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BlightCast 2020 vision
Syngenta BlightCast is now live and running for the 2020 season, to give potato growers and agronomists a clear picture…
Potatoes
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Weed free start key in potatoes: Backrow gives residuals a helping hand
With the loss of diquat from the weed control toolbox this spring, potato growers are likely to be under even…
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New purple potatoes launch in stores across the UK
A new variety of potato is launching in supermarkets this month and its grower, Branston, is asking shoppers to decide whether…
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EU commission confirms end of the road for Monceren
Bayer is maintaining its previous advice not to use the potato tuber treatment, Monceren (pencycuron) this season after the European…
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Naturally derived biostimulant prevents potato blight
Recent European Union-funded trials indicate that a biostimulant product, code-named ERL-32, can successfully prevent potato blight infection by stimulating plants’ natural…
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Potato trials reinforce value of variety choice
Results from the Hutchinsons Fenland demonstration in Suffolk have proven how important careful variety selection is for managing key agronomic challenges.…
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Fogging Contractors confirm last date for CIPC application
At a recent meeting of the NAAC Post Harvest Treatment Group, contractors and self-applicators endorsed the AHDB/Industry position that the…
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Technology employed to test crop emergence
BASF launched the first SDHI fungicide for in-furrow treatment for Rhizoctonia solani in potatoes two years ago. Based on Xemium…
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Potato businesses at risk due to CIPC use-up date
The Potato Industry CIPC Stewardship Group (PICSG) has warned potato growers and buyers against applying sprout suppressant Chlorpropham (CIPC) at…
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Are you ready for potato seed treatment changes?
Potato growers are being urged to prepare now for changes in the potato seed treatment line-up this spring, as product…