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Introgression of the highly effective Brassica rapa blackleg resistance gene Rlm11 into spring-type Brassica napus

Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada recently completed the genetic mapping of the blackleg resistance gene Rlm11. Rlm11 is effective against the L. maculans isolates carrying the avirulence gene AvrLm11, which is found in 95 percent of L. maculans isolates collected from western Canadian canola farms.

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Galpern: Surveillance networks for beneficial insects: Can natural habitats serve as insect reservoirs and do they contribute to yield?

The surveillance network identified a total of 157,407 arthropods of 418 species from 317 sampled areas in southern and central Alberta. Sampling by the surveillance network developed a geographically extensive database on the distribution and abundance of beneficial arthropods found in Canadian prairie croplands.

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