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Tag Archives: Weeds
Resistant Weed Testing is Available for the 2023 Field Season
By: Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist Resistant weeds are becoming the new norm in weed management for many Ontario farmers. This is a reminder that genomic resistant weed testing will be available again at no cost to the grower … Continue reading
Posted in All Specialty Crops, Culinary, Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management, Herbs, Hops, Hops Pest Management, Industrial and Misc. Crops, Industrial Hemp, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Grains, Specialty Vegetable Pest Management, Specialty Vegetables, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Pest Management
Tagged all specialty crops, herbicide resistance, resistance, weed management, Weeds
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Ginseng Crop Update – Nitrogen Fertilization – June 17, 2022
The ginseng crop is progressing normally this year after several years of spring cold temperature and frost damage. This should reduce pressures of foliar diseases. As temperatures warm, the added stress could lead to higher Alternaria pressures over the next … Continue reading
Posted in Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management, Ginseng Production
Tagged Diseases, Fertility, Ginseng, Insects, Pest Management, Weeds
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Funding Available to Continue Testing Herbicide-Resistant Weeds
By: Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture Funding is available for producers, agri-business, consultants and extension personnel to submit weed samples to be tested for herbicide resistance again this year. Sample collection kits with sampling procedures can be … Continue reading
Posted in All Specialty Crops, Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management, Herbs, Hops, Industrial and Misc. Crops, Industrial Hemp, Specialty Fruit and Nuts, Specialty Grains, Specialty Vegetables, Sweet Potato
Tagged all specialty crops, herbicide resistance, pest control, weed management, Weeds
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Control of Scentless Chamomile in Ginseng
Growers are reporting increasing issues dealing with scentless chamomile in ginseng, which has become a problem weed in many crops. Scentless chamomile (Matricaria perforata), also known as scentless mayweed, is a short-lived perennial or sometimes annual, closely resembling stinking mayweed, … Continue reading
Posted in Ginseng, Ginseng Pest Management
Tagged Ginseng, herbicide, Pest Management, Weed control, weed management, Weeds
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Poast Ultra Herbicide Registered for Use on Basil
By Jim Chaput, Minor Use Coordinator, OMAFRA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of a minor use label expansion registration for POAST® ULTRA Herbicide for control of labeled weeds on basil (fresh and dried) in Canada. … Continue reading
Posted in Culinary, Herbs
Tagged Basil, herbs, Pest Control Products, Pest Management, Registration, Weeds
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Waterhemp: A Spreading Invasive Weed in Ontario and Canada
Kristen Obeid1, Peter Sikkema2, Christian Willemse2, Nicole Langdon2, David Westerveld 2, Marie-Josée Simard3, Martin Laforest3, David Miville4 and Tammy Jones5 Waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus var. rudis) is a relatively new weed in Canadian agriculture cropping systems1. It has been suggested that … Continue reading
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Tagged all specialty crops, Weed control, weed management, Weeds
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