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This page provides background on issues facing the seed industry in
Alberta.
Clubroot
Clubroot is a serious soil-borne disease of cruciferous crops
(canola and cabbage family) worldwide. This disease is a major
problem in cole crops (cruciferous vegetables) in some areas of
British Columbia, Quebec, Ontario and the Atlantic provinces.
There have been two previous reports of clubroot in cole crops in
Alberta. Clubroot is not a new disease in Canada or Alberta.
However, in 2003, clubroot was confirmed in several canola
fields near Edmonton, Alberta, which was the first report on canola
in Western Canada.
Clubroot has continued to spread in the Edmonton area, mainly in
the counties of Sturgeon, Parkland, Leduc and Strathcona.
This presentation is from the Alberta Branch, CSGA 2008 Annual General Meeting.
Murray Hartman, Oilseeds Specialist with Alberta Agriculture & Food provided an overview of clubroot
disease, survey results, research updates and proposals and
details of Alberta Agriculture’s Management Plan.
By the end of 2007, clubroot was present in 10 municipalities around Edmonton and one county in southern Alberta. The disease has the potential to spread to most of the traditional canola growing areas of western Canada. Information on what clubroot is, how it is spread, best management practices to help prevent its spread, and contact information for the Clubroot Management Committee is available below.
Fusarium Response Plan: Alberta
Response Plan for Fusarium Head Blight
Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum is the most destructive fungal disease of wheat
and barley in Canada. Movement of F. graminearum into Alberta from Saskatchewan
and Manitoba threatens to cause significant economic losses to producers and the grain industry. This fungal disease can greatly
decrease yield, quality and generate mycotoxins.
The FHB Response Plan was developed as a co-operative effort between government and industry, including commissions
and cereal producers, and is intended to give guidance and outline strategies for dealing with the threat of
F. graminearum to Alberta. The current focus is on voluntary compliance, education,
minimal regulatory components, and research leading to effective disease control procedures, in order to keep uninfested areas
disease-free and to control the disease in the few areas where F. graminearum is present at trace levels. The causal agent,
F.graminearum, is now included as a pest under the Alberta Agricultural Pests Act.
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