1、Jack JamesonTeagasc Oak ParkNational Tillage Conference 2026Wednesday,28th January|Lyrath Hotel,Kilkennywww.teagasc.ie/tillagecon26 SAFE:Surveillance and Action for Fighting ClubrootWhat do we know about Clubroot?Resurgence in infestations Soil-borne,persists 25 years Swollen“clubbed”roots impaired
2、root function Yield loss up to 50%,crop failure-real risk Infects Brassicas(oilseed rape,hort crops)Studies indicate expanded host range plus potential for bait crops to control field inoculum levels2What dont we know about clubroot?3Prevalence of clubroot across tillage and hort areaDiversity of st
3、rains in soils and infected cropsPhysical,cultural factors driving resurgence in the incidence of clubrootPerformance of resistant varieties and resulting impact on pathogen dynamicsRange of bait crops that could be used to break disease life cycleSAFE(Surveillance and Action for Fighting Clubroot)4
4、 Survey level of clubroot in soils Identify dominance and diversity of strains Identify high risk pathways for clubroot transfer Assess resistant varieties(commercial and breeding lines)against detected strains Field validate varieties with promising resistance profiles Design management strategies to mitigate clubroot riskDo you have a suspect field for us to sample?Scan QR code to volunteer a field for samplingOnly need:NamePhone numberLocation 5Funded by the Department of Agriculture,Food and the Marines Competitive Research Funding Programme