PROVEN PERFORMANCE TRIALS2017 CANOLA RESULTS

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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

HarvestabilityHarvest 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 1002017 CPS Local Performance Checks 17 locations, 28 trials, 84 replicates

Flowering and MaturityThe 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 95.02017 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 92Source: 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 GCSAlbertaBalzac FRD 49.20 44.20 42.10Boyle FRD 62.30 58.60 58.20Carseland FPC 67.40 66.60Coaldale FRD 55.00 60.00 56.60Coaldale FRD 56.40 64.90 59.90Forestburg FPC 75.30 79.10 63.20Forestburg FPC 76.40 75.00 63.20High River FPC 26.80 27.00 28.90Innisfree FRD 53.90 46.40Irma FRD 54.70 57.20 56.10Iron Springs FRD 58.00 65.00 59.00Leduc FPC 45.13 51.26 51.44 50.52 55.39Okotoks FPC 46.50Penhold FRD 56.50 61.70 63.80Red Deer FPC 54.30 50.40 55.80 48.20 60.00Rockyford FRD 74.30 75.40 71.90 70.80Rosalind FPC 42.30 44.70 52.40 51.50 51.30Rosalind FPC 51.20 46.20 51.50 48.00 48.60Rosedale FRD 25.90 27.40Vegreville FPC 66.50 65.40 64.50 56.40 66.10Vegreville FPC 73.90 62.60 75.30 67.10 68.90Vermilion FPC 57.00 52.10 56.90 53.90 53.20Westlock FPC 40.20 56.70 57.60 57.20Westlock 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

Yield2017 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 GPV 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 GCSSaskatchewanAlbertville FPC 43.30 49.80 40.90 44.40Albertville FPC 47.40 46.80 43.80 48.10Canora FPC 63.58 68.26 64.91 68.55 63.47Colonsay FPC 48.00 48.50 53.80 52.10 50.30Colonsay FPC 54.70 55.20 56.40 53.10 53.30Grenfell FPC 50.00 48.00Hamlin FPC 54.17 52.37 52.68 51.93Humboldt FPC 52.86 55.08Indian Head FPC 38.46 38.30Indian Head FPC 37.43 37.28Kipling FPC 36.16 35.44 33.67Melfort FPC 44.00 49.00 45.00Nielburg FPC 54.73 59.52 51.53Pelly FRD 52.70 57.10Porcupine Plain FPC 56.00 63.00 63.00Prairie River FRD 63.14 62.09 59.37 64.13Prairie River FRD 69.81 66.15 61.57 68.71Raymore FPC 47.60 51.25 45.80Raymore FPC 41.70 43.78 46.65Redvers FPC 33.70 37.23 30.53Rockhaven FPC 47.33 50.73 48.86 50.84Shellbrook FRD 42.20 43.30 45.20 42.60 38.80Shellbrook FRD 44.00 42.90 44.60 49.50 43.80 44.30Southey FPC 44.10 41.60 39.10Star City FRD 55.50 55.60 51.90Star City FPC 37.00 41.00 42.00Swan River FRD 58.50 56.30 56.80 56.40Tisdale FPC 50.00 50.00 50.00Wakaw FPC 52.90 50.60 51.10 51.40 52.30 53.10Waldheim FRD 62.60 61.10 60.50Waldheim FRD 54.04 59.12Waldheim FRD 44.90 45.30Waldheim FRD 51.50 55.50Waldron FRD 45.10 45.00 48.90 43.00 48.70 47.60 45.90Watrous FPC 49.67 48.47 46.77Watrous FPC 54.80 46.77 45.64Watson FPC 69.60 74.39Whitewood FPC 30.00 34.00 32.00Wilkie FPC 51.00 54.20 55.80 52.30Wynyard 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 GCSManitobaBasswood FPC 61.22 58.60 58.37 58.15Cartwright FPC 52.20 56.60 58.00 56.40 49.30 54.20 51.60 53.30Deloraine FPC 52.13 53.05 54.17 46.73 57.18Fork River FPC 48.13 43.64 44.84Glenboro FPC 28.00 32.00 29.00 33.00Hamiota FPC 50.50 50.10 50.50 48.50Holland FRD 38.76 49.82 45.94 46.72Ninga FRD 47.81 45.86Souris FPC 58.00 66.90 65.50 52.10 60.20