Flexibility in rotation planning allows canola and field pea producers to adapt to changing management practices and marketing opportunities. Current recommendations are to follow a one in four year rotation for canola or field pea on a particular field.
Technologies have been developed to control the extensive feeding that occurs in Canola (Brassica napus) due to the crucifer flea beetle.
The clubroot pathogen, Plasmodiophora brassicae is now established as a pest of canola in central Alberta and may be spreading to other regions of the province.
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is the causal agent of Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR), and can cause severe economic damage to Argentine canola. Researchers know that if it were available, genetic resistance to SSR would be an attractive option to canola growers.
Ecoclimatic modeling indicates that most of Canada is suitable for establishment of swede midge, including most of Saskatchewan. In 2007, swede midge were found in three fields in Saskatchewan for the first time.
The first objective of this study was to investigate the effect of production practices on the quality and vigour of open-pollinated Argentine canola. Seeding date and swathing time of the mother crop had a significant effect on seed quality.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of seed quality on the performance of hybrid Argentine canola in early- and late-seeded plots with conventional tillage and minimum tillage.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of seeding rate on flea beetle damage and agronomic performance of open-pollinated (op) and hybrid Argentine canola.
Diverse crop rotations are known to reduce the quantity of soilborne pathogens, while the continuous planting of any crop increases diseases and pests specific to that crop, causing a reduction in the yield.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of seeding date and seeding rate on the agronomic performance of open-pollinated (op) and hybrid Argentine canola in conventional tillage (CT) and minimum tillage (MT).
The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of neonicotinoid seed treatments on flea beetle damage and the performance of Argentine canola seeded in early and late May.
The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of neonicotinoid seed treatments on flea beetle damage and the performance of Polish canola. Seed treatments reduced flea beetle damage and improved the performance of open-pollinated and synthetic Polish canola in all tests.
