2001-2002 Canola Performance Tests								Table of Contents
The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia
Research Report Number 683 August 2002

Griffin, Georgia: National Winter Canola Variety Trial, 2001-2002
Variety		Yield¹	Oil	Bloom	Maturity	Plant Height	Lodging²	Shatter³	Winter Survival
		lb/A	%	date	date	in	rating	rating	%

G96200E		1471	34.8	03/18	05/11	52	1.3	1.0	100
KS8200		1436	38.5	04/02	06/07	65	1.0	1.0	100
ARC91016-41-E5		1425	35.3	03/31	06/01	64	1.0	1.0	100
ARC91016-41L-2		1410	34.5	03/31	06/04	66	1.0	1.0	100
Banjo		1368	35.6	04/01	05/29	64	1.3	1.0	100

Musette		1331	37.0	03/31	05/29	59	1.0	1.0	100
G96038A		1228	36.5	03/31	05/29	62	1.0	1.1	100
KS8227		1222	36.9	04/04	06/07	68	1.3	1.0	100
KS7730		1207	35.7	04/03	06/08	69	1.0	1.0	100
Acropolis		1130	38.2	04/02	06/06	61	1.0	1.0	100

ARC91017-41E-5		1124	36.0	03/31	05/31	62	1.3	1.0	100
KS7436		1114	38.6	03/31	06/08	67	1.0	1.1	100
ARC91004		1110	34.5	03/30	06/03	65	1.7	1.1	100
KS7740		1107	37.1	04/03	06/08	70	1.0	1.1	100
ARC91022-59L-4		1060	36.7	03/30	06/06	68	1.0	1.0	100

Ericka		1044	35.6	03/30	06/05	60	1.0	1.0	100
ARC91023-63L-5		1027	35.4	03/31	06/06	63	1.0	1.0	100
KSM3-1-124		1019	35.2	03/31	06/03	64	1.0	1.0	100
Winfield		984	38.6	03/27	05/29	53	1.0	1.0	100
Casino		959	37.5	04/03	06/07	61	1.0	1.0	100

Celsius		956	39.2	04/04	06/07	60	1.0	1.0	100
Ratler		950	36.6	04/02	06/07	61	1.0	1.0	100
VSX-1		901	34.3	03/30	05/28	54	1.0	1.0	100
Wichita		852	35.7	03/31	05/31	61	1.0	1.0	100
Ceres		798	34.8	04/02	06/06	62	1.0	1.0	100

Plainsman		788	37.4	04/04	06/07	63	1.0	1.0	100
Pastell		730	34.6	04/04	06/08	61	1.3	1.0	100
Explorer		701	35.5	04/03	06/04	56	1.3	1.0	100
Kvintett		678	36.9	04/04	06/08	66	1.3	1.0	100
Jetton		633	32.6	03/30	05/28	58	2.0	1.0	100

KS-SU-W05		613	34.1	03/31	05/31	62	1.7	1.0	100
Salut		58	34.8	03/31	05/11	50	4.7	1.0	100

Average		1014⁴	36.1	04/01	06/03	62	1.3	1.0	100
LSD at 10% Level		234	1.5	-	03	5	0.7	-	-
Std. Err. of Entry Mean		99	0.5	-	01	2	0.3	-	-

1. Yields calculated as 50 lb/bu at 8.5% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: 1.0 = all plants erect to 5.0 = over 80% of plants down.
3. Rating: 1.0 = no shattering to 5.0 = over 80% shattering.
4. C.V. = 16.9%, and df for EMS = 62.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	October 1, 2001.
Harvested:	June 12, 2002.
Seeding Rate:	5 lb/acre in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Cecil clay loam.
Soil Test:	P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 6.3.
Fertilization:	Preplant: 49 lb N, 98 lb P₂O₅, and 147 lb K₂O/acre.
	Topdress: 100 lb N/acre on January 31, 2002.
Management:	Chisel plowed, disked, and rototilled; Treflan and Select used for weed control; Capture used for insect control.
Previous Crop:	Small grain.

Test conducted by P. A. Rose.