- Location
- North Kent, UK
I've cut 25ha of Popular on heavy ground so far and has yielded a disappointing 3.3t/ha (roughly). There was barely a green stem in sight despite only having been sprayed with glyphosate 14 days earlier. From looking fairly decent, it ripened very rapidly from the top down, especially the side branches. Having spoken to my agronomist and done a bit of research it appears to be verticillium wilt ... not been a problem before. Does this mean the end of rape for this farm or are there ways to minimise the impact?