Other Plant Disease — Canada
Clubroot spores have been detected in canola fields across Manitoba, but a Swan River grower might be the 1st producer in the province with dramatic yield losses because of the disease.
Ryan Immerkar, an agronomist, was called out to diagnose a production problem. Most of the field [yielded] around 50 bushels per acre, but a 10 to 15 acre patch was yielding 10 bushels per acre. He found galls on the roots [and] sent samples to a lab for confirmation. “It came back positive,” said Immerkar.
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