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Results from the disease survey show increases in sclerotinia stem rot incidence. Blackleg incidence is down from 2015 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and up in Alberta…
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Learn to tell the difference between common lesion-causing diseases — blackleg, sclerotinia stem rot and alternaria black spot…
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Heavy rains can increase the sclerotinia stem rot risk but they also make fields too wet for ground sprayers. This can delay timely applications, especially because demand for aerial applicators can make for long wait times. Here are scenarios that may help you work through this situation…
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Factors that increase the sclerotinia risk, factors that reduce the risk, and situations where a second application may be warranted…
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Here are a few questions we often get on sclerotinia stem rot management. Answers and links may help with your management decisions…
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If a field has regular rains or high humidity or both from two weeks before flowering and through flowering, then infection will likely occur…
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Earliest canola fields are coming into flower, and many areas of the Prairies have more than enough moisture to elevate the sclerotinia stem rot risk. Here are key risk reminders……
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Many things can cause yields to be lower than expected. Crops that run out of nutrients may have significant biomass but smaller or fewer seeds in the pods. Moisture and……
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Three major stem diseases — blackleg, clubroot and sclerotinia stem rot — are more easily identified in the weeks leading up to harvest. Areas of the field with prematurely ripening plants and excessive lodging are signs that any one of these three diseases could be present…