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Plant Health Solutions - Publications

Plant Health Solutions provides independent research and development, consultancy, seed health testing, plant disease clinic and diagnostic services for horticulture and agriculture.

Roberts SJ (2021) Seed treatments for onion neck rot. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB. 31 pp. (Report)

Gazdik F; Magnus S; Roberts SJ; Baranski R; Cechova J; Pokluda R; Eichmeier A; Grzebelus D; Baranek M (2021) Persistence of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in Field Soil in Central Europe. Microorganisms, 9: 591-0. [https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9030591] (Refereed paper)

Roberts SJ; Branfield L (2020) Improved management of bacterial diseases of horticultural crops. CP 191 Annual Report 2020. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB. 23 pp. (Report)

Roberts SJ (2019) Black rot in vegetable brassicas. AHDB Factsheet 03/19. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB. 4 pp. (Factsheet)

Roberts SJ (2019) Spear rot on calabrese. AHDB Factsheet 04/19. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB. 4 pp. (Factsheet)

Roberts SJ (2018) Insulation materials for carrot field storage. Factsheet 04/18. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. 8 pp. (Factsheet)

Roberts SJ (2018) Black rot of brassicas (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris: seed transmission, spread and standards. In: 2nd Annual Conference of the EuroXanth COST Action, Halle, Germany, 18-21 July 2018. (Poster)

Roberts SJ (2018) Vegetable seed quality, storage and handling. Factsheet 03/18. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB. 10 pp. (Factsheet)

Roberts SJ (2017) Bacterial wilt of wallflowers is caused by known and novel races of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris. In: 1st Annual Conference of the EuroXanth COST Action, Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, Portugal, 13-15 December 2017.

Roberts SJ; Elphinstone JG (2017) Review of bacterial pathogens of economic importance to UK crops. Final report CP 174. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. 115 pp. (Report)

Roberts SJ (2017) Carrot field storage: reduced straw and straw alternatives. In: The UK Onion & Carrot Conference, Nottingham, 14 November 2017. (Poster)

Roberts SJ; Howell J (2017) Carrots: Practical evaluation of field storage alternatives. Final report FV 398b. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. 46 pp. (Report)

Roberts SJ (2016) Onion neck rot factsheet. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. (Factsheet)

Roberts SJ; Howell J (2016) Carrots: Practical evaluation of field storage alternatives. FV 398b Annual Report. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. 26 pp. (Report)

Roberts SJ (2016) One rot, but two pathogens (onion neck rot). AHDB Grower, 221: 26-27. [http://horticulture.ahdb.org.uk/download/9131/file] (Popular Article)

Roberts SJ (2015) Improving the management of bacterial canker in stone fruits. Final Report TF 217. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. 20 pp. (Report)

Roberts SJ (2015) Onion neck rot: seed infection, pathogens and treatments. Final Report FV423a. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. 22 pp. (Report)

Roberts SJ (2015) The appliance of science to carrot insulation. In: UK Carrot and Onion Conference, Peterborough, November 2015. (Conference presentation)

Roberts SJ (2015) Onion neck rot pathogens. In: UK Carrot and Onion Conference, Peterborough, November 2015. (Poster)

Roberts SJ (2014) Management of bacterial canker of cherries and plums during nursery production. Stoneleigh, UK: AHDB Horticulture. 6 pp. (Factsheet)