Oilseed Rape Diseases
Use the links below to find out more information on the key disease threats to your oilseed rape crop. For each disease you will find out the importance of the disease in terms of potential yield penalty, how to identify the disease in its early stages and our advice on the best control strategies
Verticillium Wilt Brassicas OSR
Verticillium longisporum
Phoma Stem Canker
Leptosphaeria maculans (asexual stage Phoma A - Phoma lingam) Leptosphaeria biglobosa (asexual stage Phoma B - Phoma lingam
White Leaf Spot Brassicas OSR
Mycosphaerella capsellae (Pseudocercosporella capsellae)
Botrytis (Grey Mould)
Botryotinia fuckeliana (asexual stage Botrytis cinerea)
Light Leaf Spot
Pyrenopeziza brassicae (Cylindrosporium concentricum)
Club Root OSR
Plasmodiophora brassicae
Downy Mildew
Hyaloperonospora parasitica (Peronospora parasitica)
Alternaria
Alternaria brassicae and Alternaria brassicicola
Sclerotinia
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum