2011-2012 CANOLA PERFORMANCE TESTS
Edited by J. LaDon Day and John D. Gassett
The Season
Georgia canola farmers in the fall of 2011 faced higher than normal warm
temperatures and dry, low soil moisture conditions for the planting season. The
unfavorable conditions continued unabated for much of the canola seeding and growing
season. With the hindrance of dry fields, land preparation and planting of Canola were
delayed in some areas or not planted.
Rainfall amounts recorded monthly at the Griffin location in Georgia during the 20112012 growing season are presented in the following table. At this location in the state
rainfall amounts were below normal for the nine month reporting period. Rainfall
received across the Southern two-thirds of the state averaged 31% less or down 11.5
inches for the growing season. Record warm temperatures lingered for much of the
growing season across the state of Georgia and appeared to negatively influence the
winter type canola varieties.
2011-2012Rainfall1
Month
Year
Griffin
inches
October
2011
3.91
November
2011
3.92
December
2011
4.03
January
2012
2.96
February
2012
1.21
March
2012
3.54
April
2012
0.44
May
2012
5.02
June
2012
1.85
Total (9 months)
26.88
Normal (9 months)
37.65
1. Data submitted by Dr. Ian Flitcroft,
Griffin Campus, Griffin, Ga.
At the University of Georgia we continue to cooperate in the National Canola
Program (headquartered at Kansas State University), thus research plots of canola
were established at Griffin.
The results of the National Winter Canola trial at Griffin, Ga. are presented on the
following page.
J. LaDon Day is the program director of the statewide variety testing program and John D. Gassett is a research
professional II in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Griffin Campus, Griffin, GA 30223-1797.
Griffin, Georgia:
National Canola Variety Trial, 2011-2012
Variety
Yield1
lb/A
TWT
%
Bloom
date
Maturity
date
Plant
Height
in
Lodging
%
Shatter2
%
MH06E10
Rumba
MH07J14
NPZ1005
Hornet
2130
2010
1859
1849
1785
48.4
47.4
50.1
45.3
48.9
03/15
03/15
03/22
03/22
03/20
05/11
05/10
05/14
05/12
05/13
67
62
60
60
62
0
0
0
0
0
7
5
3
7
5
HyClass115W
Hybrirock
Sitro
Ulura
DKW41-10
1752
1738
1738
1729
1651
47.7
48.4
44.2
48.6
47.7
03/16
03/17
03/17
03/17
03/14
05/11
05/11
05/11
05/09
04/30
56
62
60
66
48
0
20
0
0
0
3
13
8
12
10
Flash
Baldur
NPZ0903
MH09H19
WRH350
1642
1624
1613
1610
1607
50.5
49.1
44.9
45.6
44.9
03/20
03/20
03/19
03/17
03/19
05/12
05/12
05/12
05/09
05/09
65
62
61
66
65
0
0
0
0
0
5
7
8
10
7
Dynastie
Safran
Chrome
46W94
HPX-7341
1533
1498
1496
1453
1452
47
49.8
44.1
47.7
43.8
03/23
03/25
03/17
03/17
03/17
05/13
05/14
05/11
05/10
05/11
60
64
63
63
58
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
8
12
2
HPX-7228
DKW47-15
Visby
KS4428
Sumner
1421
1383
1364
1364
1327
47.2
47.9
44.1
49.4
45.8
03/16
03/20
03/17
03/19
03/19
05/08
05/13
05/07
05/11
05/11
59
63
62
62
62
0
0
0
0
0
7
3
10
7
7
06.UIWC.1
VSX-3
HyClass154W
Virginia
HyClass125W
1325
1310
1305
1304
1290
49.4
47.5
45.6
49.2
47.1
03/21
03/19
03/20
03/17
03/18
05/14
05/09
05/15
05/09
05/10
62
61
65
55
59
0
0
0
40
0
5
10
7
10
7
DKW44-10
46W99
KS4564
Riley
Wichita
1288
1231
1199
1181
1159
47.8
46.3
47.3
45.7
50.4
03/17
03/18
03/18
03/21
03/21
05/10
05/09
05/10
05/13
05/12
52
62
55
59
64
0
0
0
0
0
8
15
5
5
7
KS4083
Kiowa
Claremore
DKW46-15
Amanda
1151
1031
915
840
759
46.3
47.1
47.7
46.8
42.7
03/21
03/24
03/27
03/19
03/25
05/13
05/13
05/15
05/07
05/16
65
63
63
53
65
0
0
0
0
0
10
8
8
13
7
05.UI.5.6.33
527
45.4
03/27
05/15
62
0
5
47.1
N.S.4
2.6
03/19
02
01
05/11
02
01
61
5
2
1
1
1
7
N.S.
3
Average
LSD at 10% Level
Std. Err. of Entry Mean
1425
403
172
3
Griffin, Georgia:
National Canola Variety Trial, 2011-2012 (Continued)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Yields calculated as 50 lb/bu at 8.5% moisture.
Estimated yield lost ot shattering.
C.V. = 20.8%, and df for EMS = 80.
The F-test indicated no statistical difference at the alpha = .10 probability level; therefore, a LSD
value was not calculated.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's
protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:
October 6, 2011.
Harvested:
May 17, 2012.
Seeding Rate:
5 lb/acre in 7" rows.
Soil Type:
Cecil clay loam.
Soil Test:
P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 5.6.
Preplant: 20 lb N, 40 lb P 2O5, and 60 lb K 2O/acre.
Fertilization:
Topdress: 130 lb N/acre.
Chisel plowed, disked and rototilled; Poast applied for ryegrass control;
Management:
Karate used for insect control.
Previous Crop:
Fallow.
Test conducted by J. Gassett and G. Ware.