Nutrien Ag Solutions Local Performance Checks
Managed by the Nutrien Ag Solutions Research and Development team, Local Performance Checks (LPC)
are used to provide data reference points for field agronomists and producers. Each site is a small plot site
with replicated trials. All varieties on each site are seeded the same day and receive identical treatments
of fertilizer, seed treatment, herbicides and fungicides.
Local sites include
Alberta Carstairs Killam Neapolis St. Albert Vegreville