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Bacterial Blight (Pseudomonas syringae) Bacterial blight in peas first appears as dark-green, water-soaked lesions on the leaves, stipules, pods and stems. These lesions are angular in shape, follow the leaf veins and may eventually coalesce and turn necrotic. Lesions on the pods are sunken and become olive-brown. This disease favours high humidity or leaf moisture…

Although 2018 is setting itself up to be a dry year, disease management should remain a priority for pea growers. In 2017, one third of surveyed pea fields had root rot symptoms that were severe enough to cause yield loss, despite relatively dry growing conditions.1 The survey found Fusarium avenaceum present in all 35 sampled…

Determine whether fungicide is necessary to manage Mycosphaerella (Ascochyta) Blight in peas