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Diseases
17 April 2024
Read guidance on how to minimise damage by the large narcissus fly through different control methods.
19 April 2022
This report compares crop safety and efficacy of several herbicides on rhubarb
30 May 2022
Your guide to current AHDB crop protection research and how the results can help your business. We take a look at how everyday substances, like sunflower oil and vinegar, have a role to play in crop protection. How market forces, legislation, and research and development are shaping the availability of biopesticides.
4 October 2022
Download the all new look The Grower magazine. Features in this issue include how growers can attract beneficial hoverflies and could biopesticides be the answer to successfully managing pests, diseases and weeds?
6 July 2022
Download the Grower magazine for Dec/Jan 2018. In this issue we looked at preparing for a leaner future through adopting lean principles to help your business remain sustainable and an insider insight into the Xylella fastidiosa pathogen.
6 July 2022
The Feb/March issue of The Grower is packed with the latest news, industry updates and useful information for growers across the UK. In this issue explore how disruptive mating systems could help combat moth pests, catch up with the tomorrow's scientists and take a insiders sneak peak at soil mapping.
6 February 2023
Downy mildew of basil was first reported in the UK during the summer of 2010 on protected plants in the south-east of England. The aim of this factsheet is to help growers identify symptoms of the disease early and to provide options for its control.
5 January 2024
This factsheet summarises knowledge of celery leaf spot and describes current best-practice guidelines for its management, considering all aspects of production from seed health through to harvest.
10 June 2022
This factsheet describes the symptoms of downy mildew in rhubarb and how to manage its control
9 December 2022
Here’s how to recognise leaf scorch disease in narcissus and understand how it spreads and develops.
24 November 2022
Find information on the symptoms of biology of white mould in narcissus
24 November 2022
As the mainstay of disease prevention, it’s important to have a good understanding of fungicides and the programmes for using them to best effect for management of foliar diseases of narcissus..