Trials highlight the effect of old and new azoles on wheat

The disease septoria causes huge wheat yield losses across Europe. An analysis of 55 field trials across 10 European countries uncovered the effect of different azoles on the disease. Septoria is the most prevalent fungal disease in wheat in western Europe, particularly in more humid growing seasons when it causes great damage to wheat fields. Wheat varieties grown in Europe are only partially resistant, and so to reduce infestation and loss, spraying with fungicides is common. “The septori