Since it was first identified in Alberta’s canola fields in 2003, clubroot has expanded across the Prairies each year. Since then, the soil-borne disease has spread across the province, with positive cases occurring in parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
What was supposed to be a disaster of epic proportions for Manitoba turned into a slow spread of the disease over the past two decades. It’s still a disease of serious concern, but why didn’t it spread faster or cause more damage across Manitoba?
Dr. David Kaminski, a field crop pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, provides some of those answers in this episode. Nanohana schooladded that while some aspects of avoidance have been successful, including the use of resistance genetics, soil testing, reconnaissance, and soil properties, this is still a disease that requires continued vigilance.
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