Product Evaluation
“NIAB offer a flexible and cost effective trials and evaluation service producing results that your customers will trust”
Services
- Mixed agronomy trial evaluation, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide and nutrient combinations to optimise plant performance
Evaluation of foliar combinations including product rates and timings
Assessment of the effectiveness of fungicides at preventing specific diseases e.g. Yellow Rust, Brown Rust, Septoria tritici and Take all, Potato blight, Phoma and Mildew
Assistance with agrochemical registration
Investigating the effectiveness of seed treatments including organic
Evaluation of fungicides against naturally occurring diseases or in inoculated plots
Laboratory testing to assess phytotoxicity, viability, vigour and fungicide effectiveness
Resources
- Field, glasshouse and controlled environment facilities
- Standard and specialist equipment including mist irrigation precision spray equipment
- ISTA accredited and GEP compliant laboratories
- Small scale equipment for screening fungal isolates for insensitivity
- Access to trial sites that are prone to natural infection of the target disease
Crop Capability
- Cereals - Brassicas
- Oilseed Rape - Salads
- Pulses - Umbelliferous Crops
- Potatoes - Minor Crops
Service Support
- Trials are supported by NIAB’s scientific laboratory and research services
- Data Handling and statistical analysis
- Advice from crop specialists and Pathologists
- Seed Handling services; treatment and packeting of seed for trials
- Disease identification, assessment and consultancy
Related Services
Fungicide and Insecticide testing
Fungicide Treatment Trials (FIT)