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Protected Edibles
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.
20 March 2023
Fruit rots of pepper - learn about methods of prevention and control.
15 March 2023
Learn to spot the signs and symptoms that appear on peppers when they are infected by one of the more common fruit rots.
6 March 2023
Learn to spot the signs and symptoms that appear on peppers when they are infected by one of the minor fruit rots.
8 September 2022
These pages provide background to the devastating leaf, fruit and stem mining pest, Tuta absoluta.
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.
2 December 2020
Energy makes the world go round and it can manifest itself in many forms including radiation, light and chemical. However, we are mostly concerned with it as heat, electricity or as fuel (i.e. oil, gas, wood etc.) which, for the most part we pay for. It’s important that we are able to measure it, so we can evaluate and compare its costs and assess how efficiently it’s being used. Read more about how best to measure your energy use in this technical updates.
2 December 2020
Screens have become an essential tool for energy saving, shading and climate control in modern protected horticulture. New screen materials which save more heat energy and transmit more light have been developed, enabling screens to be deployed more in the daytime, or in double layers. There has never been a wider range of screen materials to give the optimum balance between energy saving, light transmission and shading. Read more in this technical update.