Alberta Regional Meeting, 2005, The Canadian Phytopathological Society / Réunion régionale de l’Alberta, 2005, La Société canadienne de phytopathologie

Abstract

Efficacy of fungisides as seed treatment and foliar spray for the management of ascochyta blight of chickpea. H.U. Ahmed, K.F. Chang, S.F. Hwang, R.J. Howard, T.D. Warkentin, D.A. Burke, R. Bowness, and G.D. Turnbull. Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; (S.F.H., G.D.T.) Alberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, AB T9C 1T4, Canada;(R.J.H., D.A.B.) Crop Diversification Centre South, AAFRD, S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada; and (T.D.W.) Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan,51 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A8, Canada.

Effect of seeding date on fusarium seedling blight of narrow-leaved lupine. K.F. Chang, R. Bowness, S.F. Hwang, G.D. Turnbull, K. Lopetinskey, M. Olson, B.D. Gossen, D.J. Bing, and R.J. Howard. Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), 6000 C & E trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; (S.F.H, G.D.T.) Alberta research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, AB T9C 1T4, Canada; (K.L., M.O.) Crop Diversificationcentre (CDC) North, AAFRD, 17 507 Fort Road N.W., Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3, Canada; (B.D.G.) Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada; (D.J.B.) Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; and (R.J.H.) CDC South, AAFRD, S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada.

Diseases of narrow-leaved lupine in Alberta. K.F. Chang, S.F. Hwang, R. Bowness, J.T. Calpas, G.D. turnbull, B.D. Gossen and R.J. Howard. Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), 6000 C & E trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada;(J.T.C.) Crop Diversificationcentre (CDC) North, AAFRD, 17 507 Fort Road N.W., Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3, Canada; (B.D.G.) Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada; CDC South, AAFRD, S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada.

Evaluation of the efficacy and risks associated with various chemical disinfectants used in greenhouse sanitation. M.W. Harding, V.K. Bansal, and R.J. Howard. Crop Diversification Centre South, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada.

DNA heteroduplex mobility assay and phytoplasma classification. C. Hiruki and K. Wang. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada; and (K.W.) Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA.

Seed treatments for the control of seedling blight and root rot of narrow-leaved lupine in Alberta. S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang, G.D. Turnbull, R. Bowness, K. Lopetinsky, M. Olson, B.D. Gossen, D.J. Bing, and R.J. Howard. Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), 6000 C & E trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; (S.F.H, G.D.T.) Alberta research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, AB T9C 1T4, Canada; (K.L., M.O.) Crop Diversificationcentre (CDC) North, AAFRD, 17 507 Fort Road N.W., Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3, Canada; (B.D.G.) Saskatoon Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), 107 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2, Canada; (D.J.B.) Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; and (R.J.H.) CDC South, AAFRD, S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada.

Fusarium graminearum in Alberta – a seed-testing laboratory's perspective. K.D. Kenward, K.S. Zaychuk, R. Stevens, and S.E. Foster-Stubbs. 20/20 Seed Labs Inc., 506 11th Avenue, room 2001, Nisku, AB T9E 7N6, Canada.

Heterologous expression of functional Ptr ToxB, a host-specific toxin produced by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis. Y.M.Kim and S.E. Strelkov. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada.

Development of fusarium head blight in barley and evaluation of coleoptile growth for resistance screening. K. Kumar, K. Xi, T.K. Turkington, and J.H. Helm. Field Crop Development Centre (FCDC), Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canda; (T.K.T.) Lacombe Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 6000 C & Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; and (J.H.H.) FCDC, AAFRD, 5030-50 Street, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W8, Canada.

Inoculation of hybrid poplars with Septoria musiva. J.M. LeBoldus, P.V. Blenis, and B.R. Thomas. Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, 751 General Services Building, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada.

Shanghai pak choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis) – a useful suspectible control for clubroot of crucifers. M.R. McDonald, K. Vander Kooi, M.H.Y. Hovius, and A.W. McKeown. Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.

Epidemology of sclerotinia head rot in wild sunflower species. K.Y. Rashid and G. Seiler. Cereal Research Centre, Agiculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research Station, Unit 100–101, Route 100, Morden, MB RM6 1Y5. Canada; and (G.S.) Northern Crops Research Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Fargo, ND 58105, USA.

Application of proteomics to investigate tolerance to alternaria blackspot in canola. N. Sharma and N.N.V. Kav. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5. Canada

Incidence of clubroot on canola in Alberta in 2005. S.E. Strelkov, T. Cao, V. Manolii, E. Smith-Degenhardt, D. Orchard, and J.P. Tewari. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada; and (D.O.) Sturgeon Valley Fertilizer Ltd., P.O. Box 292, Station Main, St. Albert, AB T8N 1N3, Canada.

Influence of ratational diversity, seeding rate, and time of harvest for silage barley on disease levelsw and yield. T.K. Turkington, G.W. Clayton, K.N. Harker, and K. Xi. Lacombe Research Centre, Agiculture and Agri-Food Canada, 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; (K.X.) Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture Food and Rural Development, 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada.

Management of seedling blight and root rot of birdsfoot trefoil with fungcide seed treatments. H. Wand, S.F. Burke. Alberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, AB T9C 1T4, Canada; (R.J.H., D.A.B.) Crop Diversification Centre South, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada; and (K.F.C.) Field Crop Development Centre, AAFRD, 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada.

Evaluation of spore isolation techniques for Plasmodiophora brassicae, the causal agent of clubroot of crucifers. S. Xue and S.E. Strelkov. Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada.

Internal fruit rot of greenhouse sweet pepper caused by Fusarium proliferatum — epidemiology and varietal susceptibility. J. Yang, P.D. Kharbanda, R.J. Howard, and M. Mirza. Alberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, AB T9C 1T4, Canada; (R.J.H.) Crop Diversification Centre (CDC) South, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada; and (M.M.) CDC North, AAFRD, 17 507 Fort Road N.W., Edmonton, AB T5Y 6H3, Canada.

Comparative proteomics of systemic resistance in genotype of Pisum sativum attacked by Mycosphaerella pinodes. R. Zhang, S.F. Hwang, K.F. Chang, S.E. Strelkov, and R.J. Howard. Alberta Research Council, P.O. Box 4000, Vegreville, AB T9C 1T4, Canada; (K.F.C.) Field Crop Development Centre, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (AAFRD), 6000 C & E Trail, Lacombe, AB T4L 1W1, Canada; (S.E.S.) Department of Agriculture, Food amd Nutrional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2P5, Canada; and (R.J.H.) Crop Diversification Centre South, AAFRD, S.S. 4, Brooks, AB T1R 1E6, Canada.