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Horticulture
4 September 2020
This factsheet describes how the management of ethylene in the storage atmosphere and/or the use of chemicals that reduce the impact of ethylene can improve quality and extend shelf life of broccoli heads.
1 June 2022
The times needed to control clubroot spores at different temperatures are detailed in this factsheet.
21 June 2022
This factsheet aims to assist growers in benefiting farmland bird populations
23 February 2023
These pages focuse on the irrigation requirements of onions on loamy sand and sandy loam soils, on which the majority of onion production is located.
23 February 2023
Irrigation is critical for bulb onions in the middle part of the season, from bulb initiation to egg stage in early August. Towards the end of the growing season, more irrigation may increase bulb size but increases the risk of foliar diseases.
23 February 2023
Find out why it matters that bulb onions receive the right amount of water at the right time, and how early season stress can be particularly damaging to your bulb onion crop.
23 February 2023
Generally, there is no need to irrigate bulb onions at drilling time, but there are conditions when some irrigation will help establish the crop and make pre-emergence herbicides more effective. Likewise, during early season growing, it pays to water sparingly and carefully at the correct times.
4 September 2020
A new system has been developed where weeds within a crop are detected using image analysis and specialised nozzles are then used to apply herbicides directly to the detected weeds. This factsheet gives an overview of the technology and helps growers understand how to use it.
23 June 2022
This factsheet covers four ‘minor’ pests of Brassica crops: cabbage stem weevil, leaf miner, pollen beetle and swede midge. It provides a summary of the biology and life cycle of each pest and provides information on resistance and the effect that climate change could have on populations.
12 October 2021
This factsheet summarises findings research on the distribution of viruses in UK asparagus crops and provides management strategies for their control.
4 September 2020
Nitrogen recommendations for optimising yield and minimising nitrate levels in baby leaf salad crops
This factsheet reports ways to improve recommendations for fertiliser use in wild rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) and baby leaf spinach (Spinacia oleracea