Glacier FarmMedia - Genetics are the tools of choice to minimize losses from blackleg, but there are signs that tried and ...

Everyone knows blackleg has been all over canola crops throughout Western Canada this year — but producers will still have to ...

Matching races of blackleg to resistant genes in canola varieties has been praised as a more precise way for growers to beat ...

Several years ago, after a crash in resistance to blackleg in the popular variety Westar, canola breeders got to work and introduced a gene that gave good protection against the disease. But as usual, ...

Researchers have unraveled a key genetic mechanism behind the way pathogens infect crops, leading to new strategies for ...

“Canada over the past 10 years has shipped on average one million metric tons of canola to China without any problems regarding the blackleg disease,” Belanger said, adding that during the 2008-09 ...

However, to access canola from Australia, the world's second-biggest exporter, as a replacement, China would have to ...

Oct. 10, 2024 — Inflammation of the arteries is a primary precursor and driver of cardiovascular disease -- the No. 1 killer of people in the United States. This inflammation is associated with ...