Oilseed crops are grown throughout the semiarid region of the northern Great Plains of
North America for use as vegetable and industrial oils, spices, and birdfeed. In a region …

Ascochyta blight, a fungal disease caused by Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Labrousse, is the
major constraint for chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) production worldwide. Current cultivars …

Diversification of cereal cropping systems with alternative crops, such as oilseed, pulse, and
forage crops, furnishes producers with a range of agronomic and economic options. Crop …

Officially published data for the Czech Republic (CR) from 1920 to 2000 and for selected
European countries (mostly from 1960 to 2000) were analysed. In the last 40 years, the yield …

No tillage (NT) is often presented as a means to grow crops with positive environmental
externalities, such as enhanced carbon sequestration, improved soil quality, reduced soil …

Over the past decades, the economic benefit has prompted farmers to grow oilseed rape
(OSR). Consequently, the global OSR production increased considerably, and today the …

Abstract Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, the causal organism of stem rot of Brassica
and over 500 host plants is distributed worldwide. Selerotinia rot is menace to cultivation of …

Fusarium pathogens cause important diseases, such as root/crown rot and Fusarium head
blight (FHB), in cereal crops. These diseases can be caused by similar Fusarium spp …

Blackleg disease, caused by the ascomycete fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, is a
devastating disease of canola (Brassica napus) in Australia, Canada and Europe. Although …

In western Canada, canola is traditionally grown in rotation once every 4 years to restrict
losses due to pests. Recently, growers have begun to produce canola more intensively due …