January 2021—
Verticillium stripe disease has flown under the radar due to misdiagnosis, limited survey results and a lack of quantification of its impact on Western Canadian canola crops. New research projects underway will enhance our understanding.
September 2020—
Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute surveyed canola fields last fall to measure grain loss out the back of the combine. Losses ranged from 0.2 to 4.1 bu./ac., and operator experience with a combine tended to result in lower losses.
January 2020—
New AAFC research results posted on the Canola Research Hub shows that quantitative (minor gene) resistance to blackleg can work to reduce disease severity even when the major resistance gene is no longer effective.
November 2018—
The Hub at canolaresearch.ca has research summaries, videos with researchers and links to tools. The purpose is to share research results to improve production, profitability and sustainability.
March 2018—
The Canola Research Hub at canolaresearch.ca is a user-interactive database with practical tools designed to return growers’ investment in agronomic research back to the farm. This article provides a snapshot of how the site has been used to date.