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Infected Farms Can Still Grow Canola

REUTERS / Saskatchewan will not force its first two farms infested with clubroot disease to stop growing canola for a number of years, as some Alberta municipalities have done, a government official for the western Canadian province said Oct. 5. Provincial officials will help the farmers and local government authorities make plans to contain the
Crops, Oilseeds

A – for Jan. 13, 2011

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new plant disease in canola hasn’t made its way from Alberta to Manitoba yet but producers are still being warned to watch out for it. Field surveys in 2010 found no signs of clubroot in Manitoba canola crops, producers at St. Jean Farm Days heard. But farmers should still take steps to guard against the
News, Oilseeds

U OfA Survey Finds More Clubroot

Asurvey of 341 fields by the University of Alberta has found 66 new cases of clubroot in 2010. More than 500 Alberta fields are now infected with clubroot. Last year, Alberta found about 50 more fields with the crop disease. “Certainly it’s a disease that’s not going away,” Alberta oilseed specialist Murray Hartman said in
Crops, Oilseeds

Fungi-Resistant GM Canola Passes Lab Tests

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Atechnique used already against viral diseases has been put to lab-scale tests that show it can help canola plants fight off sclerotinia and other fungi. University of Alberta biochemist Nat Kav and his research team introduced an antibody gene into a plant to see if it would have any effect against sclerotinia stem rot. Canola
News, Oilseeds

MCGA Executive Wants To Focus On Research

Rob Pettinger, the newly re-elected president of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association says its main priority is research. “As we move forward my goal is to try and develop canola markets and help farmers with (canola) research,” Pettinger said. “That’s what the checkoff (money) should be doing. My goal is to focus more on those
Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot Keeps Its Distance In 2009

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Manitoba canola growers can breathe a little easier with news that a new plant disease spreading in Alberta hasn’t made it to this province – yet. A field survey last summer found no signs of clubroot, a disease which attacks canola as well as vegetables, said Ingrid Kristjanson, a Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Crops, Oilseeds

Introducing Pioneer Protector™

It’s a symbol of Pioneer Hi-Bred leadership in canola seed traits: We’ve developed the very first hybrid with resistance to sclerotinia, Pioneer brand 45S51 (RR) and launched the only clubroot-resistant canola on the market: 45H29 (RR). When you see the new Pioneer Protector logo on your Pioneer brand seed, you know your canola is protected.
Crops, Oilseeds

More Clubroot-Tolerant Canolas In Pipeline

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Several clubroot-tolerant canolas could be available to Alberta and other western farmers next spring. In the meantime, Manitoba authorities have stepped up their vigilance against the long-lived, soil-borne pathogen that can decimate canola yields. Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 45H29, the first clubroot-tolerant canola in Canada, received interim registration in February at the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee
News, Oilseeds

Breakthrough Genetic Solution For Clubroot Registered

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Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, has received registration for new hybrid that provides a genetic solution for clubroot, a major problem spreading quickly across Alberta. Pioneer brand 45H29, the first and only hybrid in the marketplace to provide genetic resistance to clubroot, demonstrates similar yield potential to leading commercially available hybrids as well as strong
News, Oilseeds

Sanitation key to keeping clubroot out of Manitoba

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The best way to keep clubroot from damaging canola yields is to do whatever it takes to keep it out of your fields, Manitoba Agriculture’s plant pathologist told farmers attending Manitoba Ag Days recently. “For clubroot to occur, the pathogen needs to be present in the field,” Philip Northover said. That seems like stating the

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