Plant Killer Taking Root in Canada Imperils Canola Windfall
- Clubroot cases approaching 3,000 fields across the prairies
- New resistant strains cropping up in more and more fields
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As Canada’s prairies continue to churn out more and more canola, there’s mounting concern about the rapid spread of a soil-borne disease that’s threatening to crimp yields.
Clubroot is taking hold in parts of Canada’s vast prairies. It’s an invasive disease that grows like a cancer on canola roots, preventing the plant from taking up water and nutrients, cutting yields and potentially killing plants.