Part 2 of the 2024 Cereal Disease Management Strategy provides an overview of the research behind the development of this strategy. It’s the ‘extra for experts’ part, providing in-depth information that will help you to understand how and why to prioritise your fungicide spend.
The fundamentals of managing disease, such as selecting a resistant cultivar and choosing an appropriate fungicide programme, have stood the test of time. However, the complexity, intensity and, invariably, the cost of such strategies have evolved as we learn more about diseases, cultivars and resistance management.
Outlines on a range of cereal disease management strategies and approaches can be found in Part 1 of this strategy, which can be found here.