Strategies to minimise bacterial blight in field peas: a growers’ guide to an integrated approach

Field peas are a valuable component of winter cropping rotations across southern Australia. In order to maximise the benefits of the pea crop,  damage from bacterial blight must be minimised.

This Pulse point includes information on the following management practices:

• Paddock selection
• Source of seed
• Sowing time
• Avoiding damage to pea crops from herbicides and machinery movement
• Proper paddock hygiene
• Harvest management
• Burial or removal of pea stubble.