The European Commission (EC) has approved the use of salt (sodium chloride) under its basic substance programme.
Jon Knight, head of crop health and protection at AHDB stated: “We’re keen for growers and researchers to get in touch if they believe that there are other everyday products that could be useful for crop protection and would like us to investigate securing authorisation.
“Many of these approvals have happened because of grower-led trials and anecdotal feedback.”
