The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia

1999-2000 Canola Performance Tests
Research Report Number 667
August 2000
 
Plains, Georgia: SEO (Superior Edible Oil) Canola Variety Trial, 1999-2000
Variety
Yield1 (lb/A)
 Oil %
 Fatty Acid Profile2
Bloom date
Maturity date
Plant Ht. (in.)
Lodg.3 rating
Survival %
Oleic %
Linolenic %
Flint 4205 38.2 64.9 8.3 03/09 05/11 57 2.0 100
Cyclone 3950 41.8 60.2 11.4 03/04 05/06 60 2.8 100
15F7.2 3781 42.5 65.9 3.2 03/04 05/07 58 1.3 100
4C4.C.5.2.04 3765 40.5 65.5 3.4 03/04 05/08 55 2.0 100
15F7.2.A81 3761 42.7 68.7 3.7 02/28 05/07 60 1.3 100
                   
4C6.E.2.3.10 3677 40.3 67.7 2.1 03/04 05/08 51 3.0 100
4C4.C.1 3608 39.5 66.5 2.4 03/08 05/09 54 2.3 100
Oscar 3440 40.4 59.5 10.0 03/03 05/05 53 1.8 100
4C6.E.2.3 3358 40.1 62.0 5.0 03/05 05/05 55 3.3 100
4C4.C.2.5 3228 39.6 67.4 2.3 03/07 05/08 53 3.0 100
                   
4C4.C.2.4.02 3148 38.2 63.2 3.3 03/07 05/07 53 2.8 100
CL100.H66 3039 39.3 65.5 3.8 03/07 05/08 53 4.3 100
CL106.13.4.G3.06 3002 38.7 66.3 2.7 03/09 05/09 53 1.3 100
4C4.C.4.3 2939 38.2 66.3 2.1 03/07 05/07 55 1.8 100
4C4.C.4.3.10 2867 38.4 67.4 2.0 03/06 05/08 54 3.0 100
                   
4C4.C.1.3.09 2854 39.5 65.4 3.1 03/08 05/09 56 2.0 100
4C4.C.2.5.09 2819 39.3 66.5 2.4 03/07 05/07 52 3.8 100
CL106.13.4.G3 2554 38.3 67.2 1.7 03/10 05/10 50 2.3 100
                 
Average
 33334 39.7 65.4 4.1 03/06 05/08 54 2.4 100
LSD at 10% Level 508 2.0 3.1 1.1 02 02 3 1.0 -
Std. Err. of Entry Mean 215 0.8 1.2 0.5 01 01 1 0.4 -
1 Yields calculated as 50 lb/bu at 8.5% moisture.
2 Expressed as a percentage of the total fatty acids
3 Lodging rating: 1.0 = all plants erect to 5.0 = over 80% of plants down.
4 C.V. = 12.9%, and df for EMS = 51.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted: October 30, 1999
Harvested: May 18, 2000
Seeding Rate: 5 lb/acre in 7" rows
Soil Type: Greenville sandy clay loam
Soil Test: P = medium, K = high, and pH = 5.6
Fertilization: Preplant: 62 lb N, 72 lb P2O5, and 36 lb K2O
Topdress: 120 lb N/acre
Management: Subsoiled and rototilled.
Previous Crop: Small grain
Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, R. R. Pines, and P. L. Raymer.
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