University of Manitoba research finds verticillium stripe in canola can break down blackleg resistance, creating challenges for disease management and yield protection on the Prairies.
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Verticillium may undermine canola blackleg resistance
Co-infections with verticillium stripe may compromise blackleg resistance protection in canola, new Manitoba research suggests
Gene testing for blackleg race: How useful is it to the farmer really?
Matching races of blackleg to resistant genes in canola varieties has been praised as a more precise way for growers to beat blackleg, but is it all it’s made out to be?
Matching races of blackleg to resistant genes in canola varieties has been praised as a more precise way for growers to beat blackleg, but is it all it's made out to be?
Fall scouting for canola fungus
Harvest is the time to measure sclerotinia infection
What blackleg and sclerotinia do to canola, and how you can scout for them or prevent them.
Prepping for the 2024 canola crop
Planning for crop stresses now will set growers up for success when it is time to act: agronomists
Winter isn’t exactly prime time to scout for insects, diseases and weeds, but last year’s pests may provide a baseline to help prepare for the next canola crop, agronomists say. “Review the challenges you had last year and have a plan in place as to how you’re going to handle them this year,” said Warren
Verticillium stripe symptoms
Is it verticillium stripe, blackleg or sclerotinia? Here are ways to find out
The Canola Council of Canada flags several verticillium signs: Stem striping When the crop is full height, but still green, infected canola plants will often have a two-toned stem — half healthy and green and half discoloured and drying down. This is where the disease gets its name. Leaves can show similar symptoms: healthy on
Verticillium gains ground on blackleg, sclerotinia in Manitoba
Survey numbers sum up Manitoba’s top canola disease issues last year
Farmers preparing to seed canola might want to take a minute to visit the Canola Council of Canada’s website. The national group, drawing on data from the 2022 Manitoba Canola Disease Survey, has summed up the most significant disease threats growers faced last year. Posted through the council’s Canola Research Hub, the information also covers
An inoculation against blackleg
University of Manitoba trial shows a less-virulent strain boosts canola’s natural defences
A new biological control strategy could be a game changer in the battle against blackleg in canola. The fungal infection that has a yield-destroying effect on canola crops was first discovered in Saskatchewan in 1975 and eventually spread across the country. Blackleg is the result of the interaction between two closely related fungal species, Leptosphaeria
Getting a leg up on blackleg
New research finds blackleg populations are more diverse in Manitoba
New genomic research from Agriculture and Agri-food Canada (AAFC) could give agronomists a leg up in the fight against blackleg in canola. Blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) is a severe fungal disease of canola plants, and with canola generating about one-quarter of all farm crop receipts in Canada, it is a serious threat to producers. The new research was
Canola foes the same — but different
Blackleg and verticillium stripe can be confusingly similar
Is it verticillium stripe or is it blackleg? That’s a question canola growers may find themselves asking more in the future, as verticillium stripe (VS) gains a stronger foothold on North American farms, a recent webinar hosted by the Prairie provinces’ canola associations heard. It was first discovered in Manitoba in 2014 and is caused
DeKalb pulls two ‘inconsistent’ canolas off market
Up against an “inconsistency of grower experiences” with the seeds’ yields in 2019, Bayer Canada is yanking two of its DeKalb TruFlex canola hybrids from the market. DeKalb’s DKTF 92 SC and DKTF 94 CR will not be available for 2020, Bayer said. Canola growers who have already booked those seeds for this spring are
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