Questions for the Month

…to understand your current loss and future risk. 2. Identify verticillium stripe. The list of important canola diseases expands to four with the addition of verticillium stripe. Learn to identify…

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Verticillium stripe in canola

Verticillium wilt of canola has been renamed verticillium stripe. Why? The pathogen in question, Verticillium longisporum, does not appear to produce wilt symptoms in canola, so the “wilt” name used…

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QUIZ – Stem disease

…stem rot Verticillium stripe 2. Blackleg Sclerotinia stem rot Verticillium stripe 3. Blackleg Sclerotinia stem rot Verticillium stripe 4. Blackleg Sclerotinia stem rot Verticillium stripe 5. Blackleg Sclerotinia stem rot…

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Questions for the Month

What disease management planning can I do in February? Verticillium stripe has been a hot topic on the farm show circuit in January and February. The disease has been confirmed…

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Disease ID tips for pre-harvest scouting

…about verticillium in the Canola Encyclopedia. Verticillium stripe. Peeling shows the darkening underneath the epidermis and outer cortex of the stem. Verticillium stripe. Photo credit: Justine Cornelsen Foot rot and…

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Verticillium update

Canola infected with Verticillium longisporum was discovered in Manitoba in 2014. This prompted follow up soil surveys by the CFIA in 2015, which did find V. longisporum in Alberta, British…

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Topics for the month

…a booklet of insecticide options for flea beetle and other pests.  Risk rising for verticillium stripe and blackleg  Field monitoring shows a rise in verticillium stripe, particularly in the Eastern…

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