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Final Report of Ceres Funding Project 1C1P1
(University of Hertfordshire, 2021-07-23)
In 2019 the final on-farm validation of the UH prediction system (funded by Ceres, in collaboration with Agri-tech Services) took place on eight participating sites (from six farms) in England and Scotland. The aim of the ...
Benefits of using silicon as a nutrient in sustainable strawberry production
(2021-05-05)
The UK now produces 80% of the strawberries on the UK market. Silicon is not considered an essential plant nutrient, and strawberries are not considered to be silicon accumulators. However, work at the University of ...
Benefits of using silicon as a nutrient in sustainable strawberry production
(2021-05-05)
Silicon is not considered an essential plant element and strawberries are not considered to be silicon accumulators. However, work at the University of Hertfordshire shows that the use of a bioavailable silicon nutrient ...
Controlling strawberry powdery mildew with reduced number of fungicide sprays
(2021-05-01)
Strawberry powdery mildew (Podosphaera aphanis) is the most feared disease of strawberry under protection, environmental conditions under polythene are ideal for the growth of the fungi, with temperature and relative ...