# WA research shows milling oats are a good option against crown rot

> Western Australian researchers found that new milling oat varieties can help control crown rot, a disease that costs the state's grain industry an estimated $167 million a year in lost wheat yields. The varieties could widen rotation options in areas with high infection levels.

- Date: 2019-10-09 · published 2019-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56640-wa-research-shows-milling-oats-are-a-good-option-against-crown-rot
- Commodities: [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Oats that resist crown rot make it easier to rotate away from wheat, which may shift some Australian area and supply between the two crops over time.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2024-10-18 | [New Oat Ready for Battle Against Crown Rust - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27931-new-oat-ready-for-battle-against-crown-rust-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | -3.0% | -10.2% |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-02-29 | [Rice and noodles are Asian kitchen staples, but Australian oats could soon take over - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31720-rice-and-noodles-are-asian-kitchen-staples-but-australian-oats-could-soon-take.md) | -3.1% | -5.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- farmingahead.com.au: https://www.farmingahead.com.au/cropping/news/1373178/wa-research-milling-oats-option-crown-rot

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