With climate change, there is a fear that new fungal diseases will appear or that known fungal diseases will become more serious in the future and compromise quality.

With experts predicting that droughts like that experienced in the UK through the summer of 2022 are likely to become a more frequent occurrence

As drought conditions continue and more restrictions come into force around water usage over the coming weeks, it is hard not to notice that many local authority sports grounds, gardens and public spaces have fallen victim to heat, particularly in terms of visual merit.

DLF Seeds have been recognised as one of the top 20 most ‘Climate Friendly Companies’ of 2021 in a recent list compiled by European Seed Magazine.

In response to the increase in reported instances of Brown Patch in the UK football industry, DLF have undertaken a screening programme for the last two years to analyse the tolerance of different varieties.