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High-tech imaging set to transform grey field slug monitoring

Researchers from the UK Agri-Tech Centre and Rothamsted Research have identified a high-tech method to detect the grey field slug, or Deroceras reticulatum

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock 鈥� 2 min read
High-tech imaging set to transform grey field slug monitoring

This new monitoring discovery paves the way for both automated in-field monitoring and the development of novel, precision slug control strategies, including the use of biocontrols and biorationals...

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