Barley and cereal yellow dwarf viruses and their management

Authors

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia

Publication Date

9-2024

Series Number

DPIRD-53

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

City

Perth

Abstract

Barley yellow dwarf viruses (BYDV) and cereal yellow dwarf viruses (CYDV) damage cereal crops worldwide. These yellow dwarf viruses infect wheat, barley, oats and grasses and are transmitted by aphids.

This page describes these collective yellow dwarf viruses (barley and cereal yellow dwarf viruses), which damage cereals crops and advises on their diagnosis, monitoring, and management the viruses in the Western Australian (WA) grainbelt.

Growers are encouraged to check cereal crops for aphids on a regular basis, especially early in the season during autumn when winged aphids migrate into cereal crops during the crops’ most vulnerable growth phase. Early detection of the aphid vectors will allow management decisions to be made to minimise potential yield and quality losses.

Number of Pages

5

Keywords

Barley yellow dwarf viruses (BYDV), Cereal yellow dwarf viruses (CYDV), Cereal crops, Crop damage, Crop disease

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Education | Agricultural Science | Agronomy and Crop Sciences | Biosecurity | Entomology | Plant Pathology | Viruses

Recommended Citation

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia. (2024), Barley and cereal yellow dwarf viruses and their management. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Perth. Factsheet DPIRD-53.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bs_factsheets/24

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