Winter Canola Survival

Authors

Heather Darby, University of VermontFollow
Hannah Harwood, University of Vermont
Erica Cummings, University of Vermont
Susan Monahan, University of Vermont

Abstract

Winter canola (Brassica napus) is a relatively new crop in Vermont. This crop has the potential to be added into a rotation to both promote soil health and yield a crop for oil production. Generally planted in late August or early September, winter canola should produce ample vegetation and root growth prior to plant dormancy (Figure 1). Growers can often fit a canola crop in after harvesting winter grains or other early crops. Regrowth in the spring depends on the harshness of winter conditions, but generally the plants are “greening up” in April, and will enter the rosette stage and begin to leaf out soon afterwards.

Keywords

Vermont, University of Vermont

Publication Date

2012

Recommended Citation

Darby, Heather; Harwood, Hannah; Cummings, Erica; and Monahan, Susan, "Winter Canola Survival" (2012). Northwest Crops & Soils Program. 249.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/nwcsp/249