State Laurate Canola Variety Trials
Midville, Georgia:
Laurate Canola Variety Trial, 1996-97
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Company or Test Plant
Brand Name Variety Yield1 Oil Wt. Bloom Maturity Ht. Lodg.2 Shatter3 Survival
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lb/A % lb/bu date date in rating % %
UGA RPX04-2-7C 3068 40.1 49.6 03/02 05/03 60 1.8 1 100
UGA RPX06-5-1C 2615 38.7 49.3 03/03 05/04 66 3.9 1 100
Calgene OscarC 2599 39.6 50.0 02/24 04/27 50 1.1 2 100
Calgene CycloneC 2564 41.9 48.4 03/01 04/30 62 3.4 4 100
Calgene LA 161 2464 39.4 50.0 03/06 05/06 64 1.9 2 100
Calgene LA 128 2253 41.0 48.4 03/02 05/02 57 3.1 2 100
Calgene LA 305 2252 39.3 48.9 03/06 05/08 63 1.6 1 100
Calgene LA 268 2085 40.6 51.1 03/06 05/05 55 1.5 2 100
Calgene LA 270 2035 40.6 51.3 03/04 05/04 56 1.4 2 100
Calgene LA 269 1984 40.7 49.0 02/26 04/30 53 4.3 4 100
Average 23924 40.2 49.6 03/03 05/03 58 2.4 2 100
LSD at 10% Level 328 0.9 0.4 03 01 3 1.0 1 -
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 136 1.3 0.4 01 01 1 0.4 1 -
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1. Yields calculated as 50 lb/bu at 8.5% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: 1.0 = no lodging to 5.0 = all plants down.
3. Shattering %: Estimated yield lost to shattering.
4. C.V. = 11.4%, and df for EMS = 27.
C = Commodity canola included for comparison.
Planted: October 23, 1996.
Harvested: May 29, 1997.
Seeding Rate: 5 lb/acre.
Soil Type: Dothan sandy loam.
Soil Test: P = High, K = Medium, and pH = 6.1.
Fertilization: Preplant: 51 lb N, 60 lb P2O5, 90 lb K2O, and 24 lb S/acre.
Topdress: 60 lb N and 28 lb S/acre on January 15, 1997 and 40 lb N
and 12 lb S/acre on February 2, 1997.
Management: Subsoiled and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Small grains.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy and R. D. McNeill IV.
Plains, Georgia:
Laurate Canola Variety Trial, 1996-97
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Company or Test Plant
Brand Name Variety Yield1 Oil Wt. Bloom Maturity Ht. Lodg.2 Shatter3 Survival
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lb/A % lb/bu date date in rating % %
UGA RPX04-2-7C 2599 43.2 48.8 03/03 05/03 51 2.5 0 100
Calgene LA 161 2502 40.9 50.1 03/09 05/04 57 1.5 1 100
Calgene OscarC 2312 42.3 50.1 02/26 04/22 46 1.1 0 100
Calgene CycloneC 2289 43.0 48.6 03/01 04/28 56 1.9 1 100
Calgene LA 128 2208 41.9 47.7 03/04 05/01 48 2.0 0 100
UGA RPX06-5-1C 2044 40.9 48.6 03/04 05/04 56 3.4 0 100
Calgene LA 305 1966 41.3 47.7 03/13 05/06 54 1.4 0 100
Calgene LA 269 1917 42.6 49.2 02/27 04/29 45 3.3 1 100
Calgene LA 270 1739 41.5 49.8 03/07 05/05 49 1.0 0 100
Calgene LA 268 1521 41.9 50.8 03/08 05/05 48 1.0 0 100
Average 21104 42.0 49.1 03/05 05/02 51 1.9 0 100
LSD at 10% Level 187 0.8 0.6 01 02 2 0.9 N.S.5 -
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 76 0.3 0.2 01 01 1 0.4 1 -
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1. Yields calculated as 50 lb/bu at 8.5% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: 1.0 = no lodging to 5.0 = all plants down.
3. Shattering %: Estimated yield lost to shattering.
4. C.V. = 7.2%, and df for EMS = 26.
5. The F-test indicated no statistical differences at the alpha = .10 probability
level; therefore an LSD value was not calculated.
C = Commodity canola included for comparison.
Planted: October 24, 1996.
Harvested: May 21, 1997.
Seeding Rate: 5 lb/acre.
Soil Type: Faceville sandy loam.
Soil Test: P = Medium, K = High, and pH = 6.1.
Fertilization: Preplant: 59 lb N, 54 lb P2O5, and 27 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 50 lb N/acre on January 14, 1997 and 50 lb N/acre on
February 2, 1997.
Management: Subsoiled and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Corn.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. Pippin, and P. L. Raymer.
Tifton, Georgia:
Laurate Canola Variety Trial, 1996-97
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Company or Test Plant
Brand Name Variety Yield1 Oil Wt. Bloom Maturity Ht. Lodg.2 Shatter3 Survival
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lb/A % lb/bu date date in rating % %
Calgene LA 161 2518 39.9 49.9 03/04 04/30 62 2.1 1 100
Calgene CycloneC 2272 42.2 48.4 02/28 04/24 64 4.6 1 100
Calgene LA 128 2149 40.7 49.0 03/03 04/27 55 4.3 1 100
UGA RPX04-2-7C 2142 40.6 48.8 03/02 05/02 62 1.3 1 100
Calgene LA 269 2036 41.4 50.7 02/26 04/22 53 5.0 1 100
UGA RPX06-5-1C 1990 39.2 48.0 03/05 05/04 66 3.4 1 100
Calgene OscarC 1916 38.9 49.9 02/22 04/21 54 4.5 1 100
Calgene LA 305 1672 39.4 46.1 03/07 05/03 63 1.1 1 100
Calgene LA 270 1217 39.5 49.7 03/06 04/30 58 1.3 23 100
Calgene LA 268 1085 39.4 50.4 03/07 04/28 56 1.4 8 100
Average 19004 40.1 49.1 03/03 04/28 59 2.9 4 100
LSD at 10% Level 212 0.9 0.8 01 01 2 0.6 9 -
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 88 0.4 0.3 01 01 1 0.3 2 -
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1. Yields calculated as 50 lb/bu at 8.5% moisture.
2. Lodging rating: 1.0 = no lodging to 5.0 = all plants down.
3. Shattering %: Estimated yield lost to shattering.
4. C.V. = 9.3%, and df for EMS = 27.
C = Commodity canola included for comparison.
Planted: October 23, 1996.
Harvested: May 9, 1997.
Seeding Rate: 5 lb/acre.
Soil Type: Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test: P = High, K = Low, and pH = 6.3.
Fertilization: Preplant: 60 lb N, 0 lb P2O5, and 100 lb K2O/acre.
Topdress: 60 lb N/acre on January 15, 1997 and 60 lb N/acre on
February 6, 1997.
Management: Moldboard plowed and rototilled; Treflan was used for weed control.
Previous Crop: Corn.
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. Pippin, and P. L. Raymer.