- Various ELISA kits for detecting the virus serotypes were tested; the 'Sediag' kit is considered very efficient and together with the qPCR can serve as a basis for the detection of BYDV in practice. A qPCR test to quantify the BYDV was developed.
- A new grain aphid was described for the first time in Flanders with possible consequences for the spread of the virus RVM serotype.
- Resistance was established for the first time in S. avenae to pyrethroids in Flanders.
- Japanese oats are a good host plant for grain aphids and the BYDV.
- Resistance genes in barley to BYDV are effective but stacking of different genes will be necessary. An in vivo test to estimate the resistance level of genotypes was developed based on a qPCR.
- Two models that estimate the aphid population and thus the possible transmission of BYDV are made available to the target group via the LCG.