Kevin James Moore

What’s the best Australian song? Archie Roach: The Children came back.

Hello WSU Cougars. Kevin Moore Tamworth Australia here. Did PhD 1975-78 Plant Pathology, R James Cook, Johnston Hall. Remember Butch in his cage B4 home games. Wonderful time. Keen to chat 😊

Ascochyta found in chickpea crops at several locations in north west NSW. Please send samples to Kevin Moore or Hayley Wilson, 4 Marsden Park Rd, Calala 2340

Chickpea seed tests show 92% seed lots ex 2020 crop have Botrytis. Bring your chickP seed to GRDC updates at Coonamble, Dubbo, Meandarra or Narrabri for free testing at Tamworth

Paul Nash spraying fungicide on GRDC GAPP BLG209 chickpea Ascochyta disease management trials, NSWDPI Tamworth Agricultural Institute, September 2020

Yesterday when reading Cp seed pathology plates, saw this: Ascochyta growing from HatTrick chickpea seed stored on farm since 2016 crop. So fungus has survived in seed for more than 3 years. Fortunately, proper seed treatment gives complete control of seed-borne Asco,

Volunteer chickpeas in 2019 paddock - every plant inspected on Thu 7 May 2020, had Ascochyta. I found no Asco in the 2019 crop when checked Sep 2019. So, either undetectable incidence in Sep 2019 or pathogen has survived on chickP stubble from 2017 Crop, or both.

Chickpea seed pathology testing at Tamworth Ag Institute. Send 300g per lot, labelled variety, crop year, Farm name, paddock name, your name, address, email & mobile to: Gail C, 4 Marsden Park Rd, Calala Nsw 2340

Ascochyta blight in QLD chickpea crop diagnosed by local agronomist based on symptoms and pycnidia in leaf and stem lesions (5-6 node stage)