Kav: Antifungal Peptide from Pine for Multiple Disease Resistance in Canola
Canola can be significantly affected by diseases such as sclerotinia stem rot, blackleg and alternaria black spot resulting in loss of crop productivity and quality.
Holzapfel: Evaluating the effects of glyphosate and pod sealants on the yield of straight-combined canola on a large field-scale
Traditionally swathing is recommended for napus canola over straight-combining because of the risks of yield loss due to shattering.
Selvaraj: Building Durable Clubroot Resistance in Canola: Identification of Multiple Clubroot Resistance Genes From Brassica Napus and B. Rapa for Marker-Assisted Gene Stacking in Canola Breeding
Clubroot is a serious soil-borne disease of canola caused by the pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae. Multiple genes that can be clearly identified and stacked or rotated are required for long-term effectiveness of clubroot management toward protecting canola yield.
Rahman: Investigation on the individual genes of Brassica carinata in canola (B. napus) for their resistance to different blackleg pathotypes
Blackleg is a serious disease of canola caused by the fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans. A number of different sources of partial resistance genes (Rlm) to blackleg disease have been identified and characterized in several Brassica napus cultivars.
Sawhney: Regulation of Male Sterility in Canola for Use in Hybrid Seed Production
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan initiated a study in 2000 to develop a non-transgenic, GMS system in canola (Brassica napus) using chemicals to restore fertility.
Niu: Separation of Ethanol-Water Mixtures Using Canola Meals
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan conducted a three-year study to determine if cost-effective biosorbents from canola meal would have potential for industrial application of dehydration of ethanol, other alcohols or gases.
Kutcher: A large-scale survey of races of L. maculans occurring on canola in western Canada
In a previous study (Project Code: CARP2006-02) AAFC researchers determined the race structure of Leptosphaeria maculans, the species responsible for the most damaging symptoms of blackleg of canola in Canada.
Integrating drift reduction technologies with agronomic practices
It is well known that a contact herbicide such as Liberty is less effective on hard-to-wet weeds such as wild oat or cleavers. Wild oat control can be improved by tank-mixing with a Group 1 graminicide; however, there are no tank-mixes that will improve control of cleavers.
Hwang: Reducing Seedling Blight to Improve Stand Establishment in Hybrid Canola
Producers have noted much more severe infestations of seedling blight and root rot in canola fields. Researchers conducted both field and greenhouse studies from 2007 to 2010 to identify the organisms associated with the increased incidence of root rot in hybrid canola crops, and to determine how to optimize cultural methods to reduce the impact of seedling blight and root rot on canola seedling populations and on plant yield.
Proulx: The 2010 Richardson’s Ground Squirrel Research and Control Program
Previous research conducted from the 2007 to 2009 by the Richardson’s Ground Squirrel (RGS) (RGS; Spermophilus richardsonii) Research Program in search of effective and socially acceptable toxicants, has provided a greater understanding of ground squirrel populations and control methods.
Smyth: Assessing the Economic and Ecological Impacts of Herbicide Tolerant Canola in Western Canada
Herbicide tolerant (HT) canola was introduced in Western Canada in 1995 through an identity preserved production and marketing system, with unrestricted commercial production beginning in 1997. The subsequent adoption was relatively rapid, with 26% in the initial year, 78% by 2002 and 95% by 2007.
Boyle et al: High Moisture Canola in Bags
In 2009, weather conditions during the cropping season delayed canola development and fall harvest into October and November.