Information regarding efficient pollen viability testing methods and the most favourable pollen storage conditions for internationally important date palm cultivars is limited. No such information has ...

Testing and treating home-saved seed may prove crucial this autumn, as high incidence of fusarium ear blight increases the risk of seedling blight, while a prolonged wet harvest could hit germination ...

Farmers harvesting weather damaged wheat are being urged to consider seed viability when storing grain for use at sowing next autumn. Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in ...