2017 Local Performance Checks Brochure

1. PROVEN PERFORMANCE TRIALS
2017 CANOLA RESULTS
provenseed.ca

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Managed by the CPS Research and Development team, Local Performance Checks (LPC) are used to provide data reference points for field agronomists
and producers. Each site is a small plot site with replicated trials. All varieties on each site are seeded the same day and receive identical treatments
of fertilizer, seed treatment, herbicides and fungicides.
Local sites include
Alberta Ellerslie Lone Pine Neapolis St. Albert Vegreville Vulcan
Saskatchewan Allan Lake Lenore Marquis Rosetown Rosthern Vanscoy Watrous
Manitoba Killarney Neepawa Rosebank Thornhill
Harvestability
Harvest timing and management are important considerations for growers, especially for shatter-prone crops like canola. CPS is proud to offer canola hybrid
options with leading harvest management features including excellent standability and pod shatter reduction.
Plant architecture, erect stance and height all affect how easy the canola crop is to cut and combine. Standability is the result of plant breeder selection
coupled with the influence of balanced fertility, agronomic management and the environment. Selecting varieties with standability ratings and heights that
suit a grower’s harvest needs will allow for a faster harvest, a better anchored swath and the potential for more snow capture.
A leading solution for growers considering harvest management options is PV 560 GM. Developed and bred for pod shatter reduction and even maturity,
this Genuity®
Roundup Ready®
hybrid is powered by Pioneer Protector®
HarvestMax technology, and offers a wider window of harvest and more pods
filled for higher yield potential.
PV 560 GM PV 540 G PV 585 GC PV 531 G PV 581 GC PV 590 GCS PV 533 G PV 200 CL
Standability (1-5, 5=flat) 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.8 2.2 1.5 2.2
Height (cm) 117 110 104 111 115 111 112 100
2017 CPS Local Performance Checks 17 locations, 28 trials, 84 replicates
Flowering and Maturity
The benefits of a range of flowering and maturity dates include a reduction of risk for heat blasting, frost damage, insect damage and fungal infection
as well as improved ability to plan and maximize efficiency at harvest. Although early or late flowering varieties do not necessarily mature earlier or later
given the year, seeding varieties with a range of flowering and maturity dates will:
• Spread out the summer flowering period (a sensitive time for yield development and sclerotinia risk)
• Spread out the work load (fungicide applications, swath timing and harvest)
CPS has a wide selection of hybrids with a range of flowering and maturity dates.
PV 590 GCS PV 533 G PV 531 G PV 560 GM PV 200 CL PV 540 G PV 581 GC PV 585 GC
Days to Flower 47.9 47.8 48.1 48.7 48.0 49.1 49.6 51.0
Days to Maturity 91.4 91.5 91.5 91.5 91.7 93.3 93.6 95.0
2017 CPS Local Performance Checks 17 locations, 28 trials, 84 replicates
CPS Local Performance Checks
STANDABILITY RATING (1 = Upright; 5 = Flat)
1.0 2.0 3.0

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LPC Yield Results
PV 531 G, PV 533 G,
PV 540 G, PV 585 GC
PV 590 GCS
with the Pioneer Protector Plus
resistance trait
PV 560 GM
with the Pioneer Protector
HarvestMax trait
PV 200 CL
PV 581 GC
with the Pioneer Protector
clubroot resistance trait
YIELD (% ✓)
HYBRID WESTERN CANADA SHORT SEASON
MID
SEASON
LONG
SEASON
DEKALB DK 74-44 BL ✓ 100 100 100 100
PV 533 G 103 104 103 104
PV 590 GCS 100 100 102 96
DEKALB DK 74-44 BL ✓ 100 100 100 100
PV 540 G 104 106 104 105
PV 560 GM 103 104 105 101
PV 581 GC 104 102 106 102
PV 200 CL 99 93 103 92
Source: 2016 - 2017 CPS Local Performance Checks- 28 Locations, 59 Trials, 177 Replicates
Source: 2015 - 2017 CPS Local Performance Checks- 25 Locations, 46 Trials, 138 Replicates

