Canola Watch

Jay Whetter
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Canola Watch provides practical and timely information for canola farmers in Canada. Subscribe to the agronomy email at https://www.canolawatch.org/signup/ and to our podcast at soundcloud.com/canolawatch. Follow us on Twitter @CanolaWatch

  1. 2023-12-13

    Ep. 97 - Nested Association Mapping - December 13, 2023

    Nested association mapping is a tool to identify, with reasonable accuracy, the segments of DNA associated with complex traits – like nutrient use efficiency and drought tolerance. Sally Vail, research scientist and canola breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon, describes the highly valuable NAM tool she helped develop for canola breeding.

    22 min

  2. 2023-12-06

    Ep. 96 - Canola Digest Science 2023 Highlights - December 6, 2023

    Host Jay Whetter shares a few highlights from the Canola Digest Science Edition for 2023. Read the whole magazine at canoladigest.ca. Look for "Science Edition 2023" in the Issues column on the left.

    10 min

  3. 2023-11-29

    Ep. 95 - Field variability - November 29, 2023

    What causes yield variability within a field, and which factors are most significant? Taras Lychuk, research scientist in precision agriculture and crop systems at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Brandon, Manitoba, and Alan Moulin, retired soil scientist, share research (ongoing and completed) that will help answer these questions.

    37 min

  4. 2023-11-22

    Ep. 94 - Photosynthesis - November 22, 2023

    Our guest Linda Gorim is an assistant professor and Western Grains Research Foundation chair in cropping systems at the University of Alberta Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Science. Gorim leads a project to screen 160 canola lines to observe differences in photosynthetic efficiency. Before getting to that, the podcast starts with Gorim's long career path to Edmonton, including early ambitions to be a pilot.

    26 min

  5. 2023-11-15

    Ep. 93 - Higher yields - November 15, 2023

    Brian Beres, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge, Alberta, shares results from his recent research on seeding rate, cultivar maturity and harvest method and how they stack together for higher canola yields. A summary of the study, including an elegant grid graph of results, will be posted soon at canoladigest.ca. Look for the Beres study in the 2023 Science Edition.

    27 min

  6. 2023-11-08

    Ep. 92 - Plants need their microbiome - November 8, 2023

    Alex Liu, a PhD student at the University of Saskatchewan, talks to host Jay Whetter about the canola root microbiome and how it relates to phosphorus availability. She has interesting observations about what happens when you remove the microbiome. (Hint: Plant yield drops dramatically!) Here are the Latin names of the microbes Alex mentions, if you want to look them up: Burkholderia, Alphaproteobacteria, Gammaproteobacteria, Sordariomycetes, Olpidium (Olpidiomycota).

    24 min

  7. 2023-11-01

    Ep. 91 - Heat and drought stress - November 1, 2023

    In the first episode of our 2023 Science Series, AAFC research scientist Raju Soolanayakanahally explains the benefit of sulphur for canola heat and drought tolerance and how a Bollywood movie, "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge," inspired him to research canola.

    29 min

  8. 2023-06-14

    Ep. 90 - Sclerotinia Stem Rot Moonshot - Chris Manchur - June 14, 2023

    Chris Manchur, Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist and team lead on sclerotinia stem rot, chats with CCC agronomy director Clint Jurke and host Jay Whetter about advanced sclerotinia stem rot management practices. Hopefully the dry start to 2023 turns around, yield potential picks up and a conversation about sclerotinia stem rot makes sense this year!

    32 min
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Canola Watch provides practical and timely information for canola farmers in Canada. Subscribe to the agronomy email at https://www.canolawatch.org/signup/ and to our podcast at soundcloud.com/canolawatch. Follow us on Twitter @CanolaWatch

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  • Creator
    Jay Whetter
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2023
  • Episodes
    93
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Canola Watch