Testing conducted last year for fusarium-infected seed found only low levels in the province, according to an interim report from Alberta Seed Processors. Three labs tested samples collected from Sept.1 until the end of the year, the organization said on its website.
“Even though wheat samples tested had the presence of fusarium, infection levels were relatively low,” it said, adding rates were higher “in regions with high corn acreage, irrigated acres and regions with higher moisture conditions during flowering.”
Fusarium infection levels were “relatively low” for all cereals. The testing was initially supported by government funding but the cost is now covered by Alberta Seed Processors.
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Its report can be found in the News and Events section of seedprocessors.ca.
