New late potato blight strain highlights over-reliance on single actives

Following the news that another strain of late blight - Phytophthora infestans - with resistance to a widely used fungicide emerges, growers are being reminded that such a situation may have been avoided if the principles of

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New late potato blight strain highlights over-reliance on single actives

Following the news that another strain of late blight - Phytophthora infestans - with resistance to a widely used fungicide emerges, growers are being reminded that such a situation may have been avoided...

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