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Download PDF Can plant genetics deliver to growers the tools required against cabbage stem flea beetle? CPM explores the progress made in pursuit of traits that offer crop resilience. It’s an evolving trait, but it’s already evident in some of our leading varieties through their vigour. By Tom Allen-Stevens It may be frustrating that growers no longer have the chemical solution to protect their crops from cabbage stem flea beetle. But the genetics are now stepping in to fill the void. That’s according to Jonathan Tann, Limagrain business director for northern Europe, who says agriculture is moving to a new, more sustainable environment where genetics contribute a greater share of the value to integrated crop management. “Breeders have been working away quietly in the background for many years, laying down the foundations for this next stage of sustainable agriculture,” he says. LG Artemis is an example of a variety offering a range of traits that bring credible resilience in a number of key areas. “We’re now beginning to see the traits take over in providing the resilience crops need, allowing growers to rely less on chemistry. It’s not a change that’ll happen overnight, and genetics will only ever be part…
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