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How to Grow Canola

Canola Agronomic Research Programs


Continuing Projects
Project No. Project Title Researcher & Organization Year Funded By
2004-03-01 Canola Production Research
Phase II
G. Clayton
Lacombe Research Station
4 of 5 Alberta Canola Producers Commission
2006-05-04-01 Improving Integrated Crop Management by Conserving Natural Enemies of Insect Pests L. Dosdall
Alberta Agriculture - Edmonton
3 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-04-05 Co-ordinated monitoring, forecasting and risk warning for insect pests of field crops in Canada O. Olfert
AAFC - Saskatoon
3 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
2006-05-04-07 Prediction of canola field establishment by seed vigour assays Wayne T. Buckley
AAFC - Brandon
3 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-04-11 Optimizing the production of Brassica juncea canola, in comparison with other … soil-climatic zones Yantai Gan
AAFC - Swift Current, SK
3 of 3 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
2006-05-04-13 Effects of late season flea beetle feeding on canola yields Julie Soroka
AAFC - Saskatoon
3 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-04-14 Factors influencing seed vigour, seed deterioration and agronomic performance of canola Bob Elliott
AAFC - Saskatoon
3 of 3 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission,
2006-05-04-17 Optimizing canola production: pest implications of intensive canola rotations H.R. Kutcher
AAFC - Melfort, SK
3 of 4 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-04-21 Evaluation of clubroot control with rotation fungicides and soil amendments Stephen Strelkov
U of A
3 of 4 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
2006-05-04-10 Isolation, identification, and understanding PG3 and other new strains of blackleg D. Fernando
University of Manitoba
3 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-01 Flea beetle and drought resistance in canola Margaret Gruber
AAFC - Saskatoon
2 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-08 Optimizing canola production through biological control of virulent strains of blackleg pathogen and insect pests of canola Dilantha Fernando
University of Manitoba
2 of 2 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-09 Increasing yield and profit by straight-cutting canola. Paul Watson
Alberta Research Council
2 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission
2006-05-10 Marker assisted breeding for fusarium wilt resistance in Brassica napus. Ralph Lange
Alberta Research Council
2 of 2 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
2006-05-14 Assessing the impact of swede midge on canola production in the Prairies and Ontario. Rebecca Hallett
University of Guelph
2 of 3 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-05-15 Investigating Canola Intercrops for improved Integrated Crop Management. Lloyd Dosdall
Universtiy of Alberta
2 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission
New Projects
Project No. Project Title Researcher & Organization Year Funded By
2006-01 The development of a semiochemical monitoring and detection system for the diamondback moth on canola Maya Evenden
University of Alberta
1 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
2006-02 Determination of pathogenic variability of L. maculans in western Canada and resistance in Canadian B. napus cultivars Randy Kutcher
AAFC - Melfort
1 of 3 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
2006-03 Impact of timing, rate and application technology on biological control of sclerotinia stem rot of canola caused by S. sclerotiorum Debra McLaren
AAFC - Brandon
1 of 3 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-06 The effect of crop rotation on populations of canola seedling pathogens Sheau-Fang Hwang
Alberta Research Council
1 of 1 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
2006-07 Sclerotinia stem rot field nursery for evaluation of resistance and fungicide efficacy Ralph Lange
Alberta Research Council
1 of 2 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2006-08 Determining the optimum plant density in canola
Steve Shirtliffe
Universtiy of Saskatchewan
1 of 1 Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
Completed Projects
Project No. Project Title Researcher & Organization Year Funded By
2005-03 Effect of seed production practices on seed vigour and seedling establishment in the Peace Region. Mike Hall
Alberta Agriculture
2005 Alberta Canola Producers Commission
2005-17 Reducing Canola Seed Damage from Metering and Air Distribution Systems Gordon Hultgreen/Jim Bessel
PAMI/CCC
2005 Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2005-04-02 Biological control of cabbage root maggots in canola with parasitic beetles, Aleochara spp. N. Holliday
University of Manitoba
2005 Alberta Canola Producers Commission
2005-04-09 Control of highly-virulent strains of Leptosphaeria maculans in canola … non-aggressive strains D. Fernando
University of Manitoba
2005 Alberta Canola Producers Commission
2004-03-02-23 Techniques for managing volunteer canola in rotations D Derksen,
Brandon Research Centre,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2004 Manitoba Canola Growers Association
2003-02-01-19 Effects of seed treatments on flea beetle damage and agronomic performance of Polish canola

Effects of seed treatments on flea beetle damage and agronomic performance of hybrid and open-pollinated Argentine canola

Effect of germination, seed weight and vigour index on the agronomic performance of Argentine canola in early and late May plantings

Effect of seed quality on the performance of Argentine varieties in the 2001 regional test

Effect of seed quality on the performance of Argentine varieties in the 2002 regional test

Effect of seeding date and swathing time on quality and performance of open-pollinated Argentine canola

Influence of green seed, chlorophyll content and seed weight on the quality, vigour and agronomic performance of Argentine canola

Effect of heat treatments applied to canola seed on subsequent performance (germination, vigour) of Polish and Argentine canola

Effect of seeding rate on flea beetle damage, establishment, growth and seed yield of open-pollinated and hybrid Argentine canola

Effect of seed quality, storage conditions and length of storage on germination, seed grade and shoot dry weight of Polish and Argentine canola

Effect of seed quality, storage conditions and length of storage on germination, seed grade and shoot dry weight of different breeding types of Argentine canola

Effect of seed treatments and temperature on germination, seed grade and shoot dry weight of Polish and Argentine canola during storage

Effect of seed treatments and temperature on germination, seed grade and shoot dry weight of Polish and Argentine canola during extended storage

Effect of chlorophyll content, storage conditions and length of storage on germination, seed grade and shoot dry weight of open-pollinated and hybrid Argentine canola

Effect of seed production practices, storage conditions and length of storage on germination, seed grade and shoot dry weight of open-pollinated Argentine canola

B. Elliott,
Saskatoon Research Centre,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2003



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