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New cereals fungicide Plaxium shows strong performance in trials

The AHDB has released fungicide performance data for the recently authorised cereal fungicide, Plaxium

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Plaxium was approved for use in Great Britain by the Health and Safety Executive in November 2024.
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Plaxium was approved for use in Great Britain by the Health and Safety Executive in November 2024.

Plaxium, from Bayer CropScience, has shown broad-spectrum efficacy in wheat and barley trials and provides a useful option to help manage several major cereal diseases. The fungicide product was approved...

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