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…start looking for verticillium stripe’s characteristic ‘striped’ or two-toned, half healthy and half dry stem. There have been some reports of Alternaria and aster yellows (AY). We are gaining more…
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Disease ID tips for pre-harvest scouting
…about verticillium in the Canola Encyclopedia. Verticillium stripe in canola. Credit: Manitoba Agriculture Verticillium stripe. Peeling shows the darkening underneath the epidermis and outer cortex of the stem. Verticillium stripe….
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…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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…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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…easiest time to see disease identifiers including stem shredding, sclerotinia sclerotia, verticillium stripe microsclerotia and blackleg pycnidia. Free disease testing is available for clubroot, blackleg and verticillium stripe: click here…
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…Learn to identify verticillium stripe. If widespread, consider crop rotation and ask seed companies about cultivars with increased genetic tolerance. Is it verticillium stripe or blackleg? Follow thresholds before applying…
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Three questions on canola disease ratings for blackleg, aster yellows and verticillium stripe, with reference to official disease surveys from 2024. 1. These blackleg-infested canola stems are from Alberta in…
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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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…to learn how to keep spores low and local, and watch this short (<2min) management summary video. The Resistance Guide can help with future plans. For verticillium stripe (VS): review…
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