Yay! 1242 downloads for my open access journal article in Theoretical and Applied Genetics - Loci on chromosomes 1A and 2A affect resistance to tan (yellow) spot in wheat populations not segregating for tsn1. DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock GRDC @AuthorZone

Another impressive series of disease nurseries conducted by the DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock WA team. Reliable and dependable screens year on year. Thanks to Manisha and the team at DPIRD WA for the industry support!

Our genetics researchers including Senior Plant Pathologist Manisha Shankar, with the help of InterGrain, Elders, and ICARDA (Morocco) are breaking ground in foliar disease resistance testing 🌾🌍 Explore the exciting developments ➡ agric.wa.gov.au/newsletters/gr…

Research that aims to boost oat resistance against Septoria blotch in WA? Sounds pretty good to us! #GrainsConvo 🌱 Read more ➡ agric.wa.gov.au/newsletters/gr…

Perth: it's been a blast! We welcomed more than 780 attendees to the #GRDCUpdates at PCEC. It's our biggest Grains Research Update ever. 83 speakers and 17 new researchers made more than 111 presentations across the 2-day program 🤯💥. #GRDCEvents GIWA

Happy 10th Birthday to the CCDM! 🎉 Last night, we celebrated a decade of impactful research, reducing crop disease's economic impact for Australian growers 🌾 Thanks to our partners, collaborators, staff and students for shaping our centre into what it is today 👏 #CCDM10Years

Wheat disease resistance ratings for 2018 available agric.wa.gov.au/n/3353 It is important to be aware of the variety's disease package to plan management options DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock GRDC Geoff Thomas

Detection of #Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici (#wheat stem #rust) race #RRTTF in #Ecuador in 2016. "The origin of Pgt race RRTTF in Ecuador is unknown, but it was clearly similar to isolates of RRTTF from Asia, eastern Africa, and the Middle East." apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PD…

Catch the June 2018 Plant Pathology, with CCDM research featured not once but twice! Updates on our tan (yellow) spot work at buff.ly/2rzny2v Richard Peter Oliver @MoffatCS, as well as KC 👨‍🔬🌾🍄🇦🇺's collaboration with Lee Hickey & team buff.ly/2rxQ8kL

New resistance genes for yellow spot (tan spot) reported in TheorApplGenet by Shankar et al. These genes were successfully combined in fixed lines that are being used to develop resistant varieties. Paper: link.springer.com/article/10.100… DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock GRDC GIWA

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Check out this interactive infographic from CropLife International on the layers of #soil and why we need crop protection to maintain its health! A #sustainable agricultural ecosystem starts with healthy soil. croplife.org/news/sustainab…

Our Self Help Groups in rural India help #women to help themselves. Those taking part have already reported a boost in income and a strengthened role in their families. Read more here: spr.ly/6019DeJfL

New state-of-the-art, mobile pest-monitoring hubs will be deployed across the country to track existing pest threats and detect new ones: bit.ly/2rKMZzh

Seeding successfully completed by DPIRD and AGT teams at Carnarvon. Early sown spreaders well established and looking healthy. The remote facility plays an important role in cereal rust research and screening. DPIRD Broadacre - WA Grains & Livestock GRDC GIWA Dion Bennett Daniel Mullan