Weeds

Canola Watch provides timely answers to top canola agronomy questions on diseases, insects, weeds and so much more.
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April 25, 2012

Control weeds early, save yield

Even if growers don’t expect to seed any time soon, they may want to consider a pre-seed burnoff now to get weeds at smaller
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April 25, 2012

Risk higher for herbicide carryover

Herbicide carryover risk could be higher this year because some products may not have broken down as expected in 2011 due to extreme conditions.
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April 25, 2012

Control weeds early and save yield

Even if growers don’t expect to seed any time soon, they may want to consider a pre-seed burnoff now to get weeds at smaller
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April 4, 2012

Volunteers with stacked HT are out there

Canola volunteers with resistance to more than one herbicide are probably more common than you think. If you’ve only grown Liberty Link canola, for
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March 9, 2012

Station 1: Weed control tips and herbicide management

This article contains 5 quick weed control tips. Tip 1: Herbicide efficacy often goes down in dry conditions because most plants — weeds and
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February 9, 2012

Tips from excess moisture meetings

Nutrient carryover is a common question from growers with unseeded acres. The standard answer is: Nitrogen is always variable throughout a field, and after
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February 9, 2012

Glyphosate resistant kochia found on Prairies. Now what?

Read on for tips to reduce the risk of selecting for resistant weeds on your farm.
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December 8, 2011

Rotations for pest resistance management

Lack of crop diversity can increase the density of pests in a field. The higher the population of a pest in a field, the
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December 8, 2011

Rotations for weed management

The success of herbicide tolerant canola technology to control weeds is one reason why canola rotations have tightened. Economical weed control has increased canola
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November 3, 2011

Fall weed control ahead of cereals, not canola

The opportunity to spray weeds is nearly closed for this fall, especially on fields planned for canola in 2012. If you have a stretch
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October 5, 2011

Clean equipment to limit disease spread

Growers considering tillage for fall weed control should clean equipment between fields to limit disease (and weed seed) spread. Tillage equipment carrying soil and
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October 5, 2011

Why is desiccated canola not drying down?

If canola is not drying down after a Reglone application, the following may provide some insight as to why…
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