🍇 Fungal diseases and nematodes can pose significant challenges to wine grape growers in BC.
To address this challenge, researchers in Kelowna evaluated the role cover crops can play in fighting fungal diseases and parasitic nematodes in vineyards. They tested out four brassica species: white mustard, tillage radish, shepherd’s purse, and rockcress. Some brassica species have a special ability to suppress the growth of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, weeds, and insect pests through chemicals that they naturally produce!
🌱 Find the full plain language summary of this research in the BC Food Web library.
