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Disease scouting at harvest
…surfaces and inside stems, making it more difficult to identify blackleg, sclerotinia stem rot and other diseases. Clubroot galls also break down quite quickly after swathing. Within a few days,…
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Trade Minister Freeland takes dad’s canola to China
…about blackleg is found. Her commitment to the issue has been persistent and effective. Thanks Minister Freeland! And of course, thanks to Don Freeland for growing high quality Canadian canola!…
Read moreRain delays harvest: What to do?
…case of sclerotinia stem rot, blackleg or clubroot. One exception could be alternaria black spot, which could benefit from earlier swathing. In general, swathing can be the better choice if…
Read moreTop 10: A rainy day to-do list
…or pre-swath scouting to determine why areas may have been lodged or prematurely ripened. Diseases to look for. 6. Complete a disease survey to identify incidence and severity of blackleg,…
Read moreSwath timing for uneven crop
…When assessing stage for swathing, ignore plants that are prematurely ripened due to diseases like sclerotinia, blackleg and clubroot. Later areas, such as those still flowering due to flooding followed…
Read moreSwath timing and disease
…swathing. In the case of blackleg, sclerotinia stem rot and clubroot, base the swath timing decision on healthy plants that will contribute to yield. Further reading: Swath timing: Plant population…
Read moreSwath timing: Plant population and SCC
…swath, but not as quickly — in theory — as on living tissue. Other diseases rarely warrant early swathing. In the case of blackleg, sclerotinia stem rot and clubroot, base…
Read moreHail on podded canola
…blackleg infection and after 50% bloom is too late for sclerotinia stem rot prevention. Even if hailed canola comes back into flower, consider the potential of the crop before investing…
Read morePre-harvest scouting: Diseases, weeds, CSPW exit holes
Diseases: Assess whether fungicide worked to manage sclerotinia stem rot in the high risk conditions this year and whether clubroot and blackleg resistance performed as expected. In the case of…
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