Cibus, a company with headquarters in San Diego, is hoping to have a sclerotinia-resistant trait for canola on the market by 2029.
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Company field tests sclerotinia resistant canola
California firm confident the trait, which was produced using gene editing, will likely be available to producers by 2029
Sclerotinia-resistant canola varieties may be in the cards
A U.S. company develops a trait that it says provides genetic resistance to sclerotinia, which can be challenging for growers
A San Diego company is closer to commercializing a trait that could protect canola from sclerotinia.
Scout for fungal diseases in the fall
Harvest is a good time for producers to see how much sclerotinia slipped through the control cracks during the season
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola growers can evaluate levels of sclerotinia in their fields when it’s time to swath the crop, and the Canola Council of Canada says that’s the ideal time to scout. Sclerotinia is typically one of the top canola diseases on the Prairies, although disease surveys found few infections in Manitoba last year. […] Read more
Farmers handed new sclerotinia weapon
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola growers have new weapons against sclerotinia. The Canola Council of Canada announced June 26 that three sclerotinia-related links top the page of its Canola Calculator, an online hub that also provides resources and tools for harvest loss, blackleg yield loss estimations, seeding rates, plant density targets and more. The first addition […] Read more
Wet conditions stoke sclerotinia fears
The Canola Council of Canada said split fungicide applications will protect canola longer if the bloom period is delayed
Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba canola producers are hoping this season will echo last year’s scarcity of sclerotinia, but recent wet conditions may have laid groundwork for the fungus to return. Dry weather last year tamped sclerotinia. The yearly disease survey found that, of 129 surveyed fields, only 13 per cent showed signs of the disease. […] Read more
Disease roundup: Verticillium has breakout year
Plant pathologists are still sorting through the data, but 2023 may become the year that verticillium stripe emerged a major problem for canola growers in Western Canada. In 2022, Saskatchewan Agriculture staff discovered verticillium is a common disease in the eastern part of the province. In the fall of 2023, producers in other parts of […] Read more
Durable sclerotinia resistance built into canola
Trait development company uses gene editing in its quest to reduce or eliminate the need for fungicides to control disease
One challenge in producing disease-resistant canola is to make that resistance last, said Peter Beetham. “One of the problems that plant breeders have always had when it comes to resistance is understanding how you bring about durable disease resistance,” he said. “Durable is a really key term because durability comes from a plant having multiple […] Read more
