Michael Harding with Alberta Agriculture & Forestry recently compared 10 disinfectant solutions to see which is best to kill clubroot spores on machinery, tires and boots, etc. Four of those 10 products achieved 95% inactivation of clubroot resting spore viability, qualifying them as effective. Of the four, bleach achieved the 95% threshold at very low concentration (2%) and bleach is…
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How many plants recovered? Are they at early stages and at risk of heavy blackleg infection? What is the crop nutrition situation?…
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Biosecurity is something that livestock and horticulture producers have used for years to keep diseases from spreading to their barns, greenhouses and orchards. It is time for broad-acre crop producers to think biosecurity, too…
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Use this quick-reference table to compare key distinguishing features, mechanisms for spread, and management options for blackleg, clubroot and sclerotinia stem rot…
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Saskatchewan wants to increase its understanding of the distribution of clubroot in the province. The Ministry of Agriculture will conduct an extensive clubroot survey in the highest risk regions of Saskatchewan, which will include (1) areas in close proximity to clubroot infested areas along the Alberta-Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan-Manitoba borders; (2) high canola production areas; and (3) regions with favourable environmental…