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VIDEO: Managing fusarium head blight risk
Cereals, Crops

VIDEO: Managing fusarium head blight risk

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The past couple of years hasn’t been much of an issue for fusarium in wheat crops, but along came the 2024 growing season which has brought a lot of rain – more than 200 per cent of the 30-year average of rainfall in Carman, Man. alone, according to David Kaminski, field crop pathologist with Manitoba
A cereal crop infected with fusarium head blight.
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FHB mapping tool to limit fungal risk

PLANT DISEASE | Homegrown risk model offers platform for further disease research

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Prairie farmers have a new tool to weigh their risk of fusarium head blight.
 The digital mapping tool is designed to give area-specific insights into the fungal disease. Cereal producers can get a localized head blight index and risk level for fusarium-damaged kernels and deoxynivalenol based on weather conditions.

Malteurop, which operates a malt house at the east end of Winnipeg, is one of several malting companies with a presence in Manitoba. (Dave Bedard photo)
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CMBTC study finds new malting barley lines a fit for Manitoba

Agronomic traits in new varieties overcome disease issues that held crop back

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Manitoba farmers have improved prospects to access the more-lucrative malting barley market, according to a recent study. The report by the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC), in collaboration with the Manitoba Crop Alliance, says new Canadian malting barley varieties can be grown successfully in Manitoba. With yields and quality comparable to the check variety
Fusarium Head blight in wheat.
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Fusarium fight goes high-resolution

Fungal infection will now be monitored by new Prairie-wide model

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A new, made-in-Manitoba tool to assess the risk of fusarium head blight will be available to farmers across the Prairies this spring. After five years in development, the University of Manitoba agriculture department will make the tool available for use after an April 12 launch. “We wanted to embark on a project with a specific
The conditions this year are ideal for fusarium head blight.
Cereals, Crops

High-risk for fusarium head blight on winter wheat

Conditions are lining up for an unusual issue in a crop that ordinarily escapes fusarium

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It’s time to consider fungicide applications for winter wheat crops. Persistent rains, warm temperatures and late emergence are conspiring to create pretty much ideal conditions for the fusarium head blight pathogen to thrive, according to David Kaminski, field crops pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture. “Most of the time, as a crop, [winter wheat] escapes infection because
Some bacteria found on corn silk are reduced, while some proliferate when exposed to fusarium.
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Turns out plants can recruit bacteria to fight pathogens

Researchers find corn somehow attracts fusarium-fighting bacteria

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Glacier FarmMedia – Researchers have found corn silks naturally contain diverse microbes, a finding that may point to a new strategy to help protect cobs from fungal infections. The normal function of silks is to facilitate seed formation, as sperm, when released from pollen, will travel up the silk to fertilize the egg. This also creates a
Some bacteria found on corn silk are reduced, while some proliferate when exposed to fusarium.
Crops, News

New research finds natural bacteria in corn may help against fusarium

Certain types of bacteria multiply in corn silk when exposed to the pathogen

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University of Guelph researchers have found corn silks naturally contain diverse microbes, a finding that may point to a new strategy to help protect cobs from fungal infections. Why it matters: The discovery may improve breeding and farming practices to avert costly and harmful fungal outbreaks. The study was led by Manish Raizada, a professor
Crops

Fusarium posing major problem for Manitoba crops

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MarketsFarm — Most of the growing areas in Manitoba are at a high to extreme risk for fusarium head blight, according to the latest weekly crop report from Manitoba Agriculture. The report, dated Tuesday, noted the province’s western and central regions are most at risk, along with some parts of the eastern region. The eastern
Alberta opts for education over regulation of fusarium head blight
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Alberta opts for education over regulation of fusarium head blight

The move better reflects the reality facing farmers on the ground

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The Alberta government will stop trying to regulate fusarium head blight (FHB) in favour of managing the fungal disease that can reduce yield and quality in infected wheat and barley. Alberta Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen announced June 3 that Fusarium graminearum (Fg) is being removed from the province’s Pest Nuisance Control Regulation of the Agricultural Pests Act — a move
A healthy wheat head at left and one with severe symptoms of fusarium head blight at right. (Keith Weller photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Cereals, Crops

Alberta deregulates fusarium

Crop disease comes off province's 'zero tolerance' list

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Alberta is moving to keep fusarium in check by means other than the “zero tolerance” policy it has in effect on agricultural pests such as rats, rabies and clubroot. Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen announced a ministerial order Wednesday to remove Fusarium graminearum from the list of pests covered by the Pest and Nuisance Control Regulation,

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