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High Risk of White Mould in 2021

Posted on July 16, 2021 (December 22, 2021) by Horst Bohner

The incidence and severity of white mould (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) is highly dependent on favourable weather conditions for the disease during soybean flowering. White mould prefers temperatures below 28 degrees C, moist soils, and high humidity. Conditions over the last few weeks have been ideal for the disease in much of Ontario. It’s important to know […]

OMAFRA Field Crop Report – July 16, 2020

Figure 1. Black beans at early pin pod growth stage.

Posted on July 16, 2020 (August 18, 2020) by OMAFRA Field Crop Team

Dry beans are either approaching flowering or have already started flowering across Ontario. White mold is an important disease of dry beans in Ontario and in-crop management of white mold occurs during flowering. White mold spores can land on stems, leaves or pods but deteriorating flower petals are very susceptible to infection. Spores colonize flower […]