Other Plant Disease -- Canada
Sclerotinia (also called stem rot, white mould) of oilseed rape (_Brassica napus_; osr, "canola" refers to a group of specific varieties) is caused by _Sclerotinia sclerotiorum_. The fungus is one of the most nonspecific and successful of plant pathogens, with around 400 known hosts worldwide, including many crop species. It causes white fungal growth on aerial plant parts which leads to rotting, wilting and death of plants. On oilseed rape, infected leaves collapse around the stem, then stem
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8045233&promed&0
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