b'the seed lot that you will be planting. Some of the tables provide an average 1,000 kernel weight (TKW) which can be used as a guide for variety differences. The best approach is to determine the 1,000 kernel weight of the seed to be planted, germination rate, emergence mortality, and in the case of fall seeded crops, an estimate of winterkill. More information on this topic and a user-friendly seeding rate calculator is available at albertagrains.com/seeding-rate-calculator ix. Diseases, Seed Treatment and Seed TestingBreeding programs have made significant progress in developing varieties with genetic resistance to disease. Disease ratings are compiled from various data sources in Alberta and other prairie provinces.Loose smut resistance ratings for wheat will not be reported as its no longer a registration requirement for wheat and routine testing has been discontinued. Nationally registered barley varieties, lacking in disease ratings,have been published with NT or not-tested in the January 2023 and 2024 Alberta Seed Guides. However, two years of disease resistance rating data has been generated by western Canadian pathologists and will be reviewed at the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley meetings in February 2024. Once ratings are reviewed and approved, they will be posted online at seed.ab.ca Treat rye and flax seed to control seedling blight, cereal seed for smuts and fusarium.Wheat with Moderately Susceptible (MS) or Susceptible (S) ratings for common bunt (stinking smut) should be treated with a systemic fungicidal seed treatment as even low levels of infection will restrict marketability. Refer to labels for maximum storage periods of treated seed. Treated seed must not be fed to livestock, poultry or wildlife,and cannot be sold for feed.Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum and other species, is an increasing problem in Alberta. The relative ranking of crops from most susceptible to least susceptible is durum wheat, spring and winter wheat, triticale, barley, and oat. Corn and varieties that are susceptible to Fusarium are hosts of F. graminearum and can serve as a sourceMarkert Seeds Ltd.of infection when residue is left on the ground. FHB infection is highly influenced by the environment and heading date. A resistant (R) tolerance rating for FHB does not equate toCDC Austenson Feed Barley GoldNet Durumimmunity. Under severe epidemics, all varieties will sustainAB BrewNet Malt Barley AAC Ardill Peasdamage. All seed should be tested for the presence of FHBAB Prime Feed BarleyCDC Meadow Peas and treated with an appropriate seed treatment. ProducersSirish Feed/Malt BarleyCDC Rowland Flaxare advised to choose varieties with the best FHB toleranceAAC Awesome VB CSP WheatCDC Simmie Red Lentil whenever possible and always use best management practices toAAC Hockley CWRS Wheat *AC Morgan Oatslow the spread of this disease.AAC Hodge VB CWRS WheatKWS Daniello Hybrid Fall Rye Fusarium graminearum (Fg) is no longer a designated pest inCDC Landmark VB CWRS Wheat *DENOTES NEW VARIETYAlberta. Removal of Fusarium graminearum from the PestAAC Wheatland VB CWRS Wheatand Nuisance Control regulation brings Alberta in-line with best practices from other provinces and allows farmers accessRon & Lee Markertto the most current seed varieties (which may have improvedBox 1150Vulcan, AlbertaT0L 2B0Fg resistance) and cereal research. As such, we are using best403-485-6708www.markertseeds.commanagement practices in the Alberta RVTs to [email protected] this disease. Seed testing is valuable in obtaining information regarding Spring 2024 57'