Crop Health
Potato blight – Early June 2020
There have been no confirmed outbreaks of blight in Scotland so far this season. The shift to the wetter weather may well increase the risk. Check with AHDB Potatoes Fight…
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Winter Barley Growth Stage Update – Early June 2020
The monitored commercial crop data from SRUC’s crops this week is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of…
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Pests & Weed Update for All Cereals – early June 2020
Pests The recent hot spell of weather has led to a jump in cereal aphids flying into crops. The cooler wet weather will slow them down, but aphids will be…
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Ragwort – May 2020
Ragwort is a biennial and a fresh batch of rosettes germinate each spring, particularly if there are gaps in the sward, and plants have been allowed to seed in previous…
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Potatoes: Potato Blight Update late May 2020
Potato blight (P. infestans) Population update The trend for new, highly aggressive genotypes to quickly spread across Europe, displacing less aggressive strains, has continued. The P. infestans genotypes 13_A2 and…
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Spring Oats – May 2020
Crop Growth SRUC’s monitored crop data for late May is shown in the table below. This data is generated in commercial crops in your area so is indicative of the…
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Spring Barley: Plant Growth Regulators – May 2020
With the dry conditions and some patchy germination, the last thing many spring barley crops need is a growth regulator. Crops under stress should not be treated with a growth…
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Orange Wheat blossom midge – May 2020
Orange wheat blossom midge should appear soon in Scottish crops. Midges need a warm, dry spell of weather after rain to emerge – we have just had the rain and…
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Winter Barley: Disease risk – Late May 2020
SRUC‘s Crop Clinic ‘Adopt a Crop’ monitoring data for late May is shown in the table below. The data is generated in commercial crops so is indicative of the disease…
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Saddle gall midge – May 2020
Saddle gall midge is potentially a serious pest of continuous cereals such as wheat, barley and rye (but not oats), and has been seen in Scottish crops occasionally over the…
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