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Managing leaf disease in oats

Saskatchewan researchers undertook a study to determine the effect of conventional fungicides and oat cultivars that vary in resistance to crown rust and leaf spot and to crown rust severity. Researchers also wanted to determine the effects on oat yield and quality. >> Read full article

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The barberry connection with stem rust

Wheat stem rust is one of the most devastating diseases affecting wheat. A virulent strain is currently spreading from its origins in East Africa, posing a major threat to wheat production around the world. That threat level could ramp up even higher if the pathogen’s complicated life cycle includes a phase on barberry shrubs. So a Canadian researcher and his international colleagues are trying to get a better handle on this aspect of the disease. >> Learn More…

 
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