The historic cross has been created in the glasshouse and lab, allowing their scientists to access diverse and previously lost traits
From yellow rust to drought risk, agronomists across the UK report strong crop potential, but final yields now depend on conditions through grain fill
From emerging rust threats to the role of foliar nitrogen and micronutrients, crop specialists outline the key considerations for helping wheat finish the season strongly
With a complex set of factors influencing disease management this spring, the Bayer Crop Doctors’ second round of visits took them to Oxfordshire ahead of key T2 fungicide decisions
Surveys reveal widespread septoria and early yellow rust across UK wheat, signalling disease pressure and need for robust T1 strategies
Fungicides remain one of the most important tools to growers, but protecting the effectiveness of the chemistry already available is becoming an increasing challenge
Ongoing dry conditions have resulted in low disease pressures this year however, growers are being urged to remain on the lookout for developing infections
AHDB says possible novel variant is appearing in Recommended List trials
Latest modelling modelling puts spore levels of the UK’s main wheat disease, septoria, above long-term average
As dry weather continues across much of the UK, agronomists are warning barley growers that crops are likely to face greater pressure from stress-related diseases such as ramularia