Published on 23rd March 2021
Disease Management
Cereal disease quiz
We’ve put together a little quiz to test your knowledge on disease identification and management!
Cereal disease quiz
With some diseases having similar symptoms, separating them can be a challenge. In barley Ramularia and net blotch can share the same chlorotic halo appearance; Septoria and Tan Spot are strikingly similar in wheat; as is the stem-based complex. And that stripe, lesion or spot may not be a fungal disease but abiotic spotting via a range of potential stress factors, or as a result of pest damage.
We’ve put together a little quiz to test your knowledge on disease identification and management and you can even earn a BASIS point for completing it.
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