Science Edition 2019—KEY RESULT: Quantitative resistance to blackleg can work to reduce disease severity even when the major resistance gene is no longer effective. The mechanism for QR, at least in the one variety tested, is possibly through programmed cell death (PCD) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) to cut off the growth of L. maculans. PROJECT TITLE,...

Science Edition 2019—KEY RESULT: The exact mode of arrival of V. longisporum from other countries to Canada is still unknown, but presence of the pathogen across six provinces of Canada can be attributed to the favourable environmental conditions available to the pathogen. PROJECT TITLE, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: “Verticillium longisporum in Manitoba: Understanding the pathogen and establishing surveillance capacity,”...

Science Edition 2019—KEY RESULT: Cleavers can germinate very early in the spring, making pre-seed burnoff a good way to control the weeds when they’re small and limit cleavers seed in harvested canola. Pre-harvest saflufenacil plus glyphosate may also provide short- and long-term management. PROJECT TITLE, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:  “Assessing the influence of base germination temperature and chemical desiccants...

Science Edition 2019—You can’t manage what you can’t measure. That adage from the business world also applies to harvest grain losses. While current grain loss monitors have been slowly improving over time, they still do not directly correlate actual grain loss to the grain loss signal. As a result, grain loss monitors do not provide operators with...

Science Edition 2019—Roots function as an early warning system for Brassica crops, detecting and responding to environmental stresses. Understanding root biology will help scientists and farmers create sturdier, stress-resistant crops. But root systems are complex, and difficult to study in a non-destructive manner. Bao-Luo Ma’s team investigated the feasibility of measuring electrical properties of roots to investigate...