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Low yellow rust pressure effect seen in wheat yieldsÌý

With over half of the fungicide-treated Recommended List trials now in, patterns are emerging according to AHDB

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Low yellow rust pressure effect seen in wheat yieldsÌý

With results in from sixteen of the 30 fungicide-treated winter wheat AHDB Recommended List trials, the average yield of control varieties stands at 11.31 tonnes per hectare, close to the five-year average...

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