Rapid burndown vital in high blight year

摘要

Burning the leaf off as quickly as possible will be the priority for crops with blight infection, says Reuben Morris of Frontier Agriculture. "Most potato crops have got blight in them," he points out. "So maintaining blight protection into desiccation programmes will be important. There's a likelihood of zoospores being around this year." Tank mixes of fungicides and des-iccants can be done quite easily, so there's no need for extra passes to get both jobs done, he advises. "Just be aware of maximum blight product applications per crop before you get to the final stage."