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How R&D is helping in the battle against BYDV

Barley yellow dwarf virus is a complex disease but advances in monitoring, diagnostics and plant breeding are helping to inform its management

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Climate change will exacerbate the BYDV threat in the UK, warn scientists.
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Climate change will exacerbate the BYDV threat in the UK, warn scientists.

Climate change, together with shifting aphid populations and virus strains, mean barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) will continue to pose a serious threat to UK cereal production, intensifying the need for...

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