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Hardy Nursery Stock
15 August 2022
This factsheet summarises a project aimed to improve quality in field grown bush roses by examining cultural practices of tipping back and topping and by looking at the effect of plant growth regulators (PGR) on basal breaking.
15 February 2023
Learn how to identify and manage bacterial diseases in protected ornamentals and bedding
2 November 2021
Learn how to identify and manage bacterial diseases in protected ornamentals and bedding
30 January 2023
The quality and yield of horticultural crops depends on a consistent supply of water for irrigation. The factors to consider and the steps you should take to safeguard your water supply are set out in these pages.
15 August 2022
Clonal Aubretia and Fremontodendron could be more fully exploited if they were not difficult to propagate
30 January 2023
Taking water from wells, boreholes and even reservoirs is regulated to make sure all users get a fair share and the environment does not suffer
24 May 2022
Read about how Biobeds offer a safe and efficient method of disposal of pesticides.
28 September 2021
This guide provides a summary to create a baiting kit to detect Phytophthora or Phythium species in irrigation water, and instruction on how to use a lateral flow device
9 June 2022
This best practice guide incorporates a detailed section on how to use cold storage and explains about the different types of cold stores, their construction, acquisition, layout, energy efficiency, environmental control and capital costs.
9 June 2022
This guide considers the current market trends, the cultural requirements of herbaceous crops and the production methods employed.
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27 August 2020
In 2014, AHDB Horticulture funded ADAS and the RHS to undertake a project to improve the understanding of heuchera rust (Puccinia heucherae) and its origin and occurrence in the UK.A key issue for UK growers is where and when in the production cycle does the rust pathogen establish, and this poster details the work undertaken to address this.
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9 June 2022
Poster summarising results of herbicide screening trials