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We didn’t know the enemy – but it was downy mildew!

We didn’t know the enemy 
– but it was downy mildew!
Key players in efforts to identify the cause of seed yield losses in cocksfoot are (from left): Mark Braithwaite of Plant Diagnostics, FAR research leader Richard Chynoweth and Highbank grower Ian Marr. Photo Supplied