Cereal disease quiz

Disease identification can be tricky at times, even for the most experienced of agronomists and farmers.

Bayer Crop Science @bayer4cropsuk

Posted 5 years ago 23/03/2021

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.

&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Cereals disease identification quiz&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;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.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Which image of the four below is sharp eyespot in winter wheat&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Which image is stem-based browning&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Which image isn’t a rust?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Which image is Septoria Tritici?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Which image isn’t Fusarium Ear Blight?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Which images is Ramularia?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Three of these images are diseases found in winter and spring barley. Can you spot the odd?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;What is the typical latent phase of &amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Septoria&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt; tritici in wheat?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;(tick one only)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;What is the ideal timing for winter wheat T1 sprays?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;(tick one only)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;How do you calculate T2 applications dates?&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/h2&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;(tick most appropriate statement)&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You need to brush up on your cereal disease knowledge!&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Not happy with your score? You can learn more about cereal diseases here. &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Good try!&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Not happy with your score? You can learn more about cereal diseases here.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Well done! You’re a cereal disease expert.&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You can learn even more about cereal diseases here. &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;

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