Send us your pulse, canola and cereal crop disease samples. SARDI is seeking diseased samples from this year's commercial pulse, canola, barley and oat crops. The samples will assist research scientists Tara Garrard, Mohsen Khani and Nicole Thompson
SARDI Cereal Pathology have received several reports of wheat stripe rust south of Naracoorte in the South East. Hotspots of the rust have been sighted in the region predominantly on the susceptible variety Rockstar. These reports indicate an early
Monitor lentils for ascochyta blight. Growers are urged to monitor lentil crops closely for ascochyta blight (AB) early this season. Reports have been received of AB on PBA Hallmark XT, PBA Hurricane XT and GIA Lightning lentil crops on the Yorke
The Blackspot Manager disease forecast indicates a high risk of blackspot disease for field pea crops sown late April for the majority of South Australia. A medium risk exists for field peas sown at Mt Barker and Wolseley. View the Blackspot in
The Blackspot Manager disease forecast indicates a highly variable risk of blackspot disease in seedling field pea crops sown late April to early May across South Australia in 2023. Several locations are forecast to be at high risk of blackspot
SAROM sea surface temperatures and currents
The Two Gulfs Model (TGM) sea surface height and wind speeds map displays a number of conditions
17 April 2026 - 27 April 2026. The Great Australian Bight Marine Biodiversity Expedition 2026 was a collaboration between Parks Australia and the South Australian Department for Environment and Water (DEW) investigating one of Australia’s most
The Plant Research Centre located at the Waite Campus, Adelaide is a unique research complex offering impressive capabilities to support agricultural and bioscience innovation.
Calcarosols occupy about 60% of the cropping soils in south-eastern Australia, and more than 1.1mha of SA cropping areas are highly calcareous. These soils challenge crop production with a range of constraints and limits the effectiveness of