Progress towards the sustainable risk management of clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae) of canola on the Canadian prairies

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Strelkov, Stephen E.
  • Hwang, Sheau-Fang
  • Howard, Ronald J.
  • Hartman, Murray
  • Turkington, T. Kelly

• Clubroot, caused by the obligate parasite Plasmodiophora brassicae Woronin, has recently emerged as an important disease of canola (Brassica napus) in central Alberta. Disease development is characterized by the formation of large galls on the roots of affected plants, which hinder water and nutrient uptake and lead to yield and quality losses. Over 560 clubroot infested fields have now been confirmed in the province, and while most cases of the disease are still found in central Alberta, clubroot appears to be spreading into southern counties.

• Date created

  2011-01-01

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Clubroot
  • Agriculture
  • Agronomy
  • Canola
  • Plant Sciences

• Type of Item

  Article (Published)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-vxq6-js48

• License

  © 2011 Stephen E. Strelkov et al. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited.