Beating back clubroot infections in crucifera crops

摘要

Asian crucifera crops are becoming more important in Canada's horticulture industry with about 1,800 hectares planted to the crops in Ontario, including 680 hectares of Napa (Chinese cabbage). However, warns Kevin Vander Kooi, a University of Guelph research technician, these crops are vulnerable to the development of clubroot, a disease caused by the soilborne fungus Plasmodiophora brassicae.