information on disease management in wheat and supports Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices. The website includes sections dedicated to fungicides, decision support, pathogens, cultivars and yields, and general information on disease management.
It has been developed using a method that makes it possible for selected pages and tools to be integrated into national information systems and in local languages, thus overcoming barriers for dissemination to end-users.
Key features
Fungicides The platform gives an overview of which fungicides are authorised where, as well as information about efficacy and resistance. It features:
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Decision support Control thresholds are important tools in deciding when to apply a fungicide in an IPM programme. The methods used for monitoring and the specific thresholds used in different countries are summarised for six wheat diseases. It features:
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Monitoring for diseases in wheat For the diseases eyespot, yellow rust, brown rust, powdery mildew, septoria leaf blotch and tan spot, users can click an icon to change information on the right hand side of a dedicated web page. On the right you can see an example of the information available for powdery mildew. |
Cultural practices To minimise disease problems, several cultural measures have been recognised and described. General principles for IPM are given. It features:
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Pathogens Pathogen characteristics such as virulence and aggressiveness play a significant role for evaluating the risks of disease epidemics in varieties possessing various sources of disease resistance. Since many of the most damaging pathogens, such as rusts, may be spread by the wind across national borders, updated information about pathogen features in neighbouring countries serve as an ‘early warning’ for farmers. It features:
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Varieties and grain yields The cultivars grown vary to a great extent between countries. Grain yield may vary significantly across varieties and environments due to genetic yield potential and environmental stresses, including climate and disease load. It features:
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