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Apr 28, 2016

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Late season root rot of field pea, causing wilting and death of mature plants has become a serious problem in Alberta. That according to Syama Chatterton, plant pathology research scientist with Agriculture Canada in Lethbridge. Chatterton says field surveys conducted from 2013 to 2015 showed that root rot was found in all fields surveyed.

Interview with Syama Chatterton (2:04 minutes) (974 Kb)

Source : Agriculture and Forestry

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