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Canola Fact Sheets

Canol@Fact

Developed by the Canola Council of Canada, these fact sheets are updated on a regular basis to offer the latest and most up-to-date canola agronomic information.  All Canol@Fact sheets are PDF documents.  If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, click here to begin your free download.

Seed & Stand Establishment

• Early Seeding Tips
• Estimated Canola Plant Populations Under Various Seeding Conditions
• Factors Affecting Canola Survival from Seeding to 21 Days after Emergence
• Factors that Affect Canola Germination, Seed and Seedling Vigour
• Managing Poor Plant Stands in Canola
• Plant Populations for Profitability
• Using Canola Seed Vigour Tests
• When to Seed

Environmental Stress Factors

• Early Fall Frost! Now What?
• Tips for Assessing Spring Frost Damage in Canola
• Missing Pods or Blanks on the Main Stem! What Could be the Cause?
• Understanding the Maturing Canola Seed and the Impact of Frost

Fertility

• Understanding Soil Test Recommendations
• Fertilizer Placement
• Nitrogen Fertilizer for Canola
• Elemental Sulphur
• Fertilizing Hybrids

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Canola Facts: Sustainable Production Through Integrated Pest Management
• IPM Fact Sheets
• Weed Control
  • Controlling Weeds in Canola
  • Ecology and Maintenance of Volunteer Canola
  • How Many Weeds are Too Many?
  • Recognizing Herbicide Residue and Drift Injury in Canola
  • Timing of Weed Control
• Disease and Insect Management
  • Canola Disease Identification and Sclerotinia Risk Assessment Card
  • Controlling Cutworms
  • Insect ID Card
  • Insects in Your Stored Canola?
  • Canola Insect Thresholds Update Summer 2009

Harvest Management & Storage

• Straight Combining Success Depends on Many Variables
• Time of Swathing Guide

Managing Canola Quality

Management practices to increase oil content in your canola crop
Managing your premium market canola

Integrated Canola Management Fact Sheets

Developed through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada with support of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, the Canola Council of Canada, and the Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund.

Seeding Strategies

• Early Spring Seeding Canola More Profitable And Less Risky
• Early Spring Seeding of Canola Optimizes Canola Yield
• Economic Impact of Canola Type and Date of Seeding
• Fall Dormant Seeding With Polymer Seed Coating Falls Short
• Seeding Strategies To Minimize Root Maggot Infestations

Rotation Responses

• Higher Returns with an IWM Strategy in Zero-Till Barley-Pea Rotations
• IWM Boosts Returns In a Wheat-Canola Zero-Till Rotation
• Response to IWM Practices in Zero-Till Wheat-Canola Rotations
• Seeking Integrated Practices for Zero-Till Barley-Pea Rotations

Economics

• Economics of Integrated Weed Management in Canola
• Economics of Herbicide Tolerant Canola Systems in IWM
• Understanding How Herbicide Tolerant Canola Systems Fit with IWM
• Making Economic Fertilizer Decisions in Canola
• Establishing a Competitive Crop Improves Canola Production
• Managing Flea Beetles with Integrated Practices

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