Several growers have already finished harvesting, while those still harvesting should be done by the end of this month. There are no significant disease or insect problems to report at this time. Similar to the past several years, there were no reports of Blue Mold in the Ontario tobacco crop.
Final harvesting pass in CTRF’s variety trials located near Delhi, ON on September 22, 2015.
CTRF has now completed harvesting its 2015 variety trials. These trials are conducted in cooperation with growers. This year there were a total of 42 promising flue-cured varieties being tested in replicated trials, with some of these varieties being grown at multiple sites. The main objectives of CTRF’s breeding program are to develop varieties with good quality, high yield and disease resistance. Several varieties under test have resistance to Black Root Rot, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Blue Mold and/or Potato Virus Y. Screening of breeding lines with high tolerance to Root-Lesion Nematodes is also occurring. Similar to past years, CTRF will be holding an Open House later this year for growers to view cured leaf from various varieties.
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