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Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea): symptoms, disease cycle and resistance management

How to recognise grey mould on grapes, strawberries, tomatoes and cut flowers, when infection happens, and how to combine climate control, hygiene, FRAC rotation and biologicals so that fungicides keep working.

Oct 13, 2026 · 14 min read
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Pesticide formulation codes explained: EC, SC, WG, WP and other codes

What the formulation codes in a pesticide specification mean, how to read the % or g/L figure in front of them, and what to compare when two offers carry the same name.

Oct 13, 2026 · 13 min read
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Powdery mildew: identification, monitoring and fungicide resistance management

How to recognise powdery mildew on cucurbits, grapevine, strawberry and tomato, when to act, and how to rotate FRAC groups and biological options so that the programme keeps working.

Oct 13, 2026 · 14 min read
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Private label agrochemicals and biostimulants: what to agree with your supplier

What a distributor or agricultural input company should agree with a contract manufacturer before a product goes out under its own brand: specification, label and languages, packaging, batch documents and who holds the registration.

Oct 13, 2026 · 12 min read
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Root-knot nematodes: diagnosis, sampling and integrated management

How to recognise root-knot nematode galls, sample soil and roots, and combine resistant varieties and rootstocks, rotation, soil treatment, biologicals and nematicide groups in vegetables and protected crops.

Oct 13, 2026 · 14 min read
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Damping-off and seedling root rots: diagnosis, seed treatment and resistance management

How to recognise pre- and post-emergence damping-off caused by Pythium, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium, which conditions favour each, and how to build a seed treatment that covers both oomycetes and true fungi without wearing out the chemistry.

Oct 13, 2026 · 14 min read

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