Light leaf spot fungus increasingly resistant to azoles

The fungus responsible for light leaf spot, the UK’s most important oilseed rape disease, is becoming increasingly resistant to azole fungicides but not QoI (strobilurin) or SDHI fungicides, according to Rothamsted.

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Light leaf spot fungus increasingly resistant to azoles

The fungus responsible for light leaf spot, the UK's most important oilseed rape disease, is becoming increasingly resistant to azole fungicides but not QoI (strobilurin) or SDHI fungicides, according...

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