Assessing Fungicide Sensitivity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a fungal pathogen of canola and many other crops including bean, soybean, sunflower, potato and lentil.
Genetic Insights from Pennycress: Enhancing Canola Resistance to Verticillium longisporum
Although a relatively new disease of concern for Canadian canola producers (1), verticillium stripe (VS) is an important disease for the European canola growers and has been extensively studied over the past several decades (2).
Developing Heat- and Drought-Tolerant Canola by Regulating Oil-Associated Enzyme: Phase Two
Canola is the most important oilseed crop in Canada, but it is vulnerable to heat and drought stresses. These stresses may cause abnormal vegetative growth, flower abortion, abnormal siliques, and substantially reduced seed yield and quality in canola and other crops.
Understanding the clubroot disease at the single cell level
Clubroot is a major disease that threatens Canadian canola industry. Developing strong resistance and understanding the clubroot pathogen are top priorities for CARP research, which will lead to increase productivity.
Plots Without Borders: Optimizing Methodology to Conduct On-Farm Research
Engaging farmers in research has the potential to both increase agriculture productivity and reduce the environmental footprint. Farmers’ engagement in research is enhanced by organizing groups of farmers to conduct on-farm experimentation.
Forecasting the impacts of pest insects on Canadian prairie crops to generate integrated pest management support tools
Global change factors including climate warming, agricultural intensification, and species invasions are leading to range expansions, altered phenology, and increased impacts of agricultural pest insects that threaten worldwide economies and food security.
Cumulative effects of long-term dual-inhibitor N-fertilizer use on yield, N2O emissions and soil microbiome function
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions has become a high priority for western Canadian producers. In 2020, the federal government established a target of reducing N2O emissions associated with fertilizer application by 30% below 2020 levels by 2030.
Developing technologies and resources to gain an accurate view of Canadian populations of Plasmodiophora brassicae
Clubroot disease continues to spread on the Canadian prairies. Use of resistant cultivars combined with crop rotation is the only economical method to reduce production losses caused by the disease.
Develop verticillium stripe disease management strategy in canola
Verticillium stripe is an important vascular disease of canola caused by the soilborne fungus Verticillium longisporum. This disease was well established in Europe decades ago and has subsequently been reported in other major oilseed growing regions.
Mapping Soil Carbon Sequestration in Saskatchewan Cropland
Past research clearly shown that management practices such as no-till have led to an increase in soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks in the Canadian Prairies.
A Sustainable Future for the Saskatchewan Soil Information System (SKSIS)
SKSIS launched in 2018 with the goal of making quality soil information accessible to Saskatchewan producers, agrologists, researchers, land managers, and policy makers.
Application of hyperspectral imaging for detection and mapping of small patch clubroot infestations in commercial canola fields
Researchers had a couple of objectives to complete during this project; the first was to identify readily applied diagnostic features for mapping small patch clubroot distributions using hyperspectral data, and to develop a diagnostic tool. Second, they wanted to refine and validate the diagnostic tool for identifying small patches of clubroot infestations.