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With many factors during crop establishment working against growers, what can they do to ensure every single plant is given the best start to life? CPM explores the current solutions and looks at how using a single purpose seed dressing this autumn could protect against yield robbing diseases. Single purpose seed dressings are one of the cheapest insurance policies you can buy in terms of protecting crops. By Charlotte Cunningham Many factors that contribute to overall crop performance – like temperature and rainfall – are out of growers’ hands. But one area they do have reasonable control over is how well – or poorly – a crop is established. Soil structure, mechanical operations and robust varieties all feature as aspects to consider to get the best from a cereal crop. Even so, they are still often faced with the threat of disease during the critical establishment stage. Using farm-saved seed in a bid to cut costs may increase the risk further from potentially unknown disease levels, warn experts. To combat this, the industry has seen new seed treatments come onto the market which promise a number of benefits – from increased root mass to protection against a range of…
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