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Concerns grow as new strain of yellow rust emerges

AHDB says possible novel variant is appearing in Recommended List trials

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RL trials of winter wheat are showing signs of a new strain of yellow rust.
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RL trials of winter wheat are showing signs of a new strain of yellow rust.

Growers are being urged to be vigilant as concerns mount over a new strain of yellow rust. Owing to the dry, warm spring, agronomists have already noted that yellow rust could be the ‘disease of the...

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