PCN trap crop
Foil-sis
Foil-sis, or Solanum sisymbriifolium, is the sustainable and effective alternative to chemical control of potato cyst nematode (PCN).
The crop acts as a completely risk-free trap crop for PCN by triggering hatch in the soil but preventing completion of the pest’s lifecycle, however long the crop is left in the ground.
- Non-tuber forming
- Effective against both species of PCN
- Blight resistant
- Can be used at field scale or patch applied for targeting hotspots
- Can be topped for improved weed control and promotion of a second flush of growth
- Can produce 10-12t/ha DM of green manure
- Only requires 10-14 weeks of growth to be cost effective, but can be left longer
- Sown with either a standard cereal drill or a precision drill
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