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Croplife becomes newest member of the ‘Road to 2050 initiative’

CropLife Canada is now an industry partner on the ‘Road to 2050’ climate-solution initiative.

The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) wanted the strategy to focus on innovation, research, and beneficial management practices, representing a practical and proactive approach to tackling climate change.

Recommendations will guide government policies and programming directed at Canada’s grains sector.

CropLife Canada President and CEO Pierre Petelle said it advocates for a science-based regulatory environment that enables innovation in Canada. He said Canadian farmers have long been early adopters of new technologies, including plant science innovations, which has made them global leaders in sustainable production.

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LALEXPERT: Sclerotinia cycle and prophylactic methods

Video: LALEXPERT: Sclerotinia cycle and prophylactic methods

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.