SAGIT Podcast #10 - Crop root health workshops – Katherine Linsell

Soilborne diseases are a significant issue for South Australian farmers. Diseases such as cereal cyst nematode, take-all and rhizoctonia can cause significant yield losses. It is estimated cereal root diseases cost grain growers in excess of $200 million annually in lost production. Much of this can be prevented, but unfortunately often goes undiagnosed and untreated.

In this podcast episode, Dr Katherine Linsell from the South Australian Research and Development Institute, a division of the SA Department of Primary Industries and Regions, talks about a series of workshops designed to give growers and advisers the skills to help them identify root disease issues in their paddocks.

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On average, SAGIT invests $2 million a year in supporting research crucial to advancing South Australia’s $4.6 billion grain industry.

These projects deliver real improvements in countless areas of grain growing, farming systems, soil management, harvesting, storage, processing and marketing, and they also provide technical information to growers.