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Disease Resistance
The availability of disease resistance traits through leading genetic packages is an important tool in managing canola rotations for long term sustainability
of the crop. Blackleg, sclerotinia and, more recently, clubroot have become high priority issues when selecting a canola hybrid.
Blackleg
Blackleg resistance has been available in commercial varieties since the early 1990s. However, in recent years, the virulence of the blackleg fungus
has been shifting, resulting in the breakdown of resistance in many traditional canola varieties. Multigenic resistance, which is available in all canola
varieties sold in Western Canada, is a combination of qualitative and quantitative genes and is the best and most durable form of blackleg resistance.
CPS plant breeders are constantly testing and incorporating the most effective genes into Proven Seed canola hybrids.
Sclerotinia
The recent introduction of varieties with some physiological tolerance to sclerotinia is another management tool for growers. These varieties have
demonstrated a significant ability to reduce sclerotinia severity in the field and protect yield in years with average disease pressure, although a fungicide
application may still be warranted depending on the conditions.
Clubroot
Clubroot is quickly spreading across the Prairies. CPS is proud to offer clubroot-resistant canola varieties that carry genetics which result in a
reduction of disease to less than 30 per cent of a fully susceptible variety. Resistance does not mean that the variety is immune to the disease and
some galls may still be produced if the disease is present in the field. Single-gene resistant varieties, which are effective against the predominant
strains, can be grown in areas with low levels or no clubroot to keep spore levels low. These varieties should not be grown repeatedly in a short
rotation as it increases the speed of which a shift towards a more virulent strain will occur. Two-gene resistant varieties, which have more than one
resistance gene, offer additional protection, reduce selection pressure and enable resistance to remain durable for longer. These varieties are an
excellent tool to rotate genetics where current clubroot hybrids are still effective but the risk of becoming susceptible is still high.
VARIETY BLACKLEG CLUBROOT SCLEROTINIA
PV 200 CL R S S
PV 531 G R S S
PV 533 G R S S
PV 540 G R S S
PV 560 GM R S S
PV 581 GC R Single-gene S
PV 585 GC R Two-gene S
PV 590 GCS R Single-gene T
R= Resistant T = Tolerant S = Susceptible
LPC Summary
• Hybrids with lower standability ratings are typically easier and faster to swath. This can lead to time savings in the field, and the ability
to manage acres more effectively and efficiently.
• Yield potential can be maximized by selecting the right hybrids for the farm based on genetic potential, standability, days to flower and maturity.
• Environmental factors cannot be controlled, only managed. Seeding a variety of high-yielding hybrids increases the likelihood of attaining
optimum returns. Disease resistance and tolerance is one tool in a sound canola disease management system; rotations and field hygiene
best practices are others.

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The CPS Field Performance Check (FPC) and Fieldscale Retail Demonstration (FRD) programs have been featuring varieties and collecting data since 2009
to give producers and CPS agronomists local results under local conditions in a field scale format.
All sites were producer-managed using field scale equipment. All hybrids within the field were seeded on the same date and treated with the same
fertilizer, herbicides and fungicides. Harvest timing was based on variety maturity. Yields were measured by weigh wagon or by yield monitors, which
were calibrated prior to harvest. 123 napus field trials and demos were seeded, in 2017.
2017 Proven Performance Trials
2017 Proven Performance Trials by location
TRIAL 75-45 RR 74-44 BL 75-42 CR PV 533 G PV 540 G PV 560 GM PV 580 GC PV 581 GC PV 585 GC PV 590 GCS
Alberta
Balzac FRD 49.20 44.20 42.10
Boyle FRD 62.30 58.60 58.20
Carseland FPC 67.40 66.60
Coaldale FRD 55.00 60.00 56.60
Coaldale FRD 56.40 64.90 59.90
Forestburg FPC 75.30 79.10 63.20
Forestburg FPC 76.40 75.00 63.20
High River FPC 26.80 27.00 28.90
Innisfree FRD 53.90 46.40
Irma FRD 54.70 57.20 56.10
Iron Springs FRD 58.00 65.00 59.00
Leduc FPC 45.13 51.26 51.44 50.52 55.39
Okotoks FPC 46.50
Penhold FRD 56.50 61.70 63.80
Red Deer FPC 54.30 50.40 55.80 48.20 60.00
Rockyford FRD 74.30 75.40 71.90 70.80
Rosalind FPC 42.30 44.70 52.40 51.50 51.30
Rosalind FPC 51.20 46.20 51.50 48.00 48.60
Rosedale FRD 25.90 27.40
Vegreville FPC 66.50 65.40 64.50 56.40 66.10
Vegreville FPC 73.90 62.60 75.30 67.10 68.90
Vermilion FPC 57.00 52.10 56.90 53.90 53.20
Westlock FPC 40.20 56.70 57.60 57.20
Westlock FPC 30.70 40.20 58.10 60.00 57.80
FPC = Field Performance Check FRD = Fieldscale Retail Demonstrations
Comparison of yield on 64 FPC trials using PV 540 G as the check
Yield
2017 was a mixed bag across the Prairies. Precipitation was extremely
variable with areas of drought and areas of excess moisture, which
impacted yield significantly. Several large wind events were recorded,
making the value of a pod shatter resistant variety apparent in those trials.
CPS would like to thank all the producers who cooperated
in the 2017 Proven Performance Trials program.
90% 95% 100% 105%
Yield % of PV 540 G
PV 590 GCS 18 trials
PV 581 GC 49 trials
PV 560 GM 20 trials
PV 533 G 15 trials
PV 530 G 6 trials
PV 540 G 64 trials

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TRIAL 75-45 RR 74-44 BL 75-42 CR PV 533 G PV 540 G PV 560 GM PV 580 GC PV 581 GC PV 585 GC PV 590 GCS
Saskatchewan
Albertville FPC 43.30 49.80 40.90 44.40
Albertville FPC 47.40 46.80 43.80 48.10
Canora FPC 63.58 68.26 64.91 68.55 63.47
Colonsay FPC 48.00 48.50 53.80 52.10 50.30
Colonsay FPC 54.70 55.20 56.40 53.10 53.30
Grenfell FPC 50.00 48.00
Hamlin FPC 54.17 52.37 52.68 51.93
Humboldt FPC 52.86 55.08
Indian Head FPC 38.46 38.30
Indian Head FPC 37.43 37.28
Kipling FPC 36.16 35.44 33.67
Melfort FPC 44.00 49.00 45.00
Nielburg FPC 54.73 59.52 51.53
Pelly FRD 52.70 57.10
Porcupine Plain FPC 56.00 63.00 63.00
Prairie River FRD 63.14 62.09 59.37 64.13
Prairie River FRD 69.81 66.15 61.57 68.71
Raymore FPC 47.60 51.25 45.80
Raymore FPC 41.70 43.78 46.65
Redvers FPC 33.70 37.23 30.53
Rockhaven FPC 47.33 50.73 48.86 50.84
Shellbrook FRD 42.20 43.30 45.20 42.60 38.80
Shellbrook FRD 44.00 42.90 44.60 49.50 43.80 44.30
Southey FPC 44.10 41.60 39.10
Star City FRD 55.50 55.60 51.90
Star City FPC 37.00 41.00 42.00
Swan River FRD 58.50 56.30 56.80 56.40
Tisdale FPC 50.00 50.00 50.00
Wakaw FPC 52.90 50.60 51.10 51.40 52.30 53.10
Waldheim FRD 62.60 61.10 60.50
Waldheim FRD 54.04 59.12
Waldheim FRD 44.90 45.30
Waldheim FRD 51.50 55.50
Waldron FRD 45.10 45.00 48.90 43.00 48.70 47.60 45.90
Watrous FPC 49.67 48.47 46.77
Watrous FPC 54.80 46.77 45.64
Watson FPC 69.60 74.39
Whitewood FPC 30.00 34.00 32.00
Wilkie FPC 51.00 54.20 55.80 52.30
Wynyard FPC 41.30 43.30 46.20
FPC = Field Performance Check FRD = Fieldscale Retail Demonstrations
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2017 Proven Performance Trials
TRIAL 75-45 RR 74-44 BL 75-42 CR PV 533 G PV 540 G PV 560 GM PV 580 GC PV 581 GC PV 585 GC PV 590 GCS
Manitoba
Basswood FPC 61.22 58.60 58.37 58.15
Cartwright FPC 52.20 56.60 58.00 56.40 49.30 54.20 51.60 53.30
Deloraine FPC 52.13 53.05 54.17 46.73 57.18
Fork River FPC 48.13 43.64 44.84
Glenboro FPC 28.00 32.00 29.00 33.00
Hamiota FPC 50.50 50.10 50.50 48.50
Holland FRD 38.76 49.82 45.94 46.72
Ninga FRD 47.81 45.86
Souris FPC 58.00 66.90 65.50 52.10 60.20