Official Pest Report
Official Pest Reports are provided by National Plant Protection Organizations within the NAPPO region. These Pest Reports are intended to comply with the International Plant Protection Convention's Standard on Pest Reporting, endorsed by the Interim Commission on Phytosanitary Measures in March 2002.
Detection of Verticillium wilt of canola (Verticillium longisporum) in Manitoba
Detection of Verticillium wilt of canola (Verticillium longisporum) in Manitoba
Country: Canada
Title: Detection of Verticillium wilt of canola (Verticillium longisporum) in Manitoba
Contact:
Kanwal Kochhar, National Manager of Grains and Oilseeds Section, Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). Phone: (001) 613-773-7118
Report:
In November 2014, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of Verticillium longisporum (Verticillium wilt) in canola at a single location in Manitoba. This detection is limited to a trial plot which is not being used for commercial seed production. Prior to this detection, V. longisporum had not been reported from Canada.
V. longisporum is a plant pathogen that can cause early senescence and decreased yield. It can infect a broad range of crops, primarily within the Brassicaceae, but the most severe impact is on canola.
Consistent with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and its international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPMs), the CFIA has implemented provisional measures to contain the pest while the regulatory status of V. longisporum is being determined. Over the next few months, the CFIA will continue sampling, survey and surveillance activities in order to confirm if this is an isolated occurrence (i.e., “transient” as per ISPM 8: Determination of pest status in an area) or if there is any further distribution of this pest.
For more information on Verticillium wilt, please contact the CFIA (http://www.inspection.gc.ca)
Posted Date: Jan. 15, 2015, 9 a.m.