Rothamsted Research has given a major new update to its free CROPROTECT pest, weed and disease application. As Rothamsted reports, CROPROTECT provides farmers, growers and agronomists with guidance on pest, weed and disease management, especially in situations where effective pesticides are not available and alternative approaches are required.
It explains that the CROPROTECT team has updated all its contents for pests, weeds, diseases and crops to ensure it is up to date with the latest information from academia and industry. The teams has also added an improved search system and the ability to sign in using Twitter and Facebook.
Laura Crook, who manages the CROPROTECT app, told the Rothamsted Research website: “The app is an indispensable tool for all arable farmers seeking to optimise their pest management, but also any agronomists who might need to quickly check facts whilst in the field, or even agricultural students who are starting to learn about crop pests and their control.
“CROPROTECT allows rapid transfer of information to farmers and agronomists and actively involves a growing community of users. It groups together the pest-weed-disease complex for each crop, and these targets are tailored from feedback from our pioneer users.
“This means there is no faffing about - CROPROTECT tells you about the biology and impact of the target, and then goes straight to management recommendations.
“It’s also a two-way system which allows us to obtain a detailed picture of specific challenges growers face as conventional pesticide options are diminished - such as blackgrass in winter wheat and flea beetle in oilseed rape.”
Rothamsted Research reports that CROPROTECT provides growers with information about alternatives to pesticides, enabling them to move towards more integrated pest, weed and disease management that integrates pesticide use with other cultural, physical and mechanical control options.
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