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
Club Root OSR
Plasmodiophora brassicae
Downy Mildew
Hyaloperonospora parasitica (Peronospora parasitica)
Verticillium Wilt Brassicas OSR
Verticillium longisporum
Alternaria
Alternaria brassicae and Alternaria brassicicola
White Leaf Spot Brassicas OSR
Mycosphaerella capsellae (Pseudocercosporella capsellae)
Botrytis (Grey Mould)
Botryotinia fuckeliana (asexual stage Botrytis cinerea)
Phoma Stem Canker
Leptosphaeria maculans (asexual stage Phoma A - Phoma lingam) Leptosphaeria biglobosa (asexual stage Phoma B - Phoma lingam
Light Leaf Spot
Pyrenopeziza brassicae (Cylindrosporium concentricum)
Sclerotinia
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum