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Download PDF With a larger-than-normal area of spring barley anticipated this year, disease control will be essential for getting the best from the crop. CPM spoke to three pioneering growers about how a modern SDHI has been helping them tackle the most yield-robbing diseases in barley crops. By targeting the crop at the late T2 timing, we’ve found it really has helped to just hold the crop clean until harvest. By Charlotte Cunningham According to the AHDB Early Bird planting survey, the spring barley area is expected to increase significantly this year at the expense of wheat. For those growers with less experience of the crop, this will no doubt cause some uncertainty, especially on the disease front. What’s more, with the loss of chlorothalonil imminent, disease control across the spectrum could be more challenging this year — even for the most experienced growers. According to the AHDB Early Bird planting survey, the spring barley area is expected to increase significantly this year at the expense of wheat. So is there anything out there to help give growers the upper hand against some of the trickiest diseases this season? Syngenta’s SDHI fungicide, Elatus Era (benzovindiflupyr+ prothioconazole), caught the attention of…
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