# Disease-resistant oats support bright future for crop  | GroundCover

> GRDC-funded research has developed oat germplasm with improved resistance to crown rust and identified priority disease traits, including cereal cyst nematode, Septoria, stem rust and red leaf. The work is led through the National Oat Breeding Program at SARDI.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48177-disease-resistant-oats-support-bright-future-for-crop-groundcover
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Better disease resistance could raise yield stability and grain quality, supporting a larger oat area over time, though the effect on prices is gradual.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| 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 | 2019-11-20 | [New research targets common oat disease \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56150-new-research-targets-common-oat-disease-wa.md) | +3.1% | -2.3% |
| OATS | 2018-04-09 | [Understanding Fusarium head blight in oat - Top Crop ManagerTop Crop Manager](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65556-understanding-fusarium-head-blight-in-oat-top-crop-managertop-crop-manager.md) | +0.4% | -4.1% |
| OATS | 2022-04-24 | [Disease control: Popular oat crop's latest fungicide option \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41896-disease-control-popular-oat-crop-s-latest-fungicide-option-the-scottish-farmer.md) | -6.3% | -15.0% |

## Sources

- groundcover.grdc.com.au: https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/weeds-pests-diseases/diseases/disease-resistant-oats-support-bright-future-for-crop

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.