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This quiz includes a link to the video "Clubroot of canola: Disease cycle" and the resources at clubroot.ca. Take time to learn as much as possible about this disease and how to stop it…
Canola Watch quiz: Clubroot
September 20, 2017
Clubroot
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Clubroot: Scouting and CR seed decisions
September 20, 2017
Farmers with standing or just-cut crop still have an opportunity to scout for clubroot. Take advantage of an opportunity to scout while waiting to swath or combine. Although clubroot can be detected for some time after swathing, it becomes more difficult to recognize as galls decay…
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Clubroot: Scouting and management
September 7, 2017
Clubroot scouting continues across the Prairies this week, especially in areas where it was just recently confirmed…
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Clubroot: How to scout
August 30, 2017
When plants are still living, galls are white and fleshy, like a potato. Large galls can be the size of a plum, and grape-sized galls are common…
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Clubroot: How to manage the disease
August 30, 2017
If clubroot is present in a field, then take measures to prevent the build-up of spores to limit yield loss in future canola fields. To prevent the build up…
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Seed: Understanding clubroot resistance and the classification system
August 30, 2017
Clubroot resistant (CR) canola varieties are key tools used to delay clubroot establishment and manage clubroot disease on the farm…
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See dying patches? Could be clubroot
July 19, 2017
Check patches of prematurely ripening canola for signs up disease. Dig up roots to check for clubroot galls. Early infection at the seedling stage can result in wilting, stunting, yellowing and even death of canola plants in the late rosette to early podding stage…
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Muddy fields and clubroot spread
May 10, 2017
Those same moist fields that have delayed spring harvest as well as seeding in central Alberta (and some other regions) also mean more mud clinging to equipment. More mud means more clubroot spores riding along on tires and equipment frames. Though the time crunch is on, knocking off as much mud as possible will reduce clubroot spread. In these conditions,…
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Clubroot: Sanitizing used equipment
May 3, 2017
Make sure soil is cleaned off any used equipment recently purchased from areas known to have clubroot. This is good biosecurity practice. Ideally, this should be done at the purchase location before bringing it home…