By Robin Booker, The Western Producer, May 26, 2016
High infection rates in canola can significantly reduce yields, but more research is needed
The Canadian canola industry has been concerned about verticillium stripe ever since the plant disease was found in Manitoba in 2014 because high infection rates will significantly reduce yields.
Soil surveys conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last year found the disease in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.
