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One year of fungicide testing is not reliable
Fungicides normally worthwhile on peas, but not in 2024 when yield boost was insufficient to increase profitability
Agronomic results from a single growing season shouldn’t be trusted.
Herbicide-resistant kochia puts pressure on no-till systems
Kochia populations in Saskatchewan and North Dakota are now resistant to group 14 herbicides, leaving fewer options for Prairie farmers
Based on preliminary data from a recent Prairie-wide kochia survey, AAFC’s Charles Geddes suspects Group 14-resistant kochia is now present in multiple fields in Saskatchewan and expects it could soon be confirmed in other regions as well.
Small but vital victories mark efforts to combat root rot diseases
What you thought was one disease turns out to be many and “complexes” like these can cause more damage, says plant pathologist
Scientists studying the two major root rot problems for pulses in Western Canada have had small victories, but good chemical control is still a ways away.
Beating bean yellow mosaic virus
The virus is commonly carried by pea aphids and can quickly transmit between peas, lentils, soybeans and faba beans
Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) is a pathogenic virus that can affect any pulse crop. It creates mosaic patterns on the plant leaf, causing leaf curling, stunted growth, flower and pod abortion, and reduced seed quality and yield losses.
Producers slow to adopt new pulse varieties
SaskPulse recently shared information on varieties fading in popularity, and those gaining traction with growers
During a webinar this winter, SaskPulse shared information on pulse varieties that are fading in popularity and the ones that are gaining traction with growers.
Pulse flour research looks bright
University of Manitoba researcher uses light source synchrotron to dissect best pulse flours for various food uses
Pulses have a niche in the plant protein space, but the industry hopes new markets and new end uses will help those crops expand their footprint.
Canola and pulse diseases saw the usual culprits in 2024
Prevalence, incidence and severity numbers must all be taken into account to determine how much worry a disease should prompt
This year’s growing conditions threw many challenges at producers, one of the biggest being crop disease. Pulses and canola were hit hard, seeing high numbers of fields with disease across Saskatchewan. Root rot and blackleg had an average of more than 90 per cent prevalence, while mychosphaerella/ascochyta complex and anthracnose weren’t far behind. Alireza Akhavan, […] Read more
Yield could be boosted based on planting rotation
Glacier FarmMedia – Pointing out a field planted with the same crop year after year is a good way to make crop pathologists wince. It means any crop-specific pathogens have multiple years to build infection load. However, rotation isn’t just about disease, a pulse and soybean expert notes. It can be a big factor when […] Read more
Some peas already root rot resistant
Researchers need to conduct more field testing to determine which varieties have increased resistance to the disease
WINNIPEG — Tests of field pea varieties conducted this summer in plot trials suggest that some commercial varieties have more genetic resistance to root rot than others. It’s not a huge amount of additional resistance, but some are marginally better. “Based on the field results, it doesn’t look like massive differences, but I think there […] Read more
