Growers should consider crop nutrition requirements when planning early-season winter bean disease control strategies, suggests fertiliser manufacturer Yara. Due to the conditions, many winter bean crops are at risk of chocolate spot, due to moisture sitting on the leaf surface. Whilst nutrition won’t reduce the level of disease pressure on the crop or recover existing necrotic damage that has already occurred, it can be mixed with planned fungicide applications. “Spring is a critical period for winter beans as the crop shifts from overwintering into rapid vegetative growth and early reproductive development. Micronutrient availability during this phase directly influences canopy development,…