The Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences The University of Georgia										Table of Contents
2002-2003 Canola Performance Tests Research Report Number 689 August 2003

Tifton, Georgia: Spring Canola Variety Trial, 2002-2003
			Yield¹
Company or Brand Name		Variety	2003	2-Yr Avg	3-Yr Avg		Oil	Bloom	Maturity	Plant Ht.	Lodg.²	Winter Survival	Shatter³
			------------ lb/A ------------				%	date	date	in	rating	%	rating

UGA		G02103	2086	.	.		37.2	03/11	05/08	55	3.0	100	1.0
UGA		G01078	1961	1600	.		39.1	03/12	05/11	57	3.0	100	1.0
UGA		G00092	1823	1968	.		39.6	03/11	05/08	54	2.0	100	1.0
Plantation Seeds		Flint	1732	1752	2075		39.4	03/13	05/13	56	2.3	100	1.0
UGA		G01123	1704	1386	1873		35.6	03/10	05/12	59	3.3	100	1.0

UGA		G01123D	1637	1465	.		39.0	03/09	05/07	57	3.3	100	1.0
UGA		G02098	1623	.	.		38.3	03/10	05/09	58	3.0	100	1.0
UGA		G00126	1617	.	.		38.6	03/10	05/13	58	3.8	100	1.0
Croplan Genetics		Oscar	1590	1523	1758		38.1	03/09	05/05	53	2.0	100	1.0
UGA		G00142	1586	.	.		39.5	03/10	05/10	59	3.3	100	1.0

UGA		G01062	1585	1501	.		37.2	03/10	05/06	54	2.5	100	1.0
UGA		G01094	1571	1590	.		40.6	03/10	05/12	57	3.0	100	1.0
UGA		G00124E	1434	.	.		38.5	03/10	05/07	57	2.8	100	1.0
UI		Sunrise	1363	1214	1639		37.6	03/10	05/06	57	3.8	100	1.0
UGA		G98122	1358	.	.		38.9	03/11	05/10	58	3.5	100	1.0

Monsanto		Ag Emblem	1060	.	.		37.6	03/06	05/02	53	2.8	100	1.0
AG-Seed Research		Rainbow	971	1402	1786		38.0	03/07	05/03	54	2.8	100	1.0
AG-Seed Research		Mystic	878	883	1396		39.5	03/01	04/29	46	3.8	100	1.0
Monsanto		ATR-Hyden	806	.	.		36.9	03/09	05/05	52	3.5	100	1.0
AG-Seed Research		Charlton	762	850	1264		40.2	03/09	05/05	52	4.0	100	1.0

Average			1457⁴	1428	1684		38.4	03/09	05/07	55	3.1	100	1.0
LSD at 10% Level			310	198	147		1.9	02	04	3	0.8	-	-
Std. Err. of Entry Mean			131	84	62		0.8	01	02	1	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 = no shattering to 5 = over 80% shattered.
4. C.V. = 17.9%, and df for EMS = 57.
Bolding indicates entries yielding equal to highest yielding entry within a column based on Fisher's protected LSD (P = 0.10).
Planted:	November 23, 2002.
Harvested:	May 24, 2003.
Seeding Rate:	5 lb/acre in 7" rows.
Soil Type:	Tifton loamy sand.
Soil Test:	P = Medium, K = Medium, and pH = 5.8.
Fertilization:	Preplant: 54 lb N, 40 lb P₂O₅, and 60 lb K₂O/acre.
	Topdress: 100 lb N/acre.
Management:	Paratilled and rototilled; Treflan used for weed control.
Previous Crop:	Soybeans.

Test conducted by A. E. Coy, M. D. Pippin, R. Burton, and R. D. Brooke.