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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-03-18, Page 8Poge 8 Times -Advocate, March 18, 1987 Set for CCAT on March 25 Phin review of turnip by: J.J. O'Toole, Head, Agronomy Section Centralia College of Agricultural and Technology Following a severe outbreak of TuMV in 1984 and 1985 rutabaga crops, a task force was established in the province consisting of research and extension personnel from O.M.A.F., University of Guelph and Agriculture Canada. Its objective was to Meet with growers. survery the situation, and develop a system that would allow the production of virus free crops. This virus is infectious. only to rutabagas and other cruciferous crops and weeds. In no way is it con- sidered to be a health hazard nor does it alter the nutritional quality of the produce. The effects of the virus on the crop are a yield reduction and a probable line with accelerated breakdown in storage. A preliminary survey conducted in 1985 reported that 50 per cent of the rutabaga fields in Middlesex, Huron, and Perth counties were infected with TuM V to some extent and Io per cent of the growers had a 100 per cent crop failure. The task force. established in the fall of 1985 recommended a diver- sified attack on the problem to be in- itiated in the 1986 season. The rutabaga breeding program at the University of Guelph, Horticulture Department was expanded to in- vestigate sources of genetic resistance for the virus. Varieties reported to have TuMV resistance were collected from England, Scan- danavian countries, New Zealand and Quebec. Dr. Vern Shattuck screened these varieties against our strain of the virus and also checked out the agronomic characteristics of the varieties. Our popular rutabaga variety was crossed with these new varieties in an effort to incorporate the specific genet s into Laurentian. Crosses were also made with promis- ing new varieties in the University' of Guelph breeding program. A survey team was established by the Plant Industry Branch to monitor the incidence and spread of the disease in rutabaga fields. In addition AT SPRAYER CLINIC — A clinic on Hardi sprayers was held Friday at Becker Farm Equipment in Exeter. Above, Hardi representative Bob Trimble talks to area farmers Henry Vandeburght and Chuck Ford. At the right is Bill Becker. T -A photo A conversation with Kaitlin can tax credulity. Kait is five, a precocious grandkid. "Hi, PawBob," she began. The PawBob is a contraction of Grandpa Bob. "Hi. 'darlin'. What are you doing today?" "i went skating and only fell four times. I fell three times on my bottom and once on my head. But I didn't hurt myself. My bottom bounced, once the • first time and twice the next two times. My head didn't bounce at all." 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Well, you know time. man. I fell on my bottom. my what Pippin's horse manure looks head. my arm, my leg. my shoulder, like?" Pippin is our buckskin mare. my stomach. even my bust. I put one "When those little round buns get foot in front, shoosh. Then the other frozen solid, they make a good hockey foot in front, whoosh! puck," i said. "When I tried to put both feet in "Didn't you have a hockey puck of front, my toe dragged and I lost it. your own. a real one''" This amid That's when I fell. Bump, right on my peals of girlish laughter at the thought bottom. Have you ever felled on your of using Pippin's droppings for a bottom? You got a good bottom, I bet puck. you wouldn't hurt yourself if you fell "Yes but sometimes the puck would on your bottom, PawBob. Your bot- get lost or fall into the open water on tom is bigger than mine and I didn't the river and we would have to use a get hurt. Can you skate, PawBob? Did road apple." you ever learn to skate back in the "Oh boy!" Laughter. "Oh wow!" olden days when you went to school? More laughter, real knee -slapping, I bet they didn't -have a skating rink floor -pounding-, - gut -wrenching at your school, did they, back in the laughter. "And...and...did you ever olden days? eat one of those road apples, "At school my book buddy -- she's PawBob?" More .choking, hoo-boy the girl from Grade six who comes in laughter from deep within a five-year-• to our room and helps me learn to old who has made what she considers read -- my book buddy said they didn't the funniest joke of the century. have school rinks in the olden days." "Did you ever eat a road apple. I managed to get a word in Pawllob?" edgewise: "No. We didn't have a rink By this time she is rolling on the at school. i learned to skate on a mill floor. pond in the riser. We used road apples "Do you know what I'm going to for a hockey puck." do? I'm going to get a good, big road "A road apple? What's a road-ap- _apple next time I come to your place. ple? Roads don't have apples. What We'll go out to the barn and look is a mill pond, anyway? We didn't let around the corral for a dandy big one the boys on the rink with their hockey and I'll... ['IL..what a joke...I'll bring sticks when we were skating and they a road apple to my teacher!'.' got mad and started throwing frozen- Another paroxysm of laughter. snowballs. Are snowballs like road "i'm going to tell Mom what we're apples?" : going to do," and off she twinkles. I knew I had goofed. How do you ex- Note: She is going to tell Mom what plain to a five-year-old that a road op- we, the plural we, are going to do. I'm ple is a frozen chunk of horse manure. involved now. Most five -year-olds have never seen horses except on television, let. alone It must be hell to be a teacher in horse manure: Fortunately, though, kindergarten. Healthy, day-old chicks available. now at Col -op. 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Leaf samples from the rutabaga plants, canola and suspected weed species were submitted for TutvlV analysis on a regular basis to the Hor- ticultural Research institute at Vineland. Dr. Lorne Stobbs and two summer students utilized the ELIZA technique to analyse for virus in the plants. Dr. Glenn McLeod from the Agriculture Canada research station in London continued his insect monitoring in rutabaga studies. Dr. McLeod has been surveying cabbage maggot, aphid and flea beetle populations. Carol Thompson working with the Agronomy Division at Centralia Col- lege established trials to study the ef- fects ffects of planting date on the severity of the virus and will also be screen- ing insecticide and oil applications for efficiency in the control of aphids and flea beetle. Insect control in the crop will play a major role in reducing the incidence of the virus, at least until resistant varieties are developed. 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