Contents tagged with tomato

2 August 2021

Read about the biological features of the two types of leaf-mining insects found in UK tomato crops

17 January 2023

Read about growers' experience of using native bumblebees for pollinating their tomato crops

20 April 2022

Read about the financial benefits of using biological pollination but also the financial implications of poor fruit set in UK tomato crops

23 June 2021

Identify varieties with known resistance to tomato leaf mould.

23 June 2021

Decrease the incidence and progression of tomato leaf mould (Passalora fulva) through effective crop husbandry.

23 June 2021

The equipment and techniques required to implement effective chemical control of the disease.

23 June 2021

Industry-standard fungicides and biofungicides can be vital tools to help tackle tomato leaf mould (Passalora fulva).

6 April 2021

The importance of timing, hygiene and the implementing of environmental controls can help you prevent outbreaks of tomato leaf mould.

23 June 2021

Cause, symptoms and spread of tomato leaf mould.

13 October 2021

This factsheet provides new results on strains present in UK crops, PepMV symptoms, survival of the virus in roots, potential locations of contamination after an outbreak and its presence in water.

8 September 2022

These pages provide background to the devastating leaf, fruit and stem mining pest, Tuta absoluta.

12 October 2021

This factsheet describes the development and implementation of a robust integrated pest management (IPM) programme for important pests of commercial organic tomato crops in the UK.

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