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National survey finds that Wheat Dwarf Virus is now widespread in UK

A survey led by Association of Independent Crop Consultants (AICC) members suggests that Wheat Dwarf Virus (WDV) may be widespread than previously thought or recorded

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National survey finds that Wheat Dwarf Virus is now widespread in UK

Transmitted by the leafhopper Psammotettix alienus, the virus has long been recognised as a damaging cereal disease in continental Europe but has received little attention in the UK. Its symptoms can...

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