Fields of the future targeting disease with technology

The vision of only applying plant protection products to crops where they are needed may be some way off, but the use of variable rate application technology in fungicides is evolving.

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Fields of the future  targeting disease with technology

The vision many farmers, chemists and biologists share of only applying plant protection products to crops where they are needed may be some way off, but the use of variable rate application technology...

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