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The Manitoba Sunfmower Variety Performance Trial (VPT) is organized and conducted by the Natjonal Sunfmower Associatjon of Canada (NSAC) in co-ordinatjon with the Manitoba Agriculture. This was the tenth year the NSAC has co-ordinated the trials, which contjnue to serve as an important tool providing sunfmower growers with regional third-party performance data of various varietjes. The hybrids tested in the trials are actjvely being pursued by sunfmower breeding companies in Manitoba and may be in the experimental stage or registered under the Canadian Food Inspectjon Agency. In 2016, the NSAC coordinated the VPT in fjve locatjons across the province: Melita, Carberry, Beausejour, Elm Creek and Holland. Unfortunately, the Beausejour site was lost early on due to excess moisture and plantjng and the Elm Creek site and confectjon trial in Holland was lost due to unfavourable weather. Due to these conditjons, two of the fjve trials sites were lost. These trials and results are made possible with your contjnued support through the sunfmower check-ofg
- levy. The NSAC appreciates the hard work of the MB
Agriculture’s Oilseed specialist, Anastasia Kubinec, who created the plot plans and compiled the data for the trials. As well, a big thank-you to Scoular Special Crops for sizing the seed samples, and to the North Dakota Grain Inspectjon Services for analyzing the oil
- data. In additjon, we appreciate the hard work of all
the contractors who plant, monitor and harvest the plots.
SUNFLOWERS - OIL TYPE
Variety Descriptjons Herbicide Site YIELD Maturity Height Oil Sizing (%) Dehull Company Variety Tolerance Years %check
(days to R9) (inches) % Oil
Type
(>8/64)
Ratjo (%) Dow Seed 8N270 CL / DM 6 91
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- 7
46.8 NS 79 65 NuSeed America Cobalt II CL / DM 13 91 2
- 4
45.7 HO 53 61 NuSeed America Talon ExSun 10 96
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45.2 NS 80 69 Pioneer Hi-Bred P63ME70 ExSun / DM 15 100 48.3 NS 76 70 Pioneer Hi-Bred P63ME80 ExSun / DM 15 97 3 49.1 NS 75 66 Experimental lines being tested/proposed for registratjon in Canada Dow Seed E84131 CL 6 95
- 2
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48.7 HO 77 60 NRS-USDA Honeycomb NS
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81
- 10
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42.3 NS 84 63 NuSeed America N4HM354 DMR CL / DM 3 110
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48.1 HO 66 65 Dow Seed 8H288DM CL / DM 3 98 4
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48.6 HO 77 64 DuPont Pioneer P63HE60 ExSun / DM 3 97
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