THE LONG-TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DELIVER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, AGRONOMICALLY SOUND, AND HIGH PERFORMING WINTER CANOLA CULTIVARS TO PRODUCERS IN THE GREAT PLAINS. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE GROWING NEED FOR NEW WINTER CANOLA CULTIVARS TO INCORPORATE INTO WHEAT-BASED CROPPING SYSTEMS THAT ARE IN SIGNIFICANT NEED OF A BROADLEAF CROP ROTATION. IN ADDITION, WINTER CANOLA ACRES MUST INCREASE TO MEET THE CURRENT AND FUTURE U.S. DEMAND FOR CANOLA SEED, OIL, AND MEAL. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO 1) TEST, ADVANCE, RELEASE, AND LICENSE NEW CONVENTIONAL AND ROUNDUP READY® OPEN-POLLINATED (OP) CULTIVARS, 2) TEST NEWLY DEVELOPED FEMALE, MALE-STERILE HYBRID PARENT LINES FOR BROAD ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS IN LINE X TESTER COMBINATIONS, AND 3) DELIVER CULTIVAR PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND CHARACTERISTICS, AND PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF EXPERIMENTAL AND NEWLY RELEASED CULTIVARS TO STAKEHOLDERS AND CLIENTELE. CULTIVAR TESTING WILL BE INTENSIFIED IN KANSAS, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, AND OKLAHOMA. THESE NEW RESULTS WILL ENABLE CULTIVAR DEPLOYMENT INTO AREAS WHERE WINTER CANOLA ACRES WILL LIKELY INCREASE IN THE FUTURE. EXPECTED RESULTS AND OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE LICENSING OF TWO CONVENTIONAL AND TWO ROUNDUP READY® CULTIVARS TO INTERESTED LICENSEES; USABLE, RELIABLE, AND UNBIASED PERFORMANCE TRIAL RESULTS; HYBRID PARENT LINES THAT ARE ADAPTED TO THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS; AND GREATER ADOPTION OF CULTIVARS WITH ENHANCED WINTER SURVIVAL, YIELD, AND OIL CONTENT. ULTIMATELY, THE PROJECT WILL RESULT IN PRODUCERS GAINING CONFIDENCE IN THE CONSISTENCY OF WINTER CANOLA AS AN AGRONOMICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE ALTERNATIVE CROP.

Kansas State University, Manhattan KS

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