The Problem
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is the number one priority disease of wheat in Canada It threatens all wheat growing areas by reducing crop yield, compromising end-use quality, and affecting food and feed safety through accumulation of mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) in the…
Studies on integrated disease management (IDM) have shown that utilizing several management practices simultaneously is often most effective for disease control in crops In oats (Avena sativa L), the efficacy of fungicide application for preserving oat yield and quality has been shown to vary with…