Fungicide performance in cereals and oilseed rape

Our fungicide performance work provides high-quality, independent information on the relative efficacy of fungicides against key diseases in wheat, barley and oilseed rape.

Why is fungicide efficacy data important?

Knowledge of the potential power of an active ingredient (or product) is essential in disease management. First and foremost, it will help you gauge the potential return on your spray investments. Critically, it can be used to develop effective fungicide programmes that balance the need to control disease with the need to protect chemistry from fungicide resistance.

Fungicide performance 2026

We’re gearing up to launch the latest fungicide performance data online at the Agronomy Conference on 9 December 2026.

This year, we've reviewed the way dose-response curves are presented to make sure as many people as possible can use the results.

The changes will mainly affect graph colours and labels.

During the transition period, some graphs may be temporarily unavailable.

For key graphs, visit the disease target web pages, via the links in the crop-specific sections below.

The key charts mainly feature multi-year and multi-site data, which usually provide the best indication of efficacy.

If a chart you are looking for is not available, please contact us.

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Catherine Harries

Senior Crop Protection Scientist (Cereals & Oilseeds)

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Fungicide performance for barley

Latest fungicide performance data for barley – key charts

Barley fungicide performance data 2025 video

Fungicide programmes for barley

Foliar fungicide activity and seed treatment options for barley

Disease targets

  • Rhynchosporium
  • Ramularia
  • Net blotch

We work closely with Teagasc (Agriculture and Food Development Authority) in the Republic of Ireland to share dose-response data, which includes data from barley powdery mildew and barley brown rust trials in Ireland.

Fungicide performance for oilseed rape

Latest fungicide performance data for oilseed rape – key charts

Oilseed rape fungicide performance data 2025 video

Watch a video from a oilseed rape fungicide performance site in spring 2026

Disease targets

  • Light leaf spot
  • Phoma leaf spot and stem canker
  • Sclerotinia (historic data)

About the fungicide performance data

The fungicide performance trials:

  • Produce reliable, relevant and independent results
  • Are conducted across multiple sites and seasons
  • Are in areas most likely to produce high pressure for the target diseases
  • Use varieties that are highly susceptible to the target diseases

The fungicide performance results:

  • Are used to create dose-response curves in graphs, where each curve represents the average performance of a single fungicide product at various doses against a specific disease – in terms of disease control and yield impact
  • Curves are published for ‘protectant’ and ‘eradicant’ situations, where applicable
  • Generally, when more fungicide is applied, less disease will be present in a crop
  • When interpreted correctly, the curves can help identify the best products and doses – helping you strike a balance between disease control and cost efficiency
  • Selecting more appropriate products and reducing doses also contribute to the sustainability of farming and the long-term viability of fungicides – as part of resistance management efforts

If you are interested in the details behind the trials, including our research partners and historic data, visit our guide to fungicide performance page.

Guide to fungicide performance and data archive

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