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Top 10 questions from canolaPALOOZA 2018
canolaPALOOZA 2018 was at AAFC Saskatoon June 25 and AAFC Lacombe June 27. Here are the top 10 questions from the two events…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Canola Watch quiz – Insect ID
Can you identify these four insects?… -
Map of the Week – Cabbage seedpod weevil counts
Alberta Agriculture's cabbage seedpod weevil survey results for 2018 are mapped. In areas with a red marker, 25% or more of samples reported are above the threshold… -
The disease triangle: Moisture means sclerotinia
The three points of the disease triangle are host, pathogen and environment. When it comes to sclerotinia stem rot in canola in Western Canada, the disease triangle hinges on one… -
Sclerotinia stem rot timeline for infection
The sclerotinia stem rot infection cycle begins when sclerotia in the soil (left from the last time an infected crop was produced on that field) take up enough moisture to… -
Sclerotinia stem rot: Late and second sprays
If conditions are dry at early flower and then it rains at 40% to 50% flower, spraying at the end of the window may be effective – as long as… -
Sclerotinia: Positive petal test may not mean "spray"
Small amounts of spores can lead to yield-robbing levels of sclerotinia in continued moist conditions. A petal test to confirm the presence of sclerotinia DNA on petals could be used… -
Hot weather and flowering. Any treatments?
Not really. At least nothing shown to work consistently in Western Canada… -
Hot days and 6 other reasons for missing pods
Seeing blanks up canola stems where pods should be? Here are the seven most common causes.... At the bottom of this article, see a graph showing how canola plants can…
