Verticillium stripe disease has flown under the radar due to misdiagnosis, limited survey results and a lack of quantification of its impact on Western Canadian canola crops. New research projects underway will enhance our understanding.
Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute surveyed canola fields last fall to measure grain loss out the back of the combine. Losses ranged from 0.2 to 4.1 bu./ac., and operator experience with a combine tended to result in lower losses.
New AAFC research results posted on the Canola Research Hub shows that quantitative (minor gene) resistance to blackleg can work to reduce disease severity even when the major resistance gene is no longer effective.
The Canola Council of Canada’s Crop Production & Innovation team serves farmers and industry by concentrating its efforts on four priority areas: research leadership and coordination, knowledge creation and transfer, preparation for emerging threats, and support for regulatory and market access efforts.
The Hub at canolaresearch.ca has research summaries, videos with researchers and links to tools. The purpose is to share research results to improve production, profitability and sustainability.