Key result: Differences in management, including agronomic practices, variety selection and types of fertilizer, as well as soil properties, elevation and terrain attributes all impact fertility and should be considered, along with historical yields, when planning out a variable-rate (VR) fertility program. Project title, Principal investigator: “Variable nitrogen fertility management of canola at the field...

KEY RESULT: Saskatchewan Soil Information System (SKSIS) provides an online and interactive soils resource sksis.usask.ca, helping Saskatchewan farmers make better land-use decisions. Project title, Principal investigator: “Enhanced Saskatchewan Soil Data for Sustainable Land Management,” Angela Bedard-Haughn, University of Saskatchewan Funding: SaskCanola, Sask Pulse Growers and Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) In order to make well-informed...

Key result: This study found seven clubroot-resistance genes in B. rapa, B. nigra and B. oleracea and entered three new CR lines into canola co-op trials, big steps to improve the sustainability of canola production with increasing scope and intensity of clubroot across the Prairies. Project title, Principal investigator: “Characterization and development of new resistant...

Key result: This study looked at various clubroot management techniques and found that using clubroot-resistant varieties plus crop rotations with at least two years between host crops were effective in reducing disease severity and yield loss. Project title, Principal investigator: “Management of clubroot in a dynamic environment” Sheau-Fang Hwang, Alberta Agriculture and Food Funding: Growing...

Key result: With tools to identify various clubroot pathotypes, researchers tested existing clubroot-resistant (CR) cultivars against the new 5X pathotype found in Alberta soils. They found that several were resistant to 5X. Project title, Principal investigator: “Developing canola germplasms with diverse mechanisms to enhance the durability of clubroot resistance,” Gary Peng, AAFC Saskatoon Funding: SaskCanola...