How many pounds is an acre of canola?
A common rule of thumb for seeding canola is 5 pounds per acre or 10 acres per 50-pound bag. A major difference occurs in seeds per pound among canola varieties.
What is a seeding rate?
Seeding Rate Seeding is defined as the amount of seed of an individual species that’s needed to achieve an adequate stand. This is expressed in pure live seed (PLS) pounds per acre and is based on planting a predetermined number of live seeds per square foot to achieve a specific plant density.
How many canola seeds are in a square foot?
Yield. Canola crops need 30-40 plants per square metre (approximately three to four plants per square foot) to maintain yield potential.
What is the growing season for canola?
Optimum canola seeding dates in Ontario are usually in late April to early May, which is slightly earlier than western Canada. Significant yield reductions occur if seeding is delayed after mid-May, mostly because the crop is flowering during the hot and frequently dry weather in late June and July.
What’s the best seeding rate for canola?
Canola Seeding Rate Average seeding rates with good seedbed preparation should range from 4.5 to 6 lbs per acre. A final stand of 4 to 10 plants per square foot is ideal.
Should I grow canola?
Canola is a type of rapeseed cultivated for its edible oil and high feed value. Growing canola has many advantages. It is fairly easy to manage, and it utilizes existing farm equipment. Canola increases farm diversity, reducing overall risk. Canola is planted and harvested on a different schedule than corn and soybeans, facilitating its management.
Is canola seed size important for grain yield?
Research has proven that increasing seed size can improve the establishment of canola, especially when planted in challenging conditions such as when sowing relatively deep (below 3 cm). This may lead to indirect grain yield benefits through optimising sowing time or by maintaining an acceptable plant population. However this research did not determine if larger seed size can directly increase grain yield. Methods
What is the size of a canola seed?
Elliott’s research provides an indication of how canola seed has grown in size. He classed small canola seed at 1.9 g/1000 seed, large at 4.0 g, and very large seed ranged from 4.2 to 4.7 g.
