Optimizing Canola Production, Pest Implications of Intensive Canola Rotations

Researcher:

H.R. Kutcher and S. Brandt, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Project Code:

CARP 2007-17

Final Report:

March 31, 2008

Summary:

Flexibility in rotation planning allows canola and field pea producers to adapt to changing management practices and marketing opportunities. Current recommendations are to follow a one in four year rotation for canola or field pea on a particular field. The objective of this study was to determine the consequences of more intensive rotations of these crops using current technology: disease resistant, herbicide tolerant varieties and new fungicides for disease control. The study was conducted at Scott and Melfort, SK, which represents the range of climatic variation in the parkland area of the prairies.