During the growing season, the pathogen produces fruiting bodies called pycnidia that appear as pepper-like
spots within lesions on young leaves. Once the leaves are infected, the fungus can spread into the stem,
eventually leading to the most damaging phase of the disease — stem cankering — usually at ground level.

New products, genetic tools aimed at key crop diseases

It takes a multi-pronged approach to control diseases that constantly change

Western Canadian canola, corn and soybean growers will have valuable new crop protection tools for the 2023 growing season, as Corteva Agriscience introduces new packages of seed treatment products that control a range of crop pests. Known as the LumiGEN seed treatment packages — each tailored for canola, corn and soybeans — the idea is […] Read more