Crop Health
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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Cereal leaf beetle – May 2020
Cereal leaf beetle damage will soon be apparent in some areas if not seen already. The grub stage eats strips out of leaves. The grubs are slimy and resemble small…
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Webinar: Scotland’s Cereals – a National Update on Cereals & IPM principles
Originally broadcast on the 30th of April, this webinar looked at life post-Chlorothalonil; it’s good to know your options and our guest panellists talk through what these are. Present for…
Read More >Temporary Regulatory Guidance from SEPA in response to Covid-19: Waste Management
In response to Covid-19 SEPA issued Temporary Regulatory Guidance. This is a copy of their Waste Management Guidance. ( Version 3 April 2020 )
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