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Light leaf spot (Pyrenopeziza brassicae) : a resurgent problem in the UK
(2014)
Since 2006, the incidence and severity of light leaf spot (Pyrenopeziza brassicae) in winter oilseed rape in the UK has increased so that the disease is now the main disease concern for growers with respect to yield loss. ...
The potential of temperature gradient plates to measure temperature response in fungal pathogens
(2013-08)
Temperature response curves have been studied for a wide variety of processes in an extensive number of organisms. The temperature response of growth in fungi, however, has rarely been studied across a wide range of ...
Arable crop disease control, climate change and food security
(2013-08)
Global food security is threatened by crop diseases that account for average yield losses of 16%. Climate change is exacerbating threats to food security in much of the world, emphasising the need to increase food production ...
Effects of disease control by fungicides on greenhouse gas emissions by UK arable crop production
(2011-09)
Background: The UK government has published plans to reduce UK agriculture's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. At the same time, the goal of global food security requires an increase in arable crop yields. Foliar disease ...
Disease control on UK winter oilseed rape contributes to climate change mitigation
(2011)
The UK government has published plans to reduce UK agriculture‟s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. At the same time, the goal of food security requires an increase in arable crop yields. Foliar disease control measures such ...