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Regional Crop Report North East, 11 May 2007

Winter Wheat

Comment on current growth stages	Field conditions
All first wheats have flag leaf fully emerged, GS 39, and the later sown second and continuous crops at early flag leaf emergence GS 37.	Yet another dry week with no rainfall recorded, but has just started raining this evening. A proper wet day would be of great benefit to all crops now, although only slight drought symptoms on free draining/light land can now be detected. Crops are well grown but most a bit shorter than usually so a late PGR is being applied at lower rates this year.

Main diseases Present	Level and comment
Brown Rust	Control by T1 fungicides has been good, but there are still some spores on lower leaves in Alchemy, Nijinsky, and Claire. Present but lower level on Robigus. Worst affected crops have been dense early sown crops. Infection reached upper leaves in areas of double drilling and fertilising and rest of field stayed very clean. No intermediate treatments made
Mildew	Slight increase on light land
Septoria tritici	Always present on older leaves. If get the much needed rain this week, this will increase need for good T2 as well
Yellow Rust	Low levels in Robigus, but T1 fungicide applied and control looks good.
Eyespot	Low levels, no increase.
Other	None seen
Main Pest problems	Level and comment
Aphids	Low numbers seen, and also evidence of some parasite control.
Frit fly	None seen
Leatherjacket	None seen
Opomyza	None seen
Slugs	None seen
Wheat bulb fly	None seen
Wireworm	None seen
Other	Orange Blossom Midge several hotspots identified in area over last few years. Ordering OWBM traps now for use from mid-May.
Main weed problems	Level and comment
Blackgrass	No new problem areas seen.
Meadow grasses	No new problem areas seen.
Rye grass	No new problem areas seen.
Bromes	Becoming obvious in some fields.
Cleavers	Problem fields have lots of cleavers in them now.
Others	Wild oats emerging.

Regional Crop Report North East, 11 May 2007

Winter Barley

Comment on current growth stages	Field conditions
Carat and Siberia most forward varieties are flowering now. Some Saffron just at early flowering, others about 50 % ears emerged.	Yet another dry week with no rainfall recorded, but has just started raining this evening. A proper wet day would be of great benefit to all crops now, although only slight drought symptoms on free draining/light land can now be detected. Crops are well grown but most a bit shorter than usual.

Regional Crop Report North East, 11 May 2007

Winter Oilseed Rape

Comment on current growth stages	Field conditions
Crops seem to have been in flower for many weeks, but some are coming to the end now as they lose their dense yellow colour.

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	None seen
Main weed problems	Level and comment
Blackgrass	Residual herbicides now mostly applied.
Meadow grasses
Rye grass
Bromes
Cleavers
Others

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