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Last chance to protect against Potato Blight
In some areas potato blight risk is considered to be high and seven-day spray intervals are again being recommended. A recent survey on the web site…
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Pre-flail burn off reduces tuber rots
Reglone application before flailing could improve tuber quality by reducing the risk of vascular browning and stem end rot caused by flail operations…
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Carrot crops at greater risk from Sclerotinia
Carrot crops in some areas could be at greater risk than usual from sclerotinia infection reckons ADAS plant pathologist Dr Peter Gladders. Its…
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Mix fungicides to match mildew pressure in onions
The first signs of Downy Mildew infection have recently been identified in spring set onion crops, and disease is predicted to quickly move into…
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Don't underestimate the risk of Rhizoctonia
Growers are being strongly advised to test their seed tubers for evidence of Rhizoctonia solani prior to planting this spring to avoid the financial…
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Watch out for beetles when the warmer weather comes
The poor state of many oilseed rape crops coming out of winter makes them particularly vulnerable to attack by pollen beetle in March, warns Jon…
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Potato cyst nematodes can be controlled using naturally occurring fungi
In December, at a conference organised by the Association of Applied Biologists, Drs Pat Haydock from Harper Adams University College and David Crump…
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Another bumper rape crop predicted
Experts are predicting that next season's (05/06) oilseed rape crop could be higher than this season's record crop, despite lower prices. At the…
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Potato skins help distinguish organic from conventional varieties
Organically and conventionally grown potatoes may be told apart by flavour, say researchers from The Ohio State University in Journal of the Science…
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Continental maltsters see the light on Recommended List feed barley reject
A spring barley rejected as a feed variety candidate by the HGCA, is now attracting considerable interest for its malting potential throughout…
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