A biostimulant could help farmers manage the increased risk of yield loss from barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) in cereals resulting from an unseasonably early harvest and record-breaking temperatures. The virus can cause yield losses of 30-40% in warm autumns and, with the ban on neonicotinoid seed treatments, researchers have been trialling new ways to […]
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