Diseases

30 April 2025

This definitive guide to cereal diseases in the UK contains full colour photgraphs for identification plus information on hosts, symptoms and life cycles.

10 December 2024

This disease affects barley, as well as rye and triticale

17 September 2021

Use the eyespot risk assessment to inform your rotational, cultivation and drilling strategy, and the need for chemical control.

10 December 2024

Septoria tritici is the most important wheat disease in the UK. Fungicides are currently the primary control method and anti-resistance strategies need to be applied to preserve and extend the useful life of these active ingredients.

10 December 2024

Exploit varietal disease resistance, adopt cultural control techniques and treat wheat and barley early to reduce brown-rust

18 December 2023

Discover how to diagnose the presence of this soilborne disease in your crops

7 July 2025

The pathogen needs to be managed throughout the supply chain to keep ergot and ergot alkaloids below legal limits.

6 January 2025

Yield losses to yellow rust can be prevented using a combination of varietal resistance and fungicides.

3 February 2025

Cankers can effectively strangle a plant, cutting off vital water and nutrient supplies

18 November 2025

Assess the risk of fusarium mycotoxins and record the score on the grain passport.

31 January 2023

Build an integrated pest management (IPM) approach for this disease

7 July 2021

Learn how to assess symptom severity for this difficult-to-diagnose disease

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