Fusarium Seed Infection Surveillance Project 2022 Interim Report

As part of the federal government’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), Alberta Seed Processors (ASP) launched a three-year project in the fall of 2020 to study fusarium seed infection in Alberta and better understand how farmers can manage, control and prevent the devastating disease.

The success of the project is a result of collaboration with value chain partners. ASP is collaborating with three Alberta seed labs, including SGS Canada, Seed Check Technologies and 20/20 Seed Labs, to gather data. Dr. Michael Harding, Research Scientist – Plant and Bee Health Surveillance Section of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Canada reviewed the data and created maps. The Alberta Wheat & Barley Commissions supplied further agronomic and management input to the project.