QUIZ – Weather

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Three questions on this week’s hail, heavy rains and seeding delays due to excess moisture.

1. A few locations received hail this week, just as crops are emerging and getting established. Canola crops are __________ to early-season hail when it comes to overall yield potential. (Fill in the blank.)
2. Big rains have some fields waterlogged. Data on canola yield loss due to waterlogging is sparse. However, Canadian studies on two-leaf cereal crops found that three days in flooded soils caused up to __ yield loss.
3. True or false: Seed germination and seedling survival are always lower for canola seeded using broadcast applicators.