Clubroot disease, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, poses a serious threat to canola production in western Canada Several research groups have classified P brassicae into various pathotypes based on differential reactions on Brassica cultivars However, most of the differential cultivars used by…
Lentil production has been affected by three major foliar diseases over the past 2 decades, ascochyta blight caused by Ascochyta lentis, anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lentis and stemphylium blight caused by Stemphylium botryosum No resistance to the more aggressive and widespread race 0 of…
Crested wheatgrass is a deep-rooted bunchgrass, which is tolerant of drought and extreme winter temperatures common in Saskatchewan It is among the first perennial grasses to green up in the spring, and is of high quality at early growth stages However, crested wheatgrass generally matures early,…
