Current Winter Varieties Available

'Wichita' Canola
A Conventional Winter Variety

• First winter canola variety adapted to the Great Plains.
• Foundation and certified seed for a fall 1999 planting.
• Wichita has shown a significant improvement in winter hardiness over previously released cultivars.
• Plants can grow 60 inches tall and average total oil content of the seed is 37%.
• Commercially grown in over 12 states.
• Better than average resistance to shattering and lodging.
• Has good heat stress with excellent cold tolerance.

Wichita Fact Sheet (.pdf)

Conventional Canola Winter Varieties
'Abilene

• Released in 2002.
• Very similar to Wichita.
• Ripens 1 to 2 days later than Wichita.
• Slightly taller than Wichita
• Flowers a day or two later than Wichita.
• Has good heat stress with excellent cold tolerance.
• Resistance to Blackleg disease.

'Sumner'

• Released in 2003.
• Tolerant to carryover SU herbicides.
• Approximately three days earlier to flower and harvest than Wichita.
• Tends to yield approx. 150 lbs/A less than Wichita
• Good choice if SU herbicides applied the previous fall or spring.
• Resistance to Blackleg disease.

'KS7436'

• Not yet named.
• Scheduled for release in 2004 or 2005.
• Similar to Wichita .
• Has demonstrated a 185 lb/A yield increase compared to Wichita.
• Approx. 2.5" taller than Wichita .
• Seed oil content of 1% greater than Wichita.
• Seed should be available for commercial production in fall of 2005.

Roundup Ready Lines being Evaluated

DKW13-86 and DKW13-62 Canola
Roundup Ready

• Seed first available for research planting in (Okla.) fall 2002.
• Selection and development from Europe .
• Both have shown excellent winter survival - similar to Wichita and Sumner.
• Fall forage growth and vigor similar to Wichita.
• The first frost and overall winter response od comparable to Wichita and Sumner .
• DKW13-86 - Spring initiation of bolting and flowering is equal to Sumner and Wichita.
• DKW13-62 - Spring initiation of bolting and flowering is 4 to 8 days later than Sumner and Wichita.

DKW13-86 Canola
Roundup Ready Winter Variety

• Seed first available for research planting in (Okla.) fall 2002.
• Selection and development from Europe .
• DKW 13-86 has shown excellent winter survival similar to Wichita and Sumner.
• Fall forage growth and vigor similar to Wichita.
• The first frost and overall winter response od comparable to Wichita and Sumner .
• Sprint initiation of bolting and flowering is equal to Sumner and 2 to 4 days quicker than Wichita.
• Aphid susceptibility is comparable to Whichita and Sumner.

Variety Comparisons
Perkins, Okla. 2005

 

 

Winter Canola Varieties

 

Herbicide Tolerant Canola

• Glufosinate Tolerant (transgenic) - Spring varieties only.
  • Commercial; Liberty Link®.
• Glyphosate Tolerant (transgenic) - Spring & winter.
  • Commercial; Roundup Ready®
• Bromoxynil Tolerant (transgenic) - Spring varieties only.
  • Commercial in Canada; Navigator ®
• Triazine Tolerant (non transgenic)
  • Commercial in Australia, TT
• Imidazollione Tolerant (non transgenic)
  • Commercial; Clearfield®.Spring varieties only.