Keyword: genetic resistance
Development of flax cultivars for western Canada
Read MoreEnhancing fusarium head blight screening capacity for breeding and research
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…Read More
Improved integrated disease management for oats (Avena sativa L.) in Saskatchewan
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…Read More