of harvest It is in these situations that
post-fl owering foliar nitrogen, ap- plied to the pods, can give a ben- efi t as an effi cient late delivery system. It is likely to be past the optimum timing on normal crops – but a lot are well behind in de- velopment and may still be able to be treated.
Some failed winter rape crops were replaced with spring rape and these should be checked reg- ularly for pollen beetle from stem extension onwards: these pests can invade spring rape crops be- fore the green bud stage and are far more damaging than in win- ter crops.
Beans and peas Winter beans are likely to have had one fungicide but bean rust can develop in dry weather and chocolate spot in the wet so check for these and treat appropriately as a T2 treatment. Spring beans often need only one spray but this
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la – are in Recommended List tri- als. Winter feed barley Jordan is also a candidate variety. “They are getting closer to market and they are very high yielding, so it is very exciting.”
The ambition for the next fi ve years is to continue to grow the company’s position in arable sec- tor, including oilseed rape, as well as in the vegetable industry. Seed treatment is also increasingly im- portant to Elsoms. “We see strong growth in all of
Timely tips
• T3 sprays now on winter wheat
• Monitor winter barley crops
• Second fungicide due on winter oats
• Assess pollen beetle on spring rape
• Check winter beans for rust
should cover both diseases if fur- ther treatment isn’t planned. Pea crops should be checked
for pests, pea aphid and thrips in particular can invade at this time of year. Crops should also receive a fungicide at the late fl owering pod set stage, though treating be- fore any lodging occurs is the im- portant timing consideration.
› Richard Overthrow is a region- al agronomist with NIAB TAG, the UK’s largest independent agrono- my organisation with several re- search centres in East Anglia. For more details, call 01223 342495.
those sectors,” says Roger. “Our seed treatment business is fo- cused on high value vegetable seed, which is becoming more im- portant – particularly as we see more restrictions on agrochemi- cal usage.”
Already strong in the root veg- etable sector, Elsoms expects to increase its market share of the salad sector. But across the board it will be developing better va- rieties and helping farmers and growers get the most out of grow- ing them.
“Our seed programmes are fo- cused on disease resistance. We have made a major push on that and I think it shows in the un- treated yields of our varieties, which are always very strong. Reliability is important too – so you can rely on varieties across a range of conditions.
Future developments
Chairman Roger Keeling says Elsoms remains fully focused on its customers
“The role of seed companies is in- creasingly important – especial- ly as we have to produce more food using less land and few- er chemicals,” adds Roger. “The way to do that is by improving the varieties we grow and how we grow them – which is exactly what we do.”
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