Why wheat variety data is vital for fungicide strategy

摘要

Wheat is not just wheat, and growers are being encouraged to study variety data when deciding on their fungicide strategy. Richard Allison looks at why.Knowing a wheat variety's weakness is essential when considering fungicide strategy, especially as some popular varieties are proving to be noticeably weaker against rusts than their AHDB Recommended List ratings would suggest.A relatively mild winter means even late-drilled wheat crops are currently looking "fairly frothy", says Agrii head of agronomy Colin Lloyd.