Instant Insights

Chapter 1 - The role of crop rotation, intercropping and tillage practices for foliar disease management of wheat and barley: T. K. Turkington, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada; K. Xi, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Canada; and H. R. Kutcher, University of Saskatchewan, Canada;

1 Introduction

2 Increasing temporal diversity: crop rotation

3 Increasing spatial diversity: intercropping

4 Increasing genetic diversity: gene deployment

5 The role of conservation tillage

6 Conclusions and future trends

7 Where to look for further information

8 References

Chapter 2 - Integrated wheat disease management: Stephen N. Wegulo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA;

1 Introduction

2 Scouting and disease identification

3 Variety selection

4 Cultural practices

5 Chemical control

6 Biological control

7 Use of disease forecasting systems

8 Integrated disease management

9 Future trends in research

10 Where to look for further information

11 References

Chapter 3 - Integrated disease management of barley: Adrian C. Newton, James Hutton Institute and SRUC, UK; and Henry E. Creissen, Neil D. Havis, and Fiona J. Burnett, SRUC, UK;

1 Introduction

2 Barley production context: requirements and constraints

3 Diseases overview

4 Inoculum management: sources and epidemiological conditions

5 Varietal resistance

6 Crop protectants

7 Agronomy

8 IPM knowledge sources and tools

9 Uptake and communication of IPM

10 Farming systems, soil and research platforms

11 Conclusion and future trends

12 Acknowledgements

13 Where to look for further information

14 References

Chapter 4 - Diseases affecting grain legumes and their management: Keith Thomas, University of Sunderland, UK;

1 Introduction

2 Grain legume diseases

3 Traditional vs. integrated disease management

4 Components of IDM

5 Practical developments: modelling, sampling and identification

6 Advanced and rapid analysis techniques

7 Conclusion

8 Where to look for further information

9 References