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CCA Quiz 2013 answer key

Results from the 2013 Canola Performance Trials are uploaded to the site at www.canolaperformancetrials.ca. Compare varieties by yield, days to maturity, lodging and height.

Canola Performance Trial (CPT) results have been tabulated and will be posted soon at www.canolaperformancetrials.ca. Data from these audited third party trials are a

Clubroot-resistant canola is the best tool available to limit disease damage in fields infested with clubroot. However, an effective overall clubroot management strategy has

When outside air is colder than stored canola, another moisture cycle begins within the bin. The grain mass on the outside edge cools first.

With reports of better than average yields for many regions of the Prairies, that means higher than average nutrient uptake and removal. Growers will

If overall crop yields are 15-20% higher than average, as some forecast, then nutrient depletion is likely to be greater than normal. Standard fertilizer

High yielding canola and cereal crops will have drained the soil of a lot of nutrients. Taking good soil samples will help determine how

For growers who want to use elemental sulphur, fall is the time to apply it.

Canola binned hot, even if it has low moisture, low dockage and low green, should still be put on aeration. Target a core temperature

The onset of lower temperatures and shortened days in the fall trigger perennials such as Canada thistle, dandelion and quack grass to start moving

The ideal plant stand is 7 to 14 plants per square foot, and any canola crop with fewer than 5 plants per square foot