Research Probes Solutions For Canola Sclerotinia
Sclerotinia stem rot costs western and southern canola growers around $59 million dollars in crop losses annually.\n\nIn today\u2019s podcast, Dr Lars Kamphuis from the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) shares the latest research on pre-breeding efforts to develop resistant varieties.\n\nSupported by the GRDC, researchers from the CCDM have sourced diverse canola genotypes from around the globe in a bid to discover germplasm with better genetic resistance.\n\nContact:\nCarole Kerr, CCDM\ncarole.kerr@curtin.edu.au\n\nMore information:\nCCDM Sclerotinia hub: http://ccdm.com.au/sclerotinia/\n\nGRDC Grains Research Update papers: https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grdc-update-papers\n\nGRDC Sclerotinia Stem Rot in Canola fact sheet: https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/all-publications/factsheets/2014/03/grdc-fs-sclerotinia\n\nGRDC Western Region Canola GrowNotes\u2122: https://grdc.com.au/resources-and-publications/grownotes/crop-agronomy/canola-west DPIRD Sclerotinia hub: https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/canola/managing-sclerotinia-stem-rot-canola NVT Online: https://nvtonline.com.au\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices