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Contents tagged with ornamentals
30 June 2021
A combination of cultural and fungicide control measures will provide the best strategy for managing powdery mildews on poinsettia crops.
30 June 2021
Learn more about the pathogens responsible for the various powdery mildews of poinsettia, disease symptoms and optimal conditions for infection to occur.
30 June 2021
Follow the advice in these pages to achieve effective control of powdery mildew diseases on poinsettia crops.
30 June 2021
A combination of cultural and fungicide control measures will provide the best strategy for managing rusts on bedding and pot plants.
30 June 2021
Find out how to identify rust symptoms on infected bedding and pot plants and prevent the introduction and spread of rust diseases.
30 June 2021
Follow the guidance on these pages to achieve effective control of rust diseases in protected ornamental crops.
2 March 2023
AHDB is hosting two special webinars to explore the impact of the EU Exit on the ornamentals sector.
23 January 2023
Analysis of over 1,100 ornamental horticulture businesses provides insight into the specific skills and labour challenges affecting the sector.
1 December 2020
To help characterise the current labour and skills situation in horticulture, AHDB funded two industry skills surveys.
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10 November 2022
Find out why your Primula crop is developing brown leaf margins even when it is getting plenty of nutrients and growing well
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10 November 2022
If you grow petunia or primula crops, read our guide to identifying and avoiding common nutrient problems
10 November 2022
It is much better to prevent nutrient deficiencies, like iron deficiencies in primula and petunia, rather than to treat them. It is best to use a best practice approach, like the one outlined on this page.