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| SUDDEN DEATH SYNDROME GETTING MORE PREVALENT - OMAFRA | 08/30/10 |
| Albert Tenuta, Field Crop Plant Pathologist with OMAFRA at Ridgetown reports in the latest Crop-Pest Bulletin that Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) symptoms were becoming obvious in the southwest. Over the past two weeks, the number of calls and reports of SDS fields continue to come in and the field symptoms are even more pronounced now. He says, Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is one of the most important contributors to SDS and managing SCN will help with SDS. In addition, the dry conditions of late has also contributed to the SDS increase (especially when we cycle from wet to dry) and has made the stressed areas of the field stand-out such as compacted headlands, knolls, SCN hot-spots, etc. At present the most effective method to manage sudden death syndrome is the use of tolerant varieties and improved drainage (reduces favourable conditions early in the season - cool, wet soils). Tenuta advised that this disease is on the rise in Ontario and growers need to consider it in their future plans. |
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| WINTER WHEAT PERFORMANCE TRIAL DATA NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE | 08/27/10 |
| From a Release - Guelph – The 2010 Winter Wheat Performance Trials are complete and the data is now available online at www.gocereals.ca. “It is important to the committee to get this data out as soon as possible,” says Martin Harry, Chair of the committee. “Everyone has been working hard to compile the data and get it online so farmers have the most up-to-date information available to them while they are choosing their seed for the 2011 crop.” The trials conducted across Ontario act as a vital resource for Ontario farmers when selecting wheat varieties for the upcoming crop year. In addition to yield, the trials report findings on test weight, protein levels and response to a variety of diseases such as Fusarium head blight, leaf septoria and leaf blight, among others. In addition to organizing the performance trials, the Ontario Cereal Crops Committee acts as the recommending body for cereal variety registration in Ontario. The committee has 11 voting members and the trial research is conducted at several locations across the province. A printed copy of the trials will be distributed to all wheat farmers in the province with the October issue of the Ontario Grain Farmer magazine. This distribution is made possible by Grain Farmers of Ontario and sponsorship from Bayer CropScience. |
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