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Beware 'false sense of security' over cereal disease

With growers able to choose more disease-resistant varieties and aim for later sowing dates to mitigate disease, one of the biggest fears is the weather in the season ahead.

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Beware 'false sense of security' over cereal disease

With growers able to choose more disease-resistant varieties and aim for later sowing dates to mitigate disease, one of the biggest fears is the weather in the season ahead, according to ADAS principal...

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