An Evaluation Scheme to Identify

Superior Cultivars of … Canola…. and

Mustard

PNW-WVT 2008PNW-CVT 2008PNW-MVT 2008

Jim Davis and Friends

Funded by…

Idaho Oilseed Association-Spring canola and mustard trials

2008

Don Wysocki’s Research Group/OSUUniversity of Idaho Canola Program

PNW Canola Research Program-Winter and spring canola 2009-

2010

Funded by…

• Bayer CropScience• Cargill Specialty Canola Oils• Croplan Genetics• DL Seeds, Inc• Helena Chemical• Kansas State Univ Canola Program• Monsanto Company• Wilbur-Ellis Company

Special Thanks

Hal Johnson Bob Hutchens Bert Henriksen Del Teade Steve Teade Steve Riggers Nathan Riggers U of I Farm Staff

Darcy Huffman Jeff Schibel

Thomas Zwaintz Tim Dillin

David Ostheller Diana Roberts Nick Sirovatka

U of I Canola Crew

Multiple Sites in PNW

Four Replicates per site

Small Plots (5 ft x16 ft)

Regional Variety Trials

http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/brassica/

Winter Canola/Rapeseed Variety Trials

• 1 Control Variety• 11 Commercial

Entries• 7 U of I Entries

Winter Sites

• Hermiston OR Irrigated, Conv. Tillage• Moses Lake WA Irrigated, Conv. Tillage• Reardan WA Conventional Fallow• Moscow ID Conventional Fallow• Genesee ID Conventional Fallow

• Not reported:– Pendleton OR; dry, poor stands– Grangeville ID; poor stands, hail, herbicide

drift– Genesee no-till; dry, poor stands

Winter Canola/Rapeseed Yield by Location

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Mean = 3265 lbs/acre

Winter Canola/Rapeseed Yields

by Variety• Yield range: 2,961-3,992 lbs/acre

– Visby 3,992– Kronos 3,693– Baldur 3,472– 06.UIWC.5 (Amanda) 3,420– Athena 3,049

– Least Significant Diff. 410

Winter Canola/Rapeseed Yields

by Variety• Yield range: 2,961-3,992 lbs/acre

– Camas RR 3,090– HyCLASS 107W RR 3,209– HyCLASS 154W RR 3,307– NPZ.0791 RR 3,509

– Least Significant Diff. 410

Spring Canola/Rapeseed Variety Trials

Spring Canola/Rapeseed Variety Trials

• 5 Control Varieties• 17 Commercial Entries• 14 UI Varieties or Breeding

Lines

Spring Sites– Bonners Ferry Conventional– Genesee Conventional– Craigmont Direct Seed

– Davenport Direct Seed– Fairfield Minimum Till– Dayton Direct Seed

– Pendleton Conventional– Hermiston Irrigated, Conventional

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Spring Canola Yields

2008 2007• Hyola 401 1932 2179• DKL 30-42 RR* (Monsanto) 2007 2338• INT 3739 RR (Wilbur-Ellis) 1937 2290• HyCLASS 940 RR** (Croplan) 1981 2261• InVigor 5550 LL (Bayer ) 2203 2198• Hyola 357 Magnum RR 1976 2197• V1035 RR (Cargill) 2052 2143

• Yield range: 1319-2203 lbs/acre

* MB 52142 **MB 52140

Mustard Variety Trials

Mustard Variety Trials

•11 Yellow Mustard Varieties•5 Oriental Mustard Varieties•2 Brown Mustard Varieties

Mustard Sites– Bonners Ferry Conventional– Genesee Conventional– Craigmont Direct Seed– Lewiston Conventional

– Davenport Direct Seed– Fairfield Minimum Till– Dayton Direct Seed– Colfax Direct Seed

– Pendleton Conventional– Moro Conventional

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Mean = 1402 lbs/acre

Mustard Yields

• Yield range: 1210-1561 lbs/acre

• Tilney 1308• AC Pennant 1316• Andante 1334

• IdaGold (U of I) 1409• Ace 1425

• 98.CY.50.1 (U of I) 1561

Mustard Yields

• Yield range: 1210-1561 lbs/acre

• Cutlass 1352• Pacific Gold (U of I) 1518• BJ.0Z.24 (U of I) 1558

• Kodiak (U of I) 1425• Duchess 1470

Future Goals

•Continue to evaluate new commercial cultivars and advanced breeding lines.

•Continue to share performance data with canola growers.

Questions?

Jim Davis <jdavis@uidaho.edu> 208-885-6710

Jack Brown <jbrown@uidaho.edu> 208-885-7760

http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/brassica/