Hwang/ Strelkov: Characterization of New Strains of the Clubroot Pathogen in Alberta
Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, was first identified in western Canada in 2003, spreading to more than 2700 fields.
Growing Forward 2: Canola Disease Management Tools for the Prairies – Blackleg and Sclerotinia
Surveillance monitoring has shown that blackleg is again increasing in incidence and severity in western Canada, in part due to breakdown of a widely used major resistance gene. Sclerotinia stem rot is also a serious disease for canola growers, particularly in severe wet and cool growing seasons.
Bedard-Haughn: Enhanced Saskatchewan Soil Data for Sustainable Land Management
Sustainable land management decisions and advancements in precision agriculture technologies need to be based on reliable information about soils and land capability.
Yu: Developing near-isogenic Brassica napus lines for differentiating pathotypes of Plasmodiophora brassicae
Researchers initiated a four-year project in 2014 to develop a set of differential lines of spring type Brassica napus with single genes for identification of races of Plasmodiophora brassicae and for durable resistance to clubroot.
Sharbel: Comparative genomics of apomictic plants: advancing novel tools for niche breeding
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan conducted a two-year project to further the discovery and subsequent genetic transformation for the introduction of apomixis technology into agriculture crops.
Bonham Smith: Using Non-host Species To Identify Novel Genes For Durable Clubroot Resistance in Canola
Clubroot, a serious threat to canola (Brassica napus) yields across Canada, is caused by the intracellular parasite Plasmodiophora brassicae.
Dalai: Purification of Crude Glycerol and its Conversion to Bio-Chemicals
Canadian canola-based biodiesel production is projected to increase over the next few years. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan conducted a multi-year, multi-objective project with the aim to improve the glycerol purification process as well as the glycerol-based by-product process.
Penner: Use of Canola Meal as a Protein Source in Pelleted Starter Mixtures for Dairy Calves
Canola meal use in starter mixtures for calves has been limited due to a perception that it has low palatability and digestibility. Researchers conducted a four-year project and four studies to evaluate the use of canola meal as a protein source for dairy calves.
Tenuta: Canola Response and Minimizing Nitrogen Losses in Two-Pass Seeding-Fertilization Systems with Varying Placement Methods in Manitoba
With increasing pressure to complete field operations in a timely manner and the trend to using fertilizer custom applicators, a segment of growers in Western Canada are transitioning towards surface applications of granular urea; which represents a departure from the recommended practice of deep banding.
Peng: Analysis and Monitoring of Leptosphaeria Maculans Race Dynamics in Western Canada for Effective Use of Cultivar Resistance in Management of Blackleg on Canola
For many years, the main blackleg management strategies in western Canada were variety resistance and crop rotation. However, with tighter crop rotations in most of the canola growing regions, there have been increasing reports of blackleg, with a sudden spike reported in 2012.
Drew: Effect of yeast-fermentation and extrusion of canola meal on digestibility and growth performance of rainbow trout and Nile tilapia
Canola meal (CM), a by-product of canola crushing, is the primary high-protein ingredient in Western Canada that is used as a protein supplement in feed rations for livestock, and being evaluated as an ingredient in fish diets.
Shirtliffe: Can harvest weed seed management be used to control kochia, cleavers and wild buckwheat?
In recent years herbicide resistant weeds have become increasingly problematic in canola, and weed densities have increased approximately three-fold in comparison to 2003 surveys.