Foam Lake Review, Monday, December 14, 2015
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Fungicide resistance: Learning from other countries
For decades, Canadian
farmers have heard about
the threat of herbicide resistance, and in some cases
have adapted their farm
practices to manage it first-
hand. We hear far less about
fungicide resistance.
Fungicide resistance has
been found in other parts
of the world, especially in
Northern Europe. In Eu-
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food must be cheap. There
may be consumers who
would argue, as a counterpoint, beef today is not
cheap, but in world terms
it is.
If consumers want low
cost food moving forward,
and for all the low income
earners out there, GM is a
tool to ensuring that, but
that gets lost in the debate
fuelled often by those with
deeper pockets, allowing
them to be activists in the
debate.
Agriculture Facts
• Fritz Haber (December
1868 - January 1934) co-developed with Carl Bosch the
process of ammonia synthesis, which is known today
as the “Haber Synthesis.”
While his work led to the
production of nitrogen fertilizer, which has helped to
feed billions of people (the
entire global population, in
fact), he also contributed to
human destruction with his
involvement in chemical
agents during WWI.
• Cyrus McCormick is
considered the “Father of
Modern Agriculture.” He
invented the world’s first
mechanical reaper in 1831,
which helped replace manpower for machine power to
harvest crops. Jo Anderson,
a slave, also worked with
McCormick to develop the
mechanical reaper.
• Eli Whitney’s (1765 1825) invention of the cotton gin catapulted the rise
of cotton production in the
Deep South which, some
historians note, led to an
increase in slavery and contributed to slavery issues.
rope, the most important
cereal diseases are Septoria
tritici blotch (Septoria) of
wheat, rusts and powdery
mildew. Septoria has developed widespread resistance cases to the strobilurin fungicides, resulting
in a significant shift to the
triazoles.
Despite the development
of resistance, representatives from the European
Crop Protection Association state that “fungicides
form an important factor in
the production of cereals,
in particular for the control
of foliar diseases including
powdery mildew, Septoria,
rusts, Rhynchosporium and
net blotch.”
Fungicide use has picked
up momentum in the past
several years in Canada and
has become a very important tool for disease management, increasing yields
and creating a more efficient agriculture system.
Similar to other regions,
the Canadian agriculture
landscape could one day
face fungicide resistance
cases. In the United States,
over 10 wheat genes have
been found with resistance
to Septoria.
According to Ian Affleck,
Managing Director, Science and Regulatory Af-
fairs, Plant Biotechnology
at CropLife Canada, “The
development of resistance
is part of nature and is not
limited to agriculture. Over
time, living organisms can
develop resistance to external pressures; in the case
of agriculture, pest control.
Rotating pest control products and methods is key in
managing the development
of resistance. That rotation
doesn’t give the pest, in this
case fungus, time to develop resistance.”
Affleck pointed out that
we have experience with
resistance from the weed
management side of agriculture. “The development
of resistance is certainly
manageable, so we want to
help educate people in the
proper practices which will
help avoid it,” added Affleck.
According to Piero Castro, Cereal Fungicide Brand
Manager at BASF Canada,
fungicides have become an
integral tool to crop protection in Canada. “Fungicides
have become a valuable
tool to manage yield-robbing diseases and improve
overall plant health. We’ve
seen resistance in Canada and other parts of the
world. By being mindful
of resistance, incorporating
chemistry and host crop rotation, and using fungicides
with multiple modes of action, we can help prolong
these valuable crop protection tools.”
By learning from other
parts of the world, incorporating best management
practices and planning, we
can help to prolong the effectiveness of fungicides in
crop protection.
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