b'PARTNER CONTENT2021 GROWING SEASON LAB TESTING CALENDARHandy reminders for what to test for and when. Cut out this page and put on the fridge so its never out of sight!JUNE AUGUSTDISEASE WATCH FUSARIUM WATCH Its crucial to know what diseases are around. Fusarium surveillance is important. As the crop matures, Clubroot symptoms appear in wheatkernel discoloration or head Roots of plants infected with Plasmodiophora brassicaediscoloration. Half the head looks green and the other half is can severely impact canola yield and future cropbleached white. But there are cases where it can be hard to productivity. Task: Pull roots for examination. identify visually, so targeted wheat head testing makes sense at Aphanomyces this time. Is it fusarium or another pathogen?Affects peas, lentils and dry beans during the entireHANDY TOOL: Targeted Fusarium Testinggrowing season. Spores survive in a resting state for upFusarium screening of individual wheat heads down to the to 10 years, plus the oospores are water mobile. Task:species (Fusarium graminearum) confirms my visual diagnosis.Monitor the waterways.HANDY TOOL: Soil Disease Testing2 soil tests available: one tells if disease is present, the other test can quantify the amount of spores in the area sampled. PLANT NUTRITIONBuilding on my 4R strategy, managing in-crop nutrition starts with lab diagnostics. HANDY TOOL: Plant Tissue AnalysisCan reveal a nutrient deficiency before symptoms show.JULY SEPTEMBER OCTOBERHAY QUALITY BLACKLEG CORN SILAGEHay quality is essential for my top dairy and beef profitability.Time to learn about the newGaining insight into my Many nutritionists consider NDF to be the primary qualityblackleg race diagnosticcorn silage quality reduces variable to target. What other elements should I test for?test, and how to apply it tostress through proactive risk Key forage analysis consists of Crude Protein (CP), Acidmy farming practices. Task:management. Harvesting Detergent Fiber (ADF), Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), withDissect stems to confirmcorn silage outside the ideal other elements such as: Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium,disease. moisture range and choosing Magnesium, Iron, Manganese, Zinc and Copper.feed with high nitrate content HANDY TOOL: Blacklegcan cause a host of issues. HANDY TOOL: Comprehensive Hay Testing Race TestingThis season, I will order test for CP, ADF, NDF and a suite ofThis new tool aids me inHANDY TOOL: Moisture elements!understanding which blacklegTesting races are present in my canolaOrder pre-harvest moisture PLANT DISEASE stems. Submit stems post- testing to help schedule the Are my crops looking healthy? In addition to testing soil andharvest for testing. optimal harvesting date.plants for clubroot and Aphanomyces, I may dig deeper toHANDY TOOL: Nitrate understand pathogens in my soil. Content TestingTest my silage 2-3 weeks after HANDY TOOL: DNA Multi Scan harvest.I can use a new tool called a DNA Multi-Scan, which has a Short package that is used for monitoring, and detects the most common soil pathogens, and a ComprehensiveFor more info go to biovision.ca or email ca.seedandcrop@sgs.compackage which is used for complex diagnosis, as it contains many more subspecies. JULY 2021 GERMINATION.CA 23'