Agnew: Determining Best Practices for Summer Storage of Canola in Western Canada
In 2014 researchers initiated a project to collect baseline information on how management practices affect the storage conditions of canola over the summer months.
Drew: Replacing Fish Oil in Aquaculture Diets Using a Mixture of Canola and Algae Oil
Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan initiated a three-year project in 2012 to develop methods to improve the fatty acid composition of aquaculture fish fed algae-vegetable oil blends instead of fish oils.
Zvomuya: Can Slow-Release Monoammonium Phosphate and Struvite Improve Phosphorus Use Efficiency and Reduce Seedling Toxicity in Canola?
The management of large volumes of hog manure on agricultural land is a critical challenge due to its low N:P ratio and stringent regulations based on soil test phosphorus (P) levels.
Beckie: Glyphosate-resistant Kochia (Kochia scoparia) in Saskatchewan
Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, and frequent glyphosate use has selected for glyphosate-resistant (GR weeds). In 2011 and 2012, surveys documented the occurrence of GR kochia in Alberta.
Nickerson: Development of Formulated Canola Protein-based Ingredients for the Food Industry
Canola proteins represent an emerging plant-based alternative, with tremendous opportunity for growth, based on their functional and nutritional properties. Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan initiated a five-year multi-component project in 2010, with the overall goal to develop formulated canola protein-based ingredients that could then be tailored to specific food applications.
Holzapfel: Cultivar Considerations for Straight Combining
Straight combining canola can save time and money and result in improved seed quality. However timing of harvest is critical to reduce the risk and magnitude of yield losses from preharvest shattering and pod drop losses.
Carcamo: Management of Lygus Bugs and Seedpod Weevil In Canola At The Farm Level
Cabbage seedpod weevil (csw) has become a chronic problem for canola growers in areas south of highway 1 in Alberta and SW Saskatchewan. Lygus bugs, like the csw arrive to canola fields at bud and early flower, but they peak later at the early or mature pod stage.
Brule-Babel: Advanced Statistical Analysis of Strip-Plot Canola Variety Trial Data and Comparison to Small-Plot Variety Trial Data
Every year in western Canada there is a large investment in testing of canola genotypes/varieties in both small-plot and larger-scale trials, or strip plot trials.
Dalai: Investigation and Demonstration of Close Coupled Gasification and Combustion of Raw Glycerin and Canola Hull Fiber Fuel Pellets/Briquettes
The demand for diversified, easily transported, carbon-neutral energy from biomass, including 'waste' biomasses, such as sawdust, crop residues and other industrial wastes, is increasing.
Hwang: Effects of Clubroot-Resistant Canola Lines on Soils Infested by Plasmodiophora brassicae
Clubroot poses a serious threat to the canola industry in Alberta and western Canada because of its long-lived spores, its ability to rapidly multiply, and its detrimental effect on canola yields.
Borhan: Identifying Virulence Factors in Leptosphaeria maculans, the Cause of Blackleg Disease of Canola
Researchers in Saskatchewan conducted a three-year project to identify virulence genes in the Leptosphaeria maculans genome, the pathogen that causes blackleg in canola.
Dosdall: Developing Root Maggot-Resistant Canola
Root maggots are serious insect pests of canola across western Canada, and especially throughout central and northern Alberta. Researchers at the University of Alberta initiated a project to develop canola germplasm resistant to infestation by root maggots.