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Virus yellows threat grows as sugar beet drilling slips

Unlike last year, when land was already on the verge of being ready to drill in early to mid-March, sugar beet drilling has only recently started on the lighter soils

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Virus yellows threat grows as sugar beet drilling slips

Later drilling will, unfortunately, increase the risk of virus yellows, says Stuart Jackson, head of technical services at UPL. With a predicted start of aphid migration of April 22, this year's Rothamsted...

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