# Disease control: Popular oat crop's latest fungicide option | The Scottish Farmer

> Syngenta's Elatus Era fungicide has received UK approval for use on oats, targeting crown rust, which can cut yields by up to a fifth. Trial results cited show yield gains over untreated and other fungicide options.

- Date: 2022-04-24 · published 2022-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41896-disease-control-popular-oat-crop-s-latest-fungicide-option-the-scottish-farmer
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A new crown rust treatment could help protect oat yields over time, but it has no immediate price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2017-02-27 | [Wheat disease risk sees farmers looking to oats \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72562-wheat-disease-risk-sees-farmers-looking-to-oats-farmtario.md) | +3.5% | -2.2% |
| OATS | 2022-05-01 | [Oats under early disease threat \| Farm News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41895-oats-under-early-disease-threat-farm-news.md) | -2.7% | +4.2% |
| OATS | 2017-02-28 | [AgroPages-Wheat disease sees Canadian farmers looking to oats-Agricultural news](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72563-agropages-wheat-disease-sees-canadian-farmers-looking-to-oats-agricultural-news.md) | +5.8% | -3.6% |
| OATS | 2021-03-02 | [Disease-resistant oats support bright future for crop  \| GroundCover](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48177-disease-resistant-oats-support-bright-future-for-crop-groundcover.md) | +4.4% | 0.0% |
| OATS | 2019-03-01 | [Managing disease in oat crops - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60139-managing-disease-in-oat-crops-grainews.md) | +1.6% | +5.1% |

## Sources

- thescottishfarmer.co.uk: https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/business_sales/20081034.disease-control-popular-oat-crops-latest-fungicide-option/

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