Contents tagged with ergot
1 July 2020
Find out how to manage the most important diseases of wheat and barley
14 March 2019
Ergot mycotoxins can move before and after harvest.
1 July 2020
See the signs of defects and impurities in stored cereal (wheat and barley). This poster shows examples of physical damage, disease, pests, screenings and weed seeds.
23 October 2020
This definitive guide to cereal diseases in the UK contains full colour photgraphs for identification plus information on hosts, symptoms and life cycles.
3 April 2020
Read about the various control measures to reduce the risk from ergot in cereal crops. There is currently no EU legislation for maximum levels of ergot alkaloids but discussions in EFSA may result in future legislative limits.