Rare cereal disease found in trial plots at Oak Park

Symptoms of what is believed to be stem rust disease were found in untreated plots of winter wheat at four sites at Oak Park Crop Research Centre in Carlow, Ireland last week.

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Rare cereal disease found in trial plots at Oak Park

Symptoms of what is believed to be stem rust disease were found in untreated plots of winter wheat at four sites at Oak Park Crop Research Centre in Carlow, Ireland last week. Dr Steven Kildea, research...

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