Varieties in Department of Agriculture trials at the Irish Seed Trade Open Day in Kildalton College, Co Kilkenny. \ Philip Doyle
ADVERTISEMENT
It is essential that you choose varieties to suit your farming system. For example, if you are in the south of the country you will need a wheat with the best septoria resistance.
If you are in the north-east then you will most likely need a variety with good yellow rust resistance. If you are growing a speciality crop you may not be able to choose a variety.
In all cases you need to examine your varieties carefully for their strengths and weaknesses.
ADVERTISEMENT
Once you identify where those varieties need attention you can manage accordingly. If a variety is weak on septoria for example you need to try and keep the disease away rather than allow it to take hold in a crop. Crop walking and early application of fungicides will be paramount here.
Varieties with a weak straw profile will need sufficient potassium fertiliser to build up straw strength and will need plant growth regulators applied on time.
Take a look through the Department of Agriculture’s recommended lists below and mark the varieties that you are growing and what you need to keep an eye out for.
Maybe one variety is weak on net blotch or another has a low resistance to lodging.
Register for free to read this story and our free stories.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe to get unlimited access.
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
CODE ACCEPTED
You have full access to the site until next Wednesday at 9pm.
CODE NOT VALID
Please try again or contact support.
It is essential that you choose varieties to suit your farming system. For example, if you are in the south of the country you will need a wheat with the best septoria resistance.
If you are in the north-east then you will most likely need a variety with good yellow rust resistance. If you are growing a speciality crop you may not be able to choose a variety.
In all cases you need to examine your varieties carefully for their strengths and weaknesses.
Once you identify where those varieties need attention you can manage accordingly. If a variety is weak on septoria for example you need to try and keep the disease away rather than allow it to take hold in a crop. Crop walking and early application of fungicides will be paramount here.
Varieties with a weak straw profile will need sufficient potassium fertiliser to build up straw strength and will need plant growth regulators applied on time.
Take a look through the Department of Agriculture’s recommended lists below and mark the varieties that you are growing and what you need to keep an eye out for.
Maybe one variety is weak on net blotch or another has a low resistance to lodging.
If you would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525.
Link sent to your email address
We have sent an email to your address. Please click on the link in this email to reset your password. If you can't find it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you can't find the email, please call us on 01-4199525.
ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE:
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
SHARING OPTIONS