To test a range of early maturing canola cultivars.
Key messages
An early break that allows canola to be sown in April is the best option for farmers to grow canola in the rotation in low rainfall areas. Use it as an opportunity crop rather than trying to grow it each year. Mustard is an earlier flowering option and when canola quality mustard is available it may be able to be included more frequently than canola is now.
Conventional canola cultivars, triazine tolerant cultivars and Clearfield canola are all suitable for low rainfall areas, but the conventional cultivars have the highest yield & oil content. The other cultivars have weed control advantages.
Lead research organisation
Central West Farming Systems
Host research organisation
N/A
Trial funding source
GRDC
Trial funding source
SAGIT
Trial funding source
SARDI
Related program
N/A
Acknowledgments
This work was funded by SAGIT, GRDC and SARDI. Thank you to Michael Bennet and Leigh Davis for their help with the trial management. Thankyou to Mudge's for having the Miltaburra trial on their property.
No observed climate data available for this trial. Derived climate data is
determined from trial site location and national weather sources.
Minnipa SA
NOTE: Exact trial site locality unknown - Climate data may not be accurate
SILO weather estimates sourced from https://www.longpaddock.qld.gov.au/silo/
Jeffrey, S.J., Carter, J.O., Moodie, K.B. and Beswick, A.R. (2001). Using spatial interpolation to
construct a comprehensive archive of Australian climate data , Environmental Modelling and Software, Vol
16/4, pp 309-330. DOI: 10.1016/S1364-8152(01)00008-1.
