winter canola testing in the high elevation and irrigated lands of new mexico

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Winter canola testing in the high elevation and irrigated lands of New Mexico Mick O’Neill, Curtis Owen, and Sam Allen NMSU ASC-Farmington ASA Ann. Meeting, Long Beach, CA Nov 2-5, 2014

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Six-year (2008-2013) results at Farmington, NM of the National Winter Canola Variety Trial (NWCVT) with comparisons to regional and national production. Mean yields of irrigated canola at Farmington were the greatest compared to all other sites in the NWCVT during two out of the six years and overall mean yield for the six years considered were greatest at Farmington.

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Page 1: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

Winter canola testing in the high

elevation and irrigated lands of New

Mexico

Mick O’Neill, Curtis Owen, and Sam Allen

NMSU ASC-Farmington

ASA Ann. Meeting, Long Beach, CANov 2-5, 2014

Page 2: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

Abstract

• NWCVT for 6 years: 2008 – 2013

• Winter canola fits in rotation with winter wheat

• ASC-Farmington in Four Corners Region

• Diurnal fluctuations: April to June ~ 15 ⁰C

• Irrigated site: Mean Irri + Precip = 794 mm

• Highest NWCVT yield: 2009 & 2012

• Overall mean yield: 3rd out of 77 sites

Page 3: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

NMSU

ASC-Farmington

Colorado Plateau

Page 4: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

Agronomic Parameters

• Elevation: 1720 m

• Doak Fine Sandy Loam

• Cropping Season:

Early Sept – Late July

• Fertilizer: N-P-K-S,

N, 45 – 100 kg/ha

• Weeding: Hand in March

Season Precip IrriPricip

+ Irr

2008 4.8 30 34.8

2009 4.4 28 32.4

2010 0.6 26 26.6

2011 3.8 28 31.8

2012 5.4 29 34.4

2013 3.5 24 27.5

Mean 3.8 28 31.3

Page 5: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

Mean Grain Yield (kg/ha)

Region 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mean

Price ($/kg) 0.411 0.356 0.425 0.528 0.583 0.425 0.455

Farmington (1)* 4,241 4,648 3,348 2,819 4,739 3,295 3,848

Northern (11) 2,943 2,942 2,505 3,262 3,433 2,874

Southeast (20) 1,656 1,787 2,618 2,494 2,255 2,430 2,020

Midwest (17) 2,230 2,877 2,409 1,941 2,461 2,938 2,205

Great Plains (29) 1,902 2,228 2,425 2,131 2,931 2,908 2,152

NWCVT (77) 2,078 2,262 2,467 2,338 2,652 2,775 2,230

Nation (USDA) 1,636 2,028 1,919 1,652 1,586 1,959 1,797

* Numbers in parentheses = total number of sites over six years of participation in NWCVT

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Mean Grain Yield ($/ha)

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

Farmington(1)

Northern(11)

Southeast(20)

Midwest(17)

Great Plains(29)

NWCVT(77)

Nation(USDA)

Gra

in Y

ield

(kg

/ha)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mean

Page 7: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

Returns ($/ha) for Check Entries

0

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 6-year

Ret

urn

($

/ha)

Sitro Safran Flash Visby Virginia Baldur Wichita Sumner Mean

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mean

Price ($/kg) 0.411 0.356 0.425 0.528 0.583 0.425 0.455

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Returns ($/ha) for Maximum Entries

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 6-year

Variety Hyb or OP –––––––––––––––––––––––– ($/ha) –––––––––––––––––––––

Sitro Hyb - 2,120 - 2,204

Safran Hyb 2,192 - 2,033 3,282 - 2,134

Flash Hyb - 2,282 - - - 2,053

Visby Hyb - - - - - 1,893 1,970

Virginia OP - - - - - 1,878

Baldur Hyb - - - - - 1,773

Wichita OP - - - - - - 1,712

Sumner OP - - - - - - 1,355

Mean 1,846 1,786 1,553 1,685 2,824 1,564 1,885

Trial

Mean1,745 1,657 1,421 1,488 2,763 1,399 1,750

Trial Max 2,192 2,342 2,120 2,033 3,476 1,893 2,204

Page 9: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

Oil Production (L/ha)

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

Farmington(1)

Northern(10)

Southeast(20)

Midwest(17)

Great Plains(29)

Trial Mean(76)

Oil

Yie

ld (

L/h

a)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Mean

Mean Oil Content (%)38.0 39.5 40.9 40.9 38.7 39.9

Page 10: Winter Canola Testing in the High Elevation and Irrigated Lands of New Mexico

Special thanks to

Curtis Owen

Any Questions?