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Canola cultivar trial, 1991-1992

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Canola cultivar trial, 1991-1992
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Jay, AREC research report
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Dunavin, Leonard Sypret, 1930-
Agricultural Research and Education Center, Jay
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Jay Fla.
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Rape (Plant) -- Varieties -- Florida ( lcsh )
Canola -- Florida ( lcsh )
Distance functions ( jstor )
Canola ( jstor )
Seeds ( jstor )
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"June 1992."
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L.S. Dunavin.

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l Agricultural Research and Education Center
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Jay AREC Research Report WF92-4 June, 1992

Canola Cultivar Trial, 1991-1992

L. S. Dunavin1

A canola cultivar trial was conducted in 1991-1992 which included six culti-
vars planted broadcast at 8 pounds of seed per acre. These plots were planted on
November 5, 1991 on a Dothan fine sandy loam soil (Plinthic Paleudult). Prior to
planting, an application of 400 pounds per acre of an 8-24-24 fertilizer was
disked into the soil. Sulfur was applied at 20 pounds per acre on January 27,
1992 along with 6 pounds per acre of boron. An application of 100 pounds per acre
of ammonium nitrate was made on February 11, 1992. This planting was made with
reasonably favorable soil conditions, and the soil was cultipacked following
planting. Unfortunately a flooding rain of 2.3 inches on November 21 and 0.96
inches the next day evidently resulted in some movement of seed northward out of
the plots into the alleys and reduced the stand in some plots. Corn spurry
became a severe weed problem, particularly in the plots with lower populations
of canola.

Hyola 40 had about 50% of the plants in bloom by February 19, 1992 with no
blooms on any other cultivar at that time. By mid-March most plants in all plots
had some blooms. Hyola 40 was harvested on May 4, and on May 12 and 19 the rest
were harvested. Harvest occurred during a very dry period.

Yield data are shown in Table 1 and, except for PF2886/85 and A114 are not
greatly different from the broadcast-planted yields of last year. The average
yield data for the two years are presented in Table 2. Conversion factors and
climatological data are presented in Tables 3 and 4.

The lowest temperature during the growing season was 240 F on January 21.
No cold damage was noted this year.







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1Associate Professor of Agronomy.









Table 1. Canola cultivar trial, AREC, Jay 1991-1992.

Yield of Seed

Cultivar Pounds per acret

Hyola 40 1630

A114 1460

Delta 1250

Bingo 1140

All2 1140

PF2886/85 570

LSD (t .05) Not significant

tPounds per acre X 1.12 = kilograms per hectare.

PLANTED: November 5, 1991.

SEEDING RATE: 8 lb./acre broadcast.

SOIL: Dothan fine sandy loam (Plinthic

Paleudult).

FERTILIZER: 400 lb./acre of 8-24-24 on 5 Nov. 91;

20 lb./acre sulfur and 6 lb./acre boron

on 27 Jan. 92; 100 lb./acre ammonium

nitrate on 11 Feb. 92.

HARVESTED: Hyola 40 on 4 May 92 and various plots
r
of each of the others on 12 and 19 May

92.


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Table 2. Two-year average yield of canola cultivars, AREC, Jay. 1990-

1991 and 1991-1992.


Cultivar

Hyola 40

Delta

Bingo

A112

A114

PF2886/85 ....

tThe above yields are for broadcast plantings.


Yield of Seed

Pounds per acret

1670

1150

1130

1120

1070

1040


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Table 3. Conversion factors from English to metric units.

English Unit Factor Metric Unit

pounds per acre multiply by 1.12 kilograms per hectare

pounds per acre multiply by 0.00112 metric tons per hectare

tons (English) multiply by 0.9072 tons (metric)

tons (English) per acre multiply by 2.24 tons (metric) per hectare

inches multiply by 2.54 centimeters

yards multiply by 0.914 meters

miles multiply by 1.609 kilometers

acres multiply by 0.405 hectares

0 Fahrenheit 0.556 (F-32) ...... 0 Celsius .


Table 4. Climatological data for the Agricultural Research and Education Center,

Jay. 1991-92.

Precipitation Temperature Solar Radiation

inches OF Totalt

Month 1991-92 42-year Avg. Avg. Max. Avg. Min. Watts per Square Meter


September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May


2.81

0.41

4.85

2.35

9.91

6.64

4.68

1.55

0.77


6.42

3.50

3.96

5.17

4.99

5.21

6.41

4.75

4.43


88.9

82.0

67.4

64.3

59.4

67.1

72.0

78.4

85.7


65.9

54.8

41.2

43.9

38.9

44.9

47.0

53.2

58.2


119,161

125,121

98,165

68,030

69,125

88,692

132,807

159,104

182,403


tRadiometer out of operation on 5 days in September.


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Table 3. Conversion factors from English to metric units.

English Unit Factor Metric Unit

pounds per acre multiply by 1.12 kilograms per hectare

pounds per acre multiply by 0.00112 metric tons per hectare

tons (English) multiply by 0.9072 tons (metric)

tons (English) per acre multiply by 2.24 tons (metric) per hectare

inches multiply by 2.54 centimeters

yards multiply by 0.914 meters

miles multiply by 1.609 kilometers

acres multiply by 0.405 hectares

0 Fahrenheit 0.556 (F-32) ...... 0 Celsius .


Table 4. Climatological data for the Agricultural Research and Education Center,

Jay. 1991-92.

Precipitation Temperature Solar Radiation

inches OF Totalt

Month 1991-92 42-year Avg. Avg. Max. Avg. Min. Watts per Square Meter


September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May


2.81

0.41

4.85

2.35

9.91

6.64

4.68

1.55

0.77


6.42

3.50

3.96

5.17

4.99

5.21

6.41

4.75

4.43


88.9

82.0

67.4

64.3

59.4

67.1

72.0

78.4

85.7


65.9

54.8

41.2

43.9

38.9

44.9

47.0

53.2

58.2


119,161

125,121

98,165

68,030

69,125

88,692

132,807

159,104

182,403


tRadiometer out of operation on 5 days in September.


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