TruFlex canola loses herbicide tolerance mid-season in Western Australia
TruFlex canola varieties are losing glyphosate tolerance during the spray window. Yield losses are between 60 and 70 per cent.
TruFlex canola varieties in Western Australia are losing glyphosate tolerance during the spray window, between budding and when flowers first appear. The plants suffer severe damage to glyphosate.
Pods fail on the main stem and fewer branches grow. Plant health declines.
Estimated yield losses are between 60 and 70 per cent. The problem gets worse where plants are already stressed by dry conditions or frost.
WAFarmers is surveying affected growers to understand the extent and cause. Bayer and seed companies including Nuseed, Pacific Seeds and BASF are investigating.
Right now, the problem is limited to WA. Eastern states with better seasonal conditions have not reported similar issues.
- 60 to 70 percent
- Estimated yield loss
- Western Australia
- Affected region
Why it mattersExpensive canola seed that fails mid-season can harm farm finances. These losses are worse after a tough year of dry conditions.
AustraliaWA farmers are facing potential losses of thousands of dollars per hectare on a crop where seed costs alone run high.
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