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Investigating Crop Management Options to Lessen the Impact of Fusarium Head Blight in Wheat
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a fungal disease that infects wheat and other cereal crops. Depending on when infection occurs, FHB can reduce the number of kernels developed or result in Fusarium damaged kernels (FDKs) and contamination with deoxynivalenol (DON). If infection happens later, kernels may not ...
Improving Profitability of Hard Red Spring Wheat for Eastern Canada Through Superior Grain Yields, Fusarium Head Blight Resistance, and Improved End-Use Quality
Although his program is small, Andrew Burt, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Ottawa Research and Development Centre, has big ambitions. His research is focused on improving the profitability of hard red spring wheat for eastern Canada through better grain yields, Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance, and end-use quality. “Almost 90 percent ...
Improving the management of Fusarium head blight (FHB)
Summary Tune in to see Dr. Kelly Turkington provide tips and tricks to improving on farm management of Fusarium head blight (FHB) by helping farmers and agronomist identify the pest, key environmental factors that contribute to FHB presence and tactics to help mitigate against an outbreak of FHB. https://www....
Fusarium seed testing essentials
Summary Hear from seed testing expert Holly Gelech, SGS Canada, about the difference between the two available Fusarium seed tests to assess the right choice for your on-farm needs. Holly covers topics such as: Why Fusarium seed testing is confusing? Testing timeline for Fusarium What is required to complete a ...
The mechanics of Fusarium
In this edition of the In The Field Webinar Series the experienced Tom Wolf, Agrimetrix Research & Training, helps farmers and agronomists with developing a Fusarium head blight (FHB) spraying strategy to help mitigate FHB challenges on farm. Wolf explains proper coverage of an FHB fungicide looks ...