| Regional Crop Report West Midlands, 02 March 2007 |
| Winter Wheat |
| Comment
on current growth stages |
Field
conditions |
|
Einstein at GS 31 on main stem, Alchemy at GS 30. Some very forward
wheats around with lots of tillers. |
Ground
conditions too wet to spray (probably wetter now than has been all
winter). |
|
| Main
diseases Present |
Level
and comment |
| Brown
Rust |
Traces
in Alchemy |
| Mildew |
Visible
on Alchemy, Solstice and Istabraq but no new pustules. |
| Septoria
tritici |
Low
levels on most early sown crops. |
| Yellow
Rust |
None
seen |
| Eyespot |
Anticipating
a problem in the Spring. |
| Other |
None
seen |
| Main
Pest problems |
Level
and comment |
| Aphids |
Unsprayed
crops at risk. |
| Frit
fly |
No
recent reports of damage. |
| Leatherjacket |
None
seen |
| Opomyza |
None
seen |
| Slugs |
None
seen |
| Wheat
bulb fly |
None
seen |
| Wireworm |
None
seen |
| Other |
|
| Main
weed problems |
Level
and comment |
| Blackgrass |
Not
a significant problem in the area. |
| Meadow
grasses |
|
| Rye
grass |
Control
strategies working well. |
| Bromes |
Significant
flush in some stale seedbeds. |
| Cleavers |
Now
emerging quickly. |
| Others |
Cranesbill
and Groundsel emerging. |
|
| Regional Crop Report West Midlands, 02 March 2007 |
| Winter Barley |
| Comment
on current growth stages |
Field
conditions |
| GS
30 and well tillered - crops getting worryingly forward like wheat. |
As
wheat |
|
| Main
diseases Present |
Level
and comment |
| Brown
Rust |
None
seen |
| Mildew |
Low
levels on Pearl and Saffron. |
| Net-blotch |
Low
levels on Pearl and Saffron. |
| Yellow
Rust |
None
seen |
| Eyespot |
None
seen |
| Rhynchosporium |
Trace
levels. |
| Other |
None
seen |
| Main
Pest problems |
Level
and comment |
| Aphids |
Unsprayed
crops at risk. |
| Leatherjacket |
None
seen |
| Slugs |
No
new reports of damage. |
| Wireworm |
None
seen |
| Other |
None
seen |
| Main
weed problems |
Level
and comment |
| Blackgrass |
|
| Meadow
grasses |
|
| Rye
grass |
|
| Bromes |
|
| Cleavers |
|
| Others |
|
|
| Regional Crop Report West Midlands, 02 March 2007 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape |
| Comment
on current growth stages |
Field
conditions |
| Most
crops with GAI 1-2. A lot of purpling where waterlogged or compacted. Some crops on light land
now have flower buds above the crop. |
As
wheat. |
|
| Main
diseases Present |
Level
and comment |
| Club
root |
None
seen |
| Downy
Mildew |
|
| Light
Leaf Spot |
None
seen |
| Phoma |
No
signs of reinfection. |
| Powdery
Mildew |
None
seen |
| White
Leaf Spot |
None
seen |
| Other |
No
new reports of damage. |
| Main
Pest problems |
Level
and comment |
| Aphids |
None
seen |
| Flea
beetle |
No
reports of cabbage stem flea beetle larvae. |
| Leatherjacket |
None
seen |
| Slugs |
Crops
beyond stage where damage can occur. |
| Other |
Pigeons
virtually absent from crops. |
| Main
weed problems |
Level
and comment |
| Blackgrass |
|
| Meadow
grasses |
|
| Rye
grass |
Soils
slowly cooling enough for residuals to be applied. |
| Bromes |
Crops
following min till have high levels emerging. |
| Cleavers |
|
| Others |
Pre-ems
doing a good job on broad leaf weed control. |
|
Crop Report compiled by Farming Online from reports
received by members from the Association of Independent Crop Consultants
