b'FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT UPDATEFusarium WatchTheres a good chance the wet conditions growers experienced last summer will mean high levels of infected seed moving through the system, making Fusarium-free seed tougher to secure for next season.THE WET WEATHER last summer in many parts of Alberta has raised concerns about Fusarium head blight (FHB) in this years cereal cropsand about the availability of Fusarium-free seed for next season. There are a lot of positive Fusarium test results, especially in wheat, says Krista Zuzak, chief plant health officer for Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.Kelly Turkington, a plant pathology researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada based in Lacombe, Alta., says because precipitation was generally higher than normal in central and northern Alberta, there was a higher risk of FHB infection in those areas during the growing season.The concern would be that the moisture many areas got in late June, July and early August could potentially result in some significant issues, he says.28seed.ab.ca'