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These Fundamentals articles represent our core canola best management practices for yield, profitability and sustainability. These articles are more detailed than our e-newsletter articles and explain the science and experience behind the recommended practices. Content is linked to additional resources in our Canola Encyclopedia and Canola Research Hub.
Diseases fundamentals
Tips to increase soil pH for crop nutrition and clubroot
Ideal soil pH for canola is 6.0 to 7.0. Fields with pH below 5.5 may see an economic benefit from lime. This article provides tips…
Six basics of blackleg management in canola
Blackleg disease is common in canola across the Prairies. Keep blackleg levels low with the following six management steps…
Equipment sanitation: Why and how
Sanitation reduces the risk from field equipment spreading major pests across a farm. This article provides sanitation steps…
How to identify verticillium stripe
Verticillium stripe, a disease of canola in Canada, causes yield loss in some fields. This article has identification and management tips…
Clubroot – Estimating yield loss
An Alberta study created a formula to estimate yield loss from clubroot. In the field, an average of 0.6 per cent yield loss can occur…
You discover clubroot in a field: Tips
You found clubroot through diligent scouting or you stumbled upon some infected plants. This article explains what to do next…
Agronomy: Accurate diagnosis for effective treatment
Make an accurate diagnosis before taking corrective action. Consider all possibilities and work through a process of elimination…
Factors in the sclerotinia spray decision
The decision to apply a fungicide to prevent sclerotinia stem rot may hinge on answers to these four questions……