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Sugar Beet Varieties for 2010

Three new varieties have been added to the 2010 BBRO/NIAB Recommended List of Sugar Beet Varieties.  This is fewer than recent years and with withdrawals means there are now 17 varieties to choose from. Saracen from Syngenta is a conventional variety with …

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Wheat crops face threat of new yellow rust race

The National Institute of Agricultural Botany is investigating a potential new race of yellow rust on winter wheat.  In 2008 the United Kingdom Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) collected two isolates of yellow rust from Group 1 wheat Solstice and …

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UKCPVS study confirms new yellow rust race on wheat

The National Institute of Agricultural Botany has verified the presence of a new race of yellow rust on UK winter wheat.  In 2008 the Fera/HGCA-funded UK Cereal Pathogen Virulence Survey (UKCPVS) at NIAB collected two isolates of yellow rust from plants …

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Malting spring barley Quench wins NIAB Cereals Cup

The National Institute of Agricultural Botany has awarded its Cereals Cup to the malting spring barley variety Quench from Syngenta Seeds. NIAB chief executive Dr Tina Barsby presented the award to Syngenta’s head of barley breeding Paul Bury and Robert …

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