Canola can lose flowers to many stresses, including insects, heat, heavy rain, and late herbicide application. Canola plants that lose flowers can recover without a yield penalty — or not much of one — if conditions improve by early to mid flower. The chart above shows that canola plants produce far more flowers than pods, providing a cushion to compensate for flower loss early. The plant can utilize the later flowers if needed. If not needed, these late flowers won’t likely amount to much.
Early flower damage? Canola can compensate
