Beet growers urged to consider disease control

摘要

Sugar beet growers were being urged to carefully consider their disease control strategies given the season's difficult conditions. While early in comparison with normal years, the extreme wet was predicted to increase the pressure from both rust andpowdery mildew. Because of this some agronomists were suggesting bringing forward fungicide programmes. "The weather is likely to increase fungal attack and we need to be on our guard," explained Strutt and Parker agronomist Jock Willmott. "While crops are looking weak and deficient in manganese and magnesium, we're looking at topping them up with a tonic.