. Agri-news. Agriculture. r ). October 21, 2002 Meeting the threat 0/Tusarium graminearum in Alberta fusariumgraminearum is the causal agent of fusarium head blight, the most destructive disease of wheat and barley in Canada. The associated production of mycotoxins, particularly DON (vomitoxin), by this pathogen significantly limits the use of affected grain and poses a health risk to animals that consume grain containing DON. *Rgraminearum is firmly established in Manitoba and south eastern Saskatchewan and represents a serious threat to ; says Jim Calpas, provincial integrated p
. Agri-news. Agriculture. r ). October 21, 2002 Meeting the threat 0/Tusarium graminearum in Alberta fusariumgraminearum is the causal agent of fusarium head blight, the most destructive disease of wheat and barley in Canada. The associated production of mycotoxins, particularly DON (vomitoxin), by this pathogen significantly limits the use of affected grain and poses a health risk to animals that consume grain containing DON. *Rgraminearum is firmly established in Manitoba and south eastern Saskatchewan and represents a serious threat to ; says Jim Calpas, provincial integrated pest management specialist with Alberta Agriculture. Food and Rural Development's Fest Risk Management Unit, Edmonton. "The province of Alberta is virtually free of F. graminearum and we certainly don't want this pathogen to become established in the province. There is no doubt that P. graminearum would thri\e under Alberta's climate, any belief to the contrary is wishful thinking at ; The Uberta Fusarium graminearum Management Plan. which came into effect October 1, 2002. specifics the provincial strategy for meeting the threat of this devastating disease while sustaining all sectors of the agriculture industry in Alberta The control strategies in this plan are enforced under the authority of the Alherta Agricultural Pests Act. The long-term goal of the Management Flan is to prevent the introduction and establishment of Fgraminearum in Alberta until effective disease control measures for this pathogen are dcsclopcd," adds Calpas. "It is expected that the most effective control of this disease will involve the development of resistant wheat and barley ; The prevention and control strategies presented in the Management Flan address the most likely avenues of introducing Fgraminearum into Alberta fields according to the level of associated risk. There is a zero tolerance for /' graminearum in seed gram, including corn, because one of the sur
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