Western Canadian producers have 15 new canola hybrids to choose from when they start seeding next year. Six of them include the TruFlex trait, which allows farmers to get more time in the sprayer by widening the window for applying glyphosate. Please note, this list only includes brand new canola offerings for 2022.
BASF
InVigor L356PC is a pod shatter reduction hybrid with strong standability that provides first-generation clubroot resistance as well as protection against blackleg. It was BASF’s highest yielding canola hybrid in the 2020 Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee trials and offers a significant yield increase over InVigor L234PC.
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InVigor L343PC is a pod shatter reduction hybrid that, thanks to second-generation clubroot resistance, is well suited for clubroot-affected areas in Western Canada. It is also blackleg resistant and offers a significant yield increase over InVigor L234PC as well as improved standability.
Canterra Seeds
CS3000 TF is a mid-maturity TruFlex canola hybrid with Roundup Ready technology that is optimized for straight cutting and has excellent yield potential. It also has a strong disease package with multigenic blackleg resistance and second-generation clubroot resistance.
Corteva: Brevant
B1030N is a high-yielding Roundup Ready hybrid offering built-in protection against heat blast during the flowering development stage of canola. It also features a strong clubroot and blackleg package, plus very good standability and lodging resistance.
B2030MN is a high-yielding Clearfield hybrid featuring clubroot and blackleg resistance and built-in protection against heat blast during the flowering development stage of canola. It has very good early growth and very good standability and lodging resistance. The variety offers swath, delayed swath and straight cut options at harvest.
Corteva: Pioneer
P509L is an early maturity LibertyLink hybrid that offers high yields and protection against blackleg and multiple races of clubroot. It has excellent field emergence and very good lodging resistance.
44H44 is a Roundup Ready canola with excellent yield potential. This early maturity hybrid has excellent early growth and field emergence and is very good for lodging. It has a resistant rating for blackleg and is also resistant to multiple races of clubroot.
Croplan
CP21L3C is a mid-maturity canola with strong yield potential and excellent standability. This LibertyLink hybrid is quick out of the ground and produces rapid ground cover, providing strong crop competition against tough-to-kill weeds. It also features first-generation clubroot resistance and is rated resistant for blackleg.
Dekalb
DKTF 95 HL is a specialty oil Dekalb hybrid with a higher oleic and lower linolenic acid oil profile. This TruFlex canola with Roundup Ready technology offers mid- to long maturity and is rated resistant for blackleg.
DKLL 83 SC is a LibertyLink hybrid that provides very good standability and a high yield potential. Rated resistant to blackleg, this early maturity canola also offers straight cut plus genetics, designed to provide improved pod integrity for enhanced shatter protection.
DKLL 84 CRSC is a mid-maturity LibertyLink hybrid with straight cut genetics that offers good standability and excellent yield potential. It also features a strong disease package with both clubroot and blackleg resistance.
DKTF 93 SC is a TruFlex hybrid with Roundup Ready technology that features straight cut genetics, very good standability and a strong yield potential. It also offers ultra-early maturity, making it an excellent fit for short season growing zones.
DKTFLL 22 CRSC is a TruFlex hybrid featuring both Roundup Ready and LibertyLink technologies, providing producers with the ability to adjust their canola protection systems as needed to match the weed spectrum in their fields. In addition, the variety offers straight cut genetics, clubroot resistance, a strong blackleg package and excellent yield potential.
Nuseed
NC471 TF is a high-yielding TruFlex hybrid with Roundup Ready technology that provides very good early season vigour and standability and harvestability ease. This medium maturity hybrid offers multigenic blackleg resistance and is also resistant to fusarium wilt.
NC527CR TF is a high-yielding TruFlex canola with Roundup Ready technology and medium-late maturity that features good early season vigour and standability and excellent harvestability. It provides multigenetic blackleg resistance as well as resistance to fusarium wilt.
