Growers advised to remove wild oats early to protect spring barley yields

As wild oats are highly competitive weed, they are one of the most damaging to yield. We catch up with Dr Will Smith, who offers some weed control advice

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Growers advised to remove wild oats early to protect spring barley yields

Controlling anticipated wild oat populations in spring cereals before they emerge is key to preventing yield losses caused by the highly competitive and damaging grass-weed, according to Gowan herbicide...

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