| Regional Crop Report North East, 02 March 2007 |
| Winter Wheat |
| Comment
on current growth stages |
Field
conditions |
|
Most crops showing little stem extension, but forward crops of Robigus,
Nijinksy and especially Cordiale are at GS 30, and some Cordiale nearly
GS31. |
20 mm rainfall in last 14 days giving a local total of 40 mm for February.
Lot of standing water in fields in low places and compacted areas,
but crops look OK. |
|
| Main
diseases Present |
Level
and comment |
| Brown
Rust |
Crops
carrying significant levels a few weeks ago are now clean. |
| Mildew |
Low
level in most crops but most obvious on older leaves in early sown
Robigus and Cordiale. |
| Septoria
tritici |
Present
in all forward crops, but later sown are still clean. Older leaves
only with low level on Robigus and Welford. |
| Yellow
Rust |
None
seen |
| Eyespot |
No
' true ' symptoms seen with typical lines of spores but there are
yellow patches in crops of Robigus which are early season symptoms. |
| Other |
None
seen |
| Main
Pest problems |
Level
and comment |
| Aphids |
aphids
present in crops treated before 3rd week of October. |
| Frit
fly |
None
seen |
| Leatherjacket |
None
seen |
| Opomyza |
None
seen |
| Slugs |
Later
crops in poor seedbeds are still being watched. |
| Wheat
bulb fly |
None
seen |
| Wireworm |
None
seen |
| Other |
Gout
Fly - moderate
levels can be found in all crops sown before the end of September.
|
| Main
weed problems |
Level
and comment |
| Blackgrass |
No
new problem areas seen yet this year.
|
| Meadow
grasses |
Emerging
in unsprayed fields. |
| Rye
grass |
Low
levels emerging. Some crops have been treated Peri or early Post emergence
where spraying was delayed. |
| Bromes |
|
| Cleavers |
|
| Others |
Post
emergence herbicides being applied to earliest crops now, for annual
meadow grass and broadleaf weeds. |
|
| Regional Crop Report North East, 02 March 2007 |
| Winter Barley |
| Comment
on current growth stages |
Field
conditions |
| Crops
fully tillered and at leaf sheath erect stage, which coincides with
timing for 1st PGR application. |
As
wheat. |
|
| Main
diseases Present |
Level
and comment |
| Brown
Rust |
None
seen |
| Mildew |
Levels
lower now than a few weeks ago but still on lower leaves of Carat
and Pearl. Saffron and Flagon clean. |
| Net-blotch |
Reasonably
high levels now in most crops, especially in Pearl, Carat and Saffron,
but not considered a threat to yields at this stage. |
| Yellow
Rust |
None
seen |
| Eyespot |
None
seen |
| Rhynchosporium |
None
seen |
| Other |
None
seen |
| Main
Pest problems |
Level
and comment |
| Aphids |
Aphids
present in crops treated in early autumn. |
| Leatherjacket |
None
seen |
| Slugs |
No
damage noticed this week. |
| Wireworm |
None
seen |
| Other |
None
seen |
| Main
weed problems |
Level
and comment |
| Blackgrass |
As
expected have problem areas in some fields with patches blackgrass
coming through. |
| Meadow
grasses |
|
| Rye
grass |
Moderate
- Low levels emerging. |
| Bromes |
|
| Cleavers |
|
| Others |
|
|
| Regional Crop Report North East, 02 March 2007 |
| Winter Oilseed Rape |
| Comment
on current growth stages |
Field
conditions |
| Crops
starting to grow now and have some with flower buds visible. Crops
that were very dense in the Autumn are more open now. Smaller crops
only just at buds enclosed stage. |
|
|
| Main
diseases Present |
Level
and comment |
| Club
root |
None
seen |
| Downy
Mildew |
None
seen |
| Light
Leaf Spot |
None
seen |
| Phoma |
No
reinfection seen. |
| Powdery
Mildew |
None
seen |
| White
Leaf Spot |
None
seen |
| Other |
None
seen |
| Main
Pest problems |
Level
and comment |
| Aphids |
None
seen |
| Flea
beetle |
No
larvae been found. |
| Leatherjacket |
None
seen |
| Slugs |
None
seen |
| Other |
|
| Main
weed problems |
Level
and comment |
| Blackgrass |
Residual
herbicides now mostly applied. |
| Meadow
grasses |
|
| Rye
grass |
|
| Bromes |
|
| Cleavers |
|
| Others |
|
|
Crop Report compiled by Farming Online from reports
received by members from the Association of Independent Crop Consultants
