phoma

Early Disease control in OSR Use disease risk forecasts to plan appropriate and timely spray programmes for oilseed rape crops this autumn is the advice of Dr David Ellerton, technical director with Hutchinsons. Light Leaf Spot and phoma stem canker are the two main autumn diseases of Oilseed...

Dear all, This might be a long shot but worth a try. I work as a field trialist for Staphyt ltd based in Bicester, Oxfordshire where we carry out efficacy and residue small plot trials to test crop protection products in order to help support research/registration of products. We are looking...

Written by cpm After 20 years of research and testing, LSPB has commercially launched two oilseed rape varieties containing a new resistance gene – RlmS – which claims to offer greater protection against phoma. CPM explores the breakthrough in genetics. Now is the time to have a new resistance...

Out of interest, I have been trying to find historical , winter oilseed rape yield data from European countries , on the internet with out much success. Any suggestions how I might find the information would be useful? If any particular countries average rape yields are consistently above the UK...

With November 2021 OSR worth £410/t+bonuses what are peoples thoughts on fungicides? A lot of OSR round here is struggling with CSFB and sharp frosts every night.

Looking at market report this morning osr is £447 delivered am I silly in thinking about trying it? I’m thinking direct drill mid July very thick as soon as w barley is off leave until November and graze it down with sheep and come back in the spring and decided whether to plant spring crop or...

Yield-topping oilseed rape hybrid demonstrates breakthrough sclerotinia tolerance trait The first ever winter oilseed rape variety with a claim for tolerance to the stem disease sclerotinia has been launched by Pioneer®, the seed brand of Corteva AgriscienceTM. Hybrid PT303 Protector...

Had the report back and LLS has 35% incidence. Is this good / bad? Have many others had the ADAS test? At what % incidence would you consider spraying at?

Written by Iain Hoey Farmers could be growing more high value crops for pharmaceuticals in the UK if new research into treating an aggressive form of lymphoma proves successful. The project, based at University of Plymouth’s Derriford Research Facility, has found that specific essential oils...

Written by William Kellett The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) light leaf spot preliminary forecast shows that the disease risk to winter oilseed rape (OSR) ranks among the lowest recorded in recent years. The regional disease forecast highlights the proportion of...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham Some winter oilseed rape may already have 10% of the crop showing phoma symptoms and need treating, according to AHDB’s forecast for the disease. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Compiled by Rothamsted Research, the 2020 forecast reveals a wide range of predicted...

Last couple of days have been hell. Saturday evening I was feeling kind of sluggish, but put it down to rushing about Friday and during the day Saturday as well as quite a bit of driving compared to what I've been used to. Sunday arrived and I had no energy, ached all over and had a splitting...

Written by Agriland Team A review of evidence and new trials work has revealed the factors most likely to influence cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) pressure in winter oilseed rape (OSR). The ADAS-led research identified 31 factors, including an estimate of the reliability of each individual...

December 2022 is fast approaching, anyone heard anything about its licencing for the future ?

Written by cpm Download PDF Collaborative research has long been the backbone of a Defra-funded breeding programme that has responded to the challenges facing oilseed rape growers. CPM explores the programme’s current focus. Without the GINs there’s some cutting-edge genetic research that...

Having dessicated my little bit of osr now, it's evident that there's more wilt evident in campus than Barbados. Anyone else seeing a difference in other varieties?

Looks like Leicester lock down? Where next?

DSV UK Stand: 413 DSV is a breeding company which has been operating in the UK for more than 40 years. The company breeds and sells many different agricultural crops including oilseed rape, winter wheat, barley, grasses, maize, cover crops and lupins. DSV UK is based at Wardington near Banbury...

Written by cpm While OSR crops across the country struggle in the battle against CSFB, Dekalb has been focusing on breeding even more resilience into its varieties to give growers the best chance against the yield-robbing pest. CPM reviews DK Exstar. DK Exstar combines high yields and oil...

Below is a simple graph. The really, really good news is the disparity between the two curves. Clearly the red line is rising but, hopefully, if the public follow government advice, this difference will remain. The effect of social distancing and other measures will not have come into effect in...