Key result: Seed losses at harvest can be significant. This study provides insight into pod drop and the factors impacting it. The pod retention measurement method developed and validated in this study can be used in future studies. Results from this study also suggest that pod retention is a heritable trait and could be exploited by...

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...