Fungicide planning is critically important to maximising returns from the wheat crop and a new series of courses developed for ARTIS by NIAB TAG’s Technical Director, Bill Clark, is a step forward in achieving
better disease control and increased profitability.
It features a unique variety/fungicide planning tool which shows how varieties respond to fungicide inputs and gives guidance on where the economic optimum for fungicide inputs lies. The tool shows how typically, on less responsive varieties, savings of up to £50/ha can be made in low disease years. Even on disease-prone varieties, savings of up to £40/ha can be made in low disease years.
The ARTIS ‘better control and avoidance of disease in wheat’ courses are designed to help growers understand fungicide strategies and
adjust their fungicide inputs for maximum profitability. They challenge common assumptions around fungicide timing and crop growth stages while providing the most recent information and advice on fungicide resistance issues, new yellow rust races and the future impact of legislation.
Managed by NIAB, ARTIS provides over 45 agricultural and horticultural courses in the classroom, in the field and online.
