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Diseases
12 August 2022
Find out how to manage hygiene to avoid Mycosphaerella and to control it
12 August 2022
Find out what symptoms to look for to identify Mycosphaerella in you cucumber crop
12 August 2022
Find out about the biology and epidemiology of Mycosphaerella
12 August 2022
Reducing the risk of Mycosphaerella can be done via resistant cultivars and through the use of biocontrol agents and fungicides.
12 August 2022
Find guidance on how to manage your glasshouse climate to keep Mycosphaerella under control.
12 August 2022
Find guidance on how to manage irrigation and pruning to keep Mycosphaerella under control.
12 August 2022
Read about integrated control for the management of Mycosphaerella - the best strategy to counter the disease is currently a combination of measures.
13 October 2021
This guide describes the biopesticides registered as plant protection products and outlines how they can be used successfully as part of IPM programmes in horticultural crops.
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21 July 2021
Learn how to identify cucumber green mottle mosaic virus and what measures help prevent it from entering crops.
7 September 2020
Several cases of Tomato spotted wilt virus occurred in UK sweet pepper crops in 2008 and 2009. Outbreaks have previously occurred in the UK on lettuce and tomato. This factsheet summarises information on the biology and control of this potentially serious disease in protected edible crops.
6 March 2023
Find information on bacterial blight of coriander: symptoms, pathogen, biology, epidemiology and control
8 February 2023
Bacterial blight of coriander caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. coriandricola: prevention and control.