Content related to the sectors: cereals-oilseeds

Find out about the pathogen’s life cycle and disease symptoms in infected crops.

Black-point infection may result in brown-to-black specks in flour, poor bran colour and rejection by millers.

The delay in planting the 2021 US maize crop is part of the reason US maize, and so UK wheat, prices have been rising.

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Unlike many other foliar diseases of cereals, ascochyta leaf scorch (spot) is sporadic and rarely severe.

Discover how to exploit these non-chemical control options.

To reduce the intensity of fungicide programmes, take advantage of varietal disease resistance.

Although rare in the UK, this disease can be found in crops grown repeatedly from home-saved untreated seed.

Learn about one of the most serious seedborne diseases of barley.

As markets are in the midst of being very reactive to weather, crop area data can also drive prices for the 2021/22 marketing year.

Use this database to check the impact of different active ingredients in plant protection products on beneficial insects

This page describes the pathogen, including its life cycle and the various symptoms seen on crops.