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Contents tagged with Disease management
17 February 2022
This factsheet describes the symptoms of Pythium, Phytophthora and Rhizoctonia diseases in bedding and pot plants, the biology of the causal organisms and a management strategy for disease control.
17 February 2022
This factsheet provides guidance on how to minimise quality reductions in hardy nursery stock and herbaceous plants due to powdery mildew by avoiding environmental conditions favourable for disease development and by applying appropriate fungicide treatments.
17 February 2022
This factsheet describes the symptoms caused by these three pathogens, their biology, and provides a management strategy for disease control.
17 February 2022
This factsheet provides guidance on how to minimise losses by the various key foliar diseases of roses (including lack spot, downy mildew, powdery mildew and rust) by good nursery hygiene, avoidance of environmental conditions favourable for disease development and by appropriate fungicide treatment.
25 November 2021
This factsheet provides information about Phytophthora ramorum in the UK, including its symptoms, sources and spread and gives practical advice about how to reduce risks and what to do if you suspect the disease is present on a site.
18 November 2021
This factsheet describes the biology and symptoms of Pseudomonas syringae, the cause of bacterial canker, and summarises the results of an AHDB funded project on its control.
21 June 2022
This factsheet describes the sources and spread of the pathogen, the plant symptoms to look out for and the integrated control measures to adopt for lupin anthracnose.
26 November 2021
Guidance on the various steps of seed storage including disease control, wound healing and pull-down, ventilation and minimising damage
24 March 2022
Research report on the diversity of the pathogen (Spongospora subterranea) causing powdery scab in potatoes
4 November 2021
literature review of the relationship between pH, liming, calcium and common scab in potatoes
3 December 2021
Research report (2008) describing the development of diagnostics to improve skin spot risk assessment
26 August 2021
Evaluation of packhouse diagnostics and soft rot risk assessment (2009-2011)