CONTROLLING RESISTANCE

摘要

At this time of year we know only too well that managed turf is often afflicted with disease scars that spoil the appearance and payability of sports turf. Fortunately we have an armoury of fungicides we can draw on to counter the effects of disease.However, there is a potential risk that some of these products could lose their effectiveness if the target fungi develop a resistance to them. To date there have been no confirmed cases of field resistance to turf fungicides in the UK but this has not been the case in our other agrochemical markets, where developed resistance has seen multi-million pound crop protection products toppled from the market place in the blink of an eye, as farmers and growers claimed compensation for crop losses from the manufacturers.