Sclerotinia can reduce canola yields by up to 50 per cent — but a well-timed fungicide application can prevent some of those losses
It may be a little bit early to guess, but canola agronomist Keith Gabert predicts that sclerotinia will be a problem in canola crops this summer. “We always assume that we’re going to have sclerotinia issues,” said the Canola Council of Canada agronomist. “Typically, sclerotinia germinates under good moisture conditions, so we’re making the assumption […] Read more
Nano-biosensors are more accurate than checklists at determining when to spray for sclerotinia
Samples across the province have revealed a number of diseases
Summer’s always busy but getting away from the farm for a day can really pay off
Some of the usual suspects could be back this year, especially if you are pushing your rotations
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