15 August 2025

The life cycle of ergot and its impact on cereals and grasses

Learn about the pathogen’s life cycle to target management interventions.

28 January 2025

Fungicide performance data for new cereal product (Plaxium) released

We have released fungicide performance data for a recently authorised cereal fungicide – Plaxium.

18 May 2023

Speeding up cereal disease surveillance

UKCPVS is exploring ways to get variety disease data out quicker

15 May 2023

Mycotoxin risk tool for wheat refreshed for 2023

Use this tool to calculate rainfall-related mycotoxin risk assessment scores for wheat.

17 March 2025

Wheat brown rust watch list

Use the list to help understand disease risk and focus in-season management.

18 October 2022

Ergot in UK cereal crops and changing legislation

Maximum levels for ergot alkaloids in cereals: implications for the UK supply chain

12 May 2022

Fungicide resistance management in winter wheat

With the winter wheat T2 timing near, plan now to protect modes of action from resistance.

9 December 2021

Wheat septoria results show further fungicide efficacy shifts

Key conclusions from the latest fungicide performance results for wheat, barley and oilseed rape.

4 February 2025

Latest Recommended Lists features a record number of variety traits

The latest RL strengthens varietal traits for yield, agronomy, disease and quality characteristics.

26 January 2026

ReLaunch: The next five years of variety trials

Paul Gosling looks at the latest phase of the variety-trialling project.

29 June 2021

How drill date affects septoria disease resistance ratings in winter wheat

Robert Saville, AHDB Crop Protection Scientist (disease), looks at the main foliar disease in wheat and the latest research results.

2 June 2025

Mycotoxin rainfall risk tool for cereals

Contents tagged with wheat disease management