# New research targets common oat disease | WA

> Western Australian researchers are studying Septoria leaf blotch, the state's most common oat disease, which causes yield losses of about 10 per cent in high-rainfall areas. A GRDC-funded project is testing fungicide programs and variety resistance.

- Date: 2019-11-20 · published 2019-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56150-new-research-targets-common-oat-disease-wa
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Disease losses in oats can tighten local supply and quality, but this research is early-stage and has little near-term price effect.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## 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 | 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 | 2019-10-09 | [WA research shows milling oats are a good option against crown rot](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56640-wa-research-shows-milling-oats-are-a-good-option-against-crown-rot.md) | +4.2% | +5.7% |
| 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 | 2020-05-07 | [Oat diseases that affect your crop and what to do about them - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53183-oat-diseases-that-affect-your-crop-and-what-to-do-about-them-grainews.md) | +3.8% | +11.4% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/6501205/new-research-targets-common-oat-disease/

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