Keyword: fungus
Phoma macrostoma, bioherbicide for broadleaf weed management in agricultural field and horticultural crops
Read MoreImproving growth and yield of canola with a novel fungal endophyte piriformospora indica
Read MoreScreening of coriander and caraway germplasm for resistance to blossom blight
Blossom blight diseases of caraway and coriander have a large impact on the stability of production of these crops in Saskatchewan, but their causal organisms are not well understood Blossom blight surveys were conducted from 2015 to 2019 and revealed that generally, wetter conditions favouring…Read More
Fighting rust fungal crop threats through integrated genomics research
Rust diseases are a serious threat to the Canadian wheat crops To increase genetic and other forms of resistance in wheat plants is the most economical way to prevent damage by these fungal pathogens, including less reliance on chemical pesticides Wheat suffers from damage caused by three rusts in…Read More