Providing timely information about crop diseases on the Prairies
We are a group of Canadian prairie pathologists working together to support disease assessment and management in field crops.
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Reports of barley yellow dwarf virus in Southern Alberta – early to mid-August 2024
Feature report from Dr. Mike Harding, Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, Brooks, Alberta, August 14, 2024. Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) is a disease in cereals that can…
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Additional updated cereal leaf spot disease info cards have been posted
Updated disease info cards have been posted on the PCDMN website for speckled leaf blotch, leaf and glume blotch and tan spot of wheat, and spot-form…
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Updated end-of-season assessment protocols for the Ascochyta/Mycosphaerella complex of field pea
Ascochyta/Mycosphaerella Assessment Protocols (Summer 2024)During June and July, crop scouting for the ascochyta/mycosphaerella complex in field pea is critical for assessing risk and gauging the need for…
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Updated end-of-season assessment protocols for sclerotinia stem rot of canola
We are fast approaching the time when you can rate sclerotinia stem rot in your canola. Ideally plants should be rated within a week or so…
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End-of-season assessment protocols and associated information for blackleg of canola
Blackleg is one of the key diseases faced by Prairie canola producers and has largely been kept in check with the use of resistant varieties and…