2024 Member Grants Programme
CUPGRA can make available grants to fund member-led potato research.
Applications
CLOSE 5 JANUARY 2025
for
Plant Science and Applied Bioscience PhDs
BBSRC funded, 4 year PhDs available
Find out more at CTP-SAI four-year studentships for October 2025 at NIAB
Interviews will be held during February 2025. Please contact recruitment-ctp-sai@niab.com for further application details.
CTP-SAI-081; ‘Guardians from the Grass’; Harnessing fungal endophytes to suppress plant parasitic nematodes of potatoes. Dr Matthew Back and Dr Katrzyna Dybal (Harper Adams University), Dr Sarah Roberts (NIAB / CUPGRA)
Contents includes;
Reference Crops & Crop Modelling
Nutrients and Farming Systems
Varieties
Pathology & Pests
Storage
Short Information Note
CUPGRA AGM – 26th February 2024
are available to all Members
- please login to the Membership page
Please follow the link to the membership for the archived research library
CONFIRMED MANCOZEB WITHDRAWAL TIMELINES
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Following on from the previous communication regarding the withdrawal of mancozeb active approval, the following timelines are now CONFIRMED by DEFRA.
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The active substance expiry date is the 31st May 2024.
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Sale and supply of any plant protection product containing mancozeb will end on the 30th November 2024.
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Storage, disposal and use of any plant protection product containing mancozeb will end on the 30th November 2025.
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Please note all the above dates are now CONFIRMED
WITHDRAWAL OF PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS REGULATION (EC) No 1107/2009
Withdrawal Notice: mancozeb
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Date of Issue: 23 May 2024
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Extent of Authorisation: Great Britain only
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This authorisation ends:
(a) 30 November 2024 for sale and distribution
(b) 30 November 2025 for the disposal, storage and use of existing stocks
The expiry dates of the authorisations for the plant protection products listed in the Withdrawal Table have been amended to the above dates.
ALL OTHER CONDITIONS OF AUTHORISATION REMAIN UNCHANGED
Please click on the link to open - Withdrawal Table
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