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Technology is moving at a break-neck pace and is set to help improve the timing of fungicide applications. CPM learns more about new developments in in-field diagnostics and the secrets they can reveal. The big problem many growers face is not knowing whether they’re in a protectant or curative situation. By Lucy de la Pasture For wheat growers, the latent phase of septoria has always created a challenge when it comes to septoria control. It represents a time when the septoria pathogen has infected leaves but none of the tell-tale symptoms of infection are visible, explains Bayer’s Jennifer Watson. That means it’s a best guess as to whether fungicide is being applied in a truly preventative or a curative situation. Although septoria modelling has been well developed and septoria risk data has been available for several years, the use made of this forecasting information has been limited. But it’s about to take a quantum leap in its helpfulness to agronomists, thanks to the development of some nifty in-field diagnostics. New LAMP (Loop mediated isothermal amplification) technology is being utilised in Bayer research at Fera and is investigating the latency of septoria. The work has…
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