Lime is showing promise as an additional way to help manage clubroot, a deadly disease in canola crops, University of Alberta research shows.
Plants & Animals
Aug 08, 2022
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An international team of researchers, including one from The University of Western Australia (UWA), has successfully unraveled the genomes of 418 unique samples of rapeseed from across the globe to identify traits that breeders ...
Plants & Animals
May 16, 2022
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Farmers pay attention to many aspects of their crops. They carefully track how much water they are giving them and the amount of fertilizer they are using. But what about how many bees and butterflies are visiting?
Ecology
Apr 12, 2021
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On hot summer days, the lucky ones among us can rely on air conditioning, fans or maybe even a swim to cope with high temperatures.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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First described in the 13th century in Russia, clubroot has been affecting worldwide brassica production, including canola, broccoli, and black mustard, since. Clubroot is so tenacious because the casual pathogen produces ...
Ecology
Sep 29, 2020
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Fertilizer is used worldwide in farming. It's used to give plants a boost, increasing yield and ultimately farmers' profits.
Other
Aug 21, 2019
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A University of Alberta researcher has found a new use for a canola byproduct, providing potential for diverse markets beyond China.
Biochemistry
Jul 19, 2019
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Canola and other edible oils are easily affected by light irradiation or heat treatment. Since such processes deteriorate the oil quality, affecting flavor, understanding this oxidation process is imperative to identify effective ...
Other
Jan 15, 2018
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Plants don't sleep like humans do—but just like some people don't rest well in the heat, some plants don't either. The canola plant isn't as productive if the temperature is high at nighttime, and scientists are trying ...
Ecology
Dec 20, 2017
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New research from the University of Illinois shows that adding supplemental dietary fat is not necessary to avoid reduced growth performance when replacing soybean meal with canola meal in diets fed to weanling pigs.
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2017
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