Victoria

Your best defence to minimise the impact of rust is to have a rust management plan. Use the below tools as your armoury this season.

Victorian plant pathologist Dr Grant Hollaway explains the 2016 rust situation and 2017 outlook.

21 April 2017

To view the resistance rating of your variety, check out these handy tables

Victorian rust resistance ratings tables

Rust Management Alerts:

Phasing out S and VS varieties continues to be growers key defense.

Key Victorian Publications for 2017:

Developed by Agriculture Victoria, this fact sheet discusses stripe rust of wheat

The Rust Bust Fact Sheet Vic – The Rust Bust Fact Sheet_Vic

Cereal Disease Guide 2017 – Click here to view the Cereal Disease Guide 2017 produced by Grant Hollaway, Mark McLean, Joshua Fanning and Melissa Cook (Horsham).

NVT Victorian Winter Crop Summary 2017 – Click here to view the Summary released by the Department of Environment and Primary Industries, Victoria.

DEPI Stripe Rust of Wheat DEPI Fact Sheet – Click here to view the pdf.

State Links and Resources:

The Agriculture Victoria Website offers a range of pest, disease and weed information in the Grains, Pulses and Cereals section. Bookmark this page in your favourites: Agriculture Victoria

Your Victorian rust contact:

Need more local information or need to identify rust in your crop?
Please contact the Department of Environment and Primary Industries:

Grant Hollaway
Senior Plant Pathologist, Cereals
Phone: 03 5362 2111
Email: Grant.Hollaway@ecodev.vic.gov.au

Send rust samples to:
University of Sydney
Australian Rust Survey
Reply Paid 88076
Narellan NSW 2567

Latest News

Aussies help in South Asian rust management training
Leading Australian rust expert Professor Robert Park, from the University of Sydney, joined colleagues from Pakistan, Nepal, India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Mexico & the US in Nepal recently for the Sixth South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation Wheat Rust Monitoring & Disease Management Course. The workshop was designed to foster regional collaboration and equip a new generation of South Asian scientists with the tools and knowledge to manage the threat of wheat rusts. Read more.

Growers urged to keep paddocks 'Free for February'
Growers are being urged to keep paddocks ‘Free for February’ to minimise the risk of rust and other diseases such as powdery mildew, and pests such as mites or aphids, surviving on a green bridge. Media Releases

New wheat leaf rust found in WA
A pathotype of the wheat leaf rust pathogen which has previously been present in eastern Australia has this year, for the first time, been detected in Western Australia. Read more: Rust Alerts/Reports

Stripe rust situation mid-spring
Australia: Stripe rust situation at mid-spring Friday September 25, 2015
Since the last Cereal Rust Report, stripe rust has been reported in crops from all wheat producing states except Tasmania. Infections were noticed within a few weeks of each other in Qld, southern NSW, SA & WA, suggesting the disease started in four distinct locations in 2015. With stripe rust present in most states all growers are reminded to monitor crops and submit samples of any rusts found to the Australian Cereal Rust Survey. Full details in the Cereal Rust Report (volume 13, issue 3).

Aust-wide rust reports highlight importance of crop monitoring
All three types of rust – stem rust, stripe rust and leaf rust – have been found in crops of wheat, highlighting the importance of crop monitoring and early management. Leaf rust has also been found in barley crops, and stem rust and crown rust in oat crops. Click here to find out more.