Four steps to blackleg management in canola

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Published: December 9, 2016

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A long-term plan

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Justine Cornelsen, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, says long-term effective blackleg management is a “whole package deal” that uses these four steps.

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1. Scout

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Scout for blackleg and know what you’re looking for. Look for blackleg scouting tips and photos at canolawatch.org.

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2. Fungicides

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If using fungicide for blackleg, it has to go on at the two- to four-leaf stage of the crop and really only works if the variety is susceptible to blackleg.

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3. Varieties

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Use R rated varieties and scout to make sure the resistance is still effective.

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4. Rotation

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Crop rotation will give residue infested with virulent blackleg more time to break-down. When Canada has a gene ID and pathotype ID program in place for variety rotation, this will trump crop rotation.

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Jay Whetter

Canola Council of Canada

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