New risk criteria which aim to transform the performance of potato late blight alert systems were revealed today (7th December) at AHDB’s Agronomists’ Conference in Peterborough.
Arising from research undertaken by the James Hutton Institute and funded by AHDB Potatoes, the Hutton Criteria are a significant advancement on the 60-year old Smith Period, the current method for predicting blight pressure.
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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute