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Canadian Federation of Agriculture Annual Meeting set for Feb. 28 – Mar. 1

 
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s (CFA) 2018 Annual Meeting takes place next week week in Ottawa.
 
Under the theme “Partnering for Success” the meeting agenda features topics such as international trade negotiations, economic growth strategies, and newly announced government programs.
 
CFA is also hosting a symposium on research and best practices in mental health in agricultural communities. We will announce a new partnership and an awards initiative for farmers who show leadership in the area of mental health.
 
Source : Canadian Federation of Agriculture

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LALEXPERT: Sclerotinia cycle and prophylactic methods

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White rot, also known as sclerotinia, is a common agricultural fungal disease caused by various virulent species of Sclerotinia. It initially affects the root system (mycelium) before spreading to the aerial parts through the dissemination of spores.

Sclerotinia is undoubtedly a disease of major economic importance, and very damaging in the event of a heavy attack.

All these attacks come from the primary inoculum stored in the soil: sclerotia. These forms of resistance can survive in the soil for over 10 years, maintaining constant contamination of susceptible host crops, causing symptoms on the crop and replenishing the soil inoculum with new sclerotia.