Blackshaw: Fertilizer N Efficiency and Utilization of Crops and Weeds in a Canola-Barley Rotation
Nitrogen fertilizer is a major input cost in canola (Brassica napus L.) production and farmers are interested in improving nitrogen use efficiencies.
Holzapfel: Evaluating the effectiveness of pod-sealants for reducing shattering losses in several cultivars of direct-combined canola
Field trials and grower experiences alike have shown that, while it is not uncommon to straight-combine canola successfully, substantial yield losses can occur and have been reported as high as 50% relative to swathing.
Hegedus: A Genomics Approach to Sclerotinia Resistance in Brassica napus
Sclerotinia stem rot, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, is a serious disease problem of canola worldwide. The long term objective for researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is to provide the canola industry with specific resistance genes and molecular markers as a selection tool used by plant breeders for selection of stem rot resistant canola cultivars.
Peng: Survey and Evaluation of Soil Microbes for Clubroot Control on Canola
Clubroot of canola, caused by the pathogen Plasmodiophora brassicae (Pb), is an emerging threat to canola production in western Canada. In 2008, researchers initiated a three-year study to assess microbial biofungicides as well as indigenous soil microorganisms for control of clubroot on canola.
Roslinsky: Pod Shatter Resistant Canola
Researchers are using standard molecular biology protocols to generate a genetic framework map and to try to develop lines that include genetic control of pod shatter.
Shirtliffe: Determining the economic plant density in canola
Canola farmers seeking to maximize returns should target populations so that even under adverse conditions they will have more than 50 plants per square metre (5 plants per square foot).
Evenden: The development of a semiochemical monitoring and detection system for the diamondback moth on canola
Producers are encouraged to use pheromone baited traps to monitor diamondback moth flight. This information can predict expected larval densities in their crop.
Drew: Use of Canola, Pea, and Soy fractions in Aquafeeds
Pea meal and pea and canola protein concentrates provide a significant advantage over soybean meal in salmonid diets according to research at the University of Saskatchewan.
Lange: Marker-Assisted Breeding for Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Canola
Fusarium wilt resistance in Brassica napus was found to be conferred by a single dominant gene, the A-genome. This means that B. rapa and B. oleracea may be sources of resistance to fusarium wilt available to B. napus breeders.
Mutsvangwa: Amino Acids Utilization and Peripheral Tissue Metabolism in Ruminants Fed Full-Fat Canola-Based Diets
Lactating dairy cows or growing beef cattle require amino acids for milk production and growth. These amino acids are the "building blocks" of milk protein and skeletal muscle.
Soroka: Effects of Late Season Flea Beetle Feeding on Canola Seed Yields
The best defense against fall flea beetle damage to canola seed yields was to seed at mid-May or earlier. Seeding date had the greatest influence on harvest parameters for all factors investigated, and in most trials earlier seeded plots outyielded later seeded plots.
Kutcher: Determination of pathogenic variability of Leptosphaeria maculans in western Canada and resistance in Canadian Brassica napus cultivars
Blackleg continues to be found throughout the canola growing area and new strains of Leptosphaeria maculans have been observed in western Canada.