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FWi - All News 2010

This helped steady blackgrass development, but increased straw yields which could then block some no-till drills, she noted.

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Masstock agronomist Andrew Murdock acknowledged the blackgrass threat, but reckoned it could be controlled without taking drastic action.

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Spring cropping allowed an extended fallow period for blackgrass seeds to germinate, she said.

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"Growers need to adopt a similar approach to blackgrass control; populations are often highest on headlands and they can consider mowing these areas or applying glyphosate with a knapsack sprayer."

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"If you have a problem with blackgrass control you don't have to resort to the plough - you need to come up with some lateral control and think carefully about crop rotations."

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"If you've got a blackgrass problem you need to get it tested - you can then come up with a strategy that works."

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"Grassweeds are becoming increasingly hard to control - we have no blackgrass in the east, but we suffer badly with wild oats and there are few effective products."

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"I carried out eight tests on blackgrass populations in 2009 and they all came back positive for Atlantis resistance," she said.

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Brome species were a concern, but there is less pressure than blackgrass, she said.

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