Spring Canola Variety Trial

Objective:                  

To evaluate the performance of selected spring canola varieties in northwestern Montana

Personnel:                    

 J.A. Torrion, Amanda Shine, Eeusha Nafi, Simon Fordyce, Pat Carr

Summary:

Twenty different varieties of spring canola were planted on April 28, 2020 managed under dryland conditions (Table 1). There was minimal lodging and shattering in the trial.

The average grain yield this year was 2,985 lb/A that was 57% higher compared with last year (1898 lb/A).  InVigor L345PC had the highest average yield of 3,544.3 lb/A and CS2300 had the lowest yield (2,430.7 lb/A) as shown in Table 2. The tallest variety was CS2300 (64.5 in.) and the shortest was DKTFLL21SC at 52.9 in.  Average height across the trial was 57.8 in.  Test weights were relatively consistent among all varieties, with an average of 51.8 lb/bu.  DKTF96SC had the highest test weight (52.5 lb/bu), and CS2300 had the lowest, at 51.2 lb/bu. CP930RR had the highest oil content of 52.5% and NCC101S had the lowest (47.2 %).  Average oil content across all varieties was 50.5%. Average days to flowering was 177 (julian) ranging from 174 days to 178 days.