. 2007. Response of common root rot in wheat to crop management in eastern Saskatchewan. Can. J. Plant Sci. 87: 953-963. A survey of common root rot in spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and durum wheat (T. turgidum L. var. durum) crops was conducted in eastern Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2001 to investigate the association of agronomic practices with disease and fungal populations, in particular Fusarium species associated with Fusarium head blight (FHB), which is a disease of increasing importance in this region. Spring wheat preceded by summerfallow, or grown after a sequence that included summerfallow and a cereal crop, had increased levels of Cochliobolus sativus and lower levels of most Fusarium spp. in discoloured subcrown internodes. Cropping sequences that included at least one noncereal crop in the previous 2 yr resulted in higher percentage isolations of F. avenaceum and F. graminearum than sequences which did not include noncereal crops. Highest levels of F. avenaceum, the most common FHB pathogen in the province, were observed when the previous crop was a pulse. Tillage system effects depended on the previous crop. When wheat was preceded by an oilseed crop, C. sativus decreased as the number of tillage operations decreased, whereas F. avenaceum and Microdochium bolleyi increased with a reduction in tillage. Associations of fungal isolations with previous glyphosate use were negative for C. sativus and positive for F. avenaceum and M. bolleyi, although these effects varied depending on tillage system. Increased levels of important Fusarium pathogens were thus associated with current trends in production practices, namely continuously cropped diversified rotations and less reliance on mechanical soil tillage. Further investigation into the relative role of tillage intensity and glyphosate use versus cropping sequence on Fusarium populations in underground wheat tissue is needed. L'objectif était d'établir les liens existant entre les pratiques agricoles et la maladie ainsi que les populations de cryptogames, principalement les espèces du genre Fusarium associées à la brûlure de l'épi (BEF), maladie dont l'importance ne cesse de grandir dans cette région. La population de Cochliobolus sativus est plus élevée et celle de la majorité des espèces de Fusarium est plus faible dans les entrenoeuds situés sous le collet quand le blé de printemps est cultivé sur jachère estivale ou après un assolement incluant une culture céréalière et une jachère. On a isolé un plus grand nombre de F. avenaceum et de F. graminearum dans les assolements qui comprenaient au moins une autre culture que des céréales au cours des deux années antérieures que dans ceux n'incluant que des céréales. La plus forte concentration de F. avenaceum, microorganisme le plus souvent responsable de la BEF dans la province, a été relevée après culture d'une légumineuse. L'incidence des méthodes de travail du sol dépend de la culture antérieure. Quand un oléagineux précède la culture du blé, la population de C. sativus diminue avec le nombre d'op...