Fungicides for Managing Wheat Foliar Diseases and Fuarium Head Blight
There are many different diseases which are caused by various fungal pathogens that affect cereals in Ontario. The foliar diseases (powdery mildew, leaf rust, Septoria leaf spot, Septoria...
View ArticleEarly Warning System for Field Crop Pathogens
I’m working on an early warning system for producers, which will be able to identify diseases before they are visible in the field. Below is a video that the University of Guelph SPARK (Students...
View ArticleFungicide Efficacy for Control of Corn Diseases in Ontario (Corn Disease...
The hot, dry weather conditions to date have not been very conducive to foliar leaf diseases across most of the province. In most cases, besides high relative humidity, prolonged wet conditions on the...
View ArticleImpact of Dry Conditions on Soybeans
Horst Bohner, Soybean Specialist, OMAFRA, Stratford Albert Tenuta, Field Crop Plant Pathologsit, OMAFRA, Ridgetown Prolonged dry conditions can reduce soybean yield at any stage of development, but...
View ArticleSoybean Cyst Nematode and Rhizoctonia Root Rot in Soybeans
I have had a lot of questions concerning Soybean cyst nematode and rhizoctonia in soybeans recently. In terms of SCN, remember the primary SCN symptom is often no above ground symptoms at all....
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My Soybeans are Wilting
In Ontario there are many root/stem diseases which cause wilting symptoms in soybeans. With the hot, dry conditions this year over much of the province some of these diseases such as stem canker,...
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First Confirmation of Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus in Ontario
The University of Guelph Pest Diagnostic Clinic confirmed this week Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus (SVNV) infection in soybean plants OMAFRA collected in Kent and Elgin counties last week. SVNV is a new...
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New Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus Publication
What do we know about this new disease Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus – click on the link SVNV bulletin gfo ncsrp and find out. We would like to thank the North Central Soybean Research Program and...
View ArticleIntegrated Fusarium head blight management: Employing all the tools
Fusarium head blight continues to be of significant economic concern in Ontario as well as other provinces. Although new tools have helped, it is not realistic to expect a single cultural or management...
View ArticleIdentifying Rust Diseases of Wheat and Barley Publication
Stripe rust symptoms are increasing in the southwest this week and the following publication “Identifying Rust Diseases in Ontario” is a good resource to distinguish between stripe, leaf and stem...
View ArticleWheat Fungicide Decision Tree for Fusarium Head Blight and Stripe Rust
The when, what and where of wheat leaf and Fusarium head blight (head scab) disease management Martin Chilvers and Martin Nagelkirk, Michigan State University; Albert Tenuta, OMAFRA; Damon Smith,...
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OMAFRA Pub 812 – Field Crop Protection Guide (2018-19) Now Available
The OMAFRA 2018/2019 Field Crop Protection Guide Pub 812 is now available for download- click here to download Hard copy orders will be available soon at...
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Ontario Corn Committee Hybrid DON Testing in 2018
(Voir la version française/Show French version) Évaluations 2018 des hybrides de maïs pour les teneurs en DON par le Comité ontarien du maïs Dave Hooker and Albert Tenuta, nom du Comité ontarien du...
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Tar Spot Management in Field Corn
Tar spot, a corn leaf disease that can cause significant yield losses, was first found in Ontario in 2020. It has since been found over a wider geographic area. Here’s an overview of what is currently...
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Should I plan to apply a fungicide to control northern corn leaf blight?
More growers are noticing northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) – the most common corn leaf disease in Ontario. A proactive and integrated approach to management will mitigate significant financial losses....
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