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15 August 2019 Influence of resistant cultivars and crop intervals on clubroot of canola
S.F. Hwang, H.U. Ahmed, Q. Zhou, H. Fu, G.D. Turnbull, R. Fredua-Agyeman, S.E. Strelkov, B.D. Gossen, G. Peng
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Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is an important constraint on canola (Brassica napus) production in Canada. Rotations of clubroot-resistant (CR) canola cultivars in various sequences and planting intervals between canola with non-host crops and fallow periods were evaluated to determine their effects on clubroot severity and P. brassicae resting spore populations under field and micro-plot conditions. Under micro-plot conditions, the rotation sequences including CR canola, continuous fallow, and the non-host barley reduced gall weight by 63%–100% and clubroot severity by 34%–100% compared with continuous planting of susceptible canola. No visible clubroot symptoms developed following continuous fallow or the non-host crop. Under field conditions, clubroot severity was very high (78% disease index) in the continuous susceptible canola sequence. Most of the CR canola rotation sequences significantly reduced clubroot severity by 12%–23%, but continuous fallow, continuous barley, and alternating the CR canola cultivars ‘45H29’ or ‘73-47’ with ‘TC72429-10’ reduced clubroot severity by 32%–36%. A comparison of intervals between canola crops and four cropping sequences (continuous susceptible canola, alternating canola with barley or pea, a 2-yr non-host interval between canola crops, and a 3-yr non-host interval between canola crops) was conducted over 5 yr. A 2- or 3-yr non-host interval improved plant height, plant biomass, and seed yield, and reduced gall mass, P. brassicae propagules in the soil, and clubroot severity. A significant yield increase of more than 3600% was observed in a 3-yr non-host interval.

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S.F. Hwang, H.U. Ahmed, Q. Zhou, H. Fu, G.D. Turnbull, R. Fredua-Agyeman, S.E. Strelkov, B.D. Gossen, and G. Peng "Influence of resistant cultivars and crop intervals on clubroot of canola," Canadian Journal of Plant Science 99(6), 862-872, (15 August 2019). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2019-0018
Received: 22 January 2019; Accepted: 22 May 2019; Published: 15 August 2019
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Brassica napus
canola
clubroot
crop rotation
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