Blackleg in potatoes – Rapid haulm destruction key to blackleg control

Over the past few seasons, blackleg has been the thorn in the side of Scottish seed producers, who otherwise are producing seed of the highest quality. In recent years, levels of blackleg have mysteriously begun to increase, with the disease now the number one reason for down-grading or failure of seed stocks.The inevitable question is ‘why is this happening?’, says[Read More...]