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What is new in canola seed?

Top Crop Manager has assembled a list containing new varieties that are being introduced in commercial quantities for the 2010 growing season.

Plant breeders continue to bring better canola varieties to the marketplace. Photo by Bruce Barker.

The information is provided by the respective canola seed companies. Growers are encouraged to look at the Canola Council of Canada website for the Prairie Canola Variety Trials and Performance Online Database for performance and agronomic information. Talk to local seed suppliers to see how new varieties also performed in local trials.

Brett Young delivers four new varieties
6040 RR is a new RR hybrid with yields of 124 percent relative to Q2 and 46A65 in the Co-op 2 Trials. 6040RR is resistant to blackleg and fusarium. It has medium to tall height and excellent standability and medium maturity relative to the standards.
 
6020 RR is a new RR hybrid with yield index of 119 percent of Q2 and 46A65 in the Co-op 2 Trials. It has shown very strong oil content in the Co-op trials with content two percent higher than the checks on average. It is MR for blackleg and resistant to fusarium. The overall yield, growth habit and oil content may make it a good fit for growers intending to direct harvest.

6130 RR is a new synthetic hybrid. It yielded 118 percent of Q2 and 46A65 in the Co-op 2 Trials. It is resistant to blackleg and fusarium and slightly earlier than the checks. A synthetic hybrid like 6130 RR will give the grower excellent performance at an excellent price.

5525 CL has a new level of yield performance for Clearfield hybrids. It provides yield, disease resistance, standability and oil all in one package in the Clearfield system. 5525CL yielded 126 percent of Q2 and 46A65 in the Co-op 2 Trials. This is an impressive hybrid for growers looking for the top yield overall.
www.brettyoung.ca

Two new varieties from Canterra
CANTERRA 1950 is a Genuity RR hybrid with excellent yield potential and a maturity suited to all growing zones. It is rated MR to blackleg and R to fusarium wilt. At an average yield of 123 percent of checks (46A65 and Q2) in the mid- and long-season zones, this is the highest yielding commercial GENRR hybrid registered in 2009.
 

Researchers and company breeders have been hard at work to provide a large number of new varieties and hybrids. Photo by Bruce Barker.

CANTERRA 1956 is a Genuity RR composite hybrid with very good yield potential, and suited to all growing zones. It is rated R to blackleg and fusarium wilt. It has strong yield (119 percent of checks 46A65 and Q2), 2.2 percent higher oil content and value price.
www.canterra.com

Dekalb launches two new Genuity hybrids
72-65 RR is an exciting Genuity Roundup Ready hybrid that has out-yielded 71-45 RR by more than two bushels in 11 field scale trials. It has a strong R rating for blackleg and R rating for Fusarium Wilt. 72-65 RR excels in high-yield environments and has extremely high oil content.
 
72-35 RR is an early maturing Genuity Roundup Ready hybrid that is well-suited for the short season zone with a yield potential of 110 percent of 32-75. It is MR to blackleg and R for fusarium wilt. Good emergence and excellent yield potential in its maturity class makes 72-35 RR a great fit for the Peace River region.
Visit www.DEKALB.ca for 2009 trial results.

Dow AgroSciences aims for two Nexera specialty oil registrations
Dow AgroSciences hopes to launch two new Nexera canola varieties with commercial quantities available for the 2010 growing season. The varieties are currently awaiting registration. The new NX4 RR variety will complement the current portfolio with a great fit in the short- to mid-growing season areas, and a solid agronomic package consistent with currently registered NX4 RR varieties.
   
The NX4 CL variety will also have a strong agronomic package with expectations of an improved blackleg rating higher than Nex 845.
   
All Nexera canola varieties produce high quality Omega-9 oil and will be available to growers that sign a Nexera production contract.
www.healthierfarming.ca

Pioneer Hi-Bred first with clubroot resistance
45H29 is a Roundup Ready hybrid. It is the first and only hybrid available on the market with built-in clubroot resistance. It offers a yield potential of 105 percent of 45H26. It has an R rating for blackleg and fusarium wilt. 45H29 also offers outstanding early growth and standability. It is available exclusively from Pioneer Hi-Bred sales representatives.
www.pioneer.com

Viterra releases three new hybrids
Proven 9555 is a Genuity RR synthetic variety with hybrid-like yields. In 2008 Viterra Advancement Trials, it yielded similar to the 45H21 check. It is resistant to blackleg and has excellent standability, with maturity one day later than the checks.

Proven 9350 is a Genuity RR hybrid with very early maturity, which is about six days earlier than the check 45H21. It has excellent standability and is moderately resistant to blackleg. It is an early season hybrid suited to the Peace Region and short season zones.

XCEED 8470 is a higher yielding XCEED canola with earlier maturity. Improved traits over traditional canola varieties include excellent straight-cut combine ability, and increased tolerance to heat, frost and drought. It carries the Clearfield resistant gene, and has canola-quality oil in a Juncea-type crop.
www.viterra.ca