Canola Watch quiz – Clubroot

Three quick questions that may help you think differently about clubroot.

1. Over the past week, Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialists observed significant clubroot infestations in canola fields in ____________.
2. This summer, Manitoba Agriculture staff used corn seed to demonstrate how far tillage can move soil – and things like clubroot spores that are in that soil. They filled a narrow trench with corn seed then went over the trench twice (the same way each time) with a disc or cultivator. This activity moved “the bulk of” corn seed ____ from the original trench.
3. Clubroot was first detected in Canada in what year?

 

For lots more on clubroot identification, prevention and management, see the Canola Encyclopedia.