The three best tools to prevent and manage clubroot are scouting, a minimum two-year break between host crops, and genetic resistance.

Blackleg disease is common in canola across the Prairies. Keep blackleg levels low with the following six management steps.

Make an accurate diagnosis before taking corrective action. Consider all possibilities and work through a process of elimination.

Estimate canola yield loss from clubroot with a disease severity index (DSI) measurement eight weeks after seeding the crop.

Soil on equipment can spread major pests, including clubroot and herbicide-resistant weed seeds. Equipment sanitation reduces the risk.

The decision to apply a fungicide to prevent sclerotinia stem rot may hinge on answers to these four questions…

Verticillium stripe, a disease of canola in Canada, causes yield loss in some fields. This article has identification and management tips.

This article outlines what we know (and mostly don’t know) about potential verticillium stripe management. In most situations, we don’t have Prairies-based research to confirm the practice or make specific recommendations.  The first known case of verticillium stripe on the Canadian Prairies was in Manitoba in 2014. The soil-borne disease, caused by the pathogen Verticillium longisporum, has been a long-term …

Canola plant diseases are easier to identify and diagnose just before harvest. Use results to plan disease management for next year.