The Alberta government recently announced it was removing its fusarium restrictions, bringing its regulations in line with other provinces. We thought it as good a time as any to bring you the latest on the fusarium situation in Canada and how you can go about proactively dealing with the problem and ensuring you are protected and know what management strategies are available.
You will learn:
- How fusarium can affect your seed
- What the latest research says about how the pathogen functions
- What management strategies can be used to prevent and combat fusarium How careful seed variety selection can play a role in a solid fusarium prevention/management plan
SPEAKERS:
- Trent Whiting, Alberta and British Columbia Marketing Rep, SeCan
- Kelly Turkington, Research Scientist, AAFC Alberta
- Samiya Fatima, Plant Disease Diagnostician, 20/20 Seed Labs
