Content related to the topic: horticulture

2 March 2023

Onion variety field trials

A series of variety trials have been conducted at AHDB's two onion trials sites in Norfolk and Essex.

2 March 2023

Chemical and biological control of slugs

What the options are and how they work

2 March 2023

How to suppress slugs with cultural control

Combine approaches to reduce populations

8 February 2021

How do slugs damage crops?

Slugs are a primary pest in many field crops, affecting both yield and quality

8 February 2021

What conditions favour slugs?

Find out about the environmental factors that favour slug activity

8 February 2021

What are the main slug species of UK crops?

How to identify the main slug species in field crops

4 February 2021

Horticulture research in practice

Growers explain how they are using our research and knowledge exchange

2 March 2023

Stopping spotted wing drosophila

How a Kent fruit farm has taken steps to control SWD

18 December 2020

IPM in Field Vegetables - information and resources available from AHDB Horticulture to aid the growing of field vegetable crops using Integrated Pest Management (IPM), including the use of resistant varieties to pest monitoring

26 October 2023

Results from 2020 brassica trials in Scotland

A series of trials have been conducted over the brassica-growing season at AHDB’s Strategic Centre for field vegetable crops, based at East of Scotland Growers (ESG) in Scotland.

7 December 2020

Application of regulated deficit irrigation at Staplehurst Nurseries

Application of regulated deficit irrigation at Staplehurst Nurseries for ornamental plants

7 November 2025

AHDB offers an integrated pest management strategy for fresh carrot production

Carrot harvesting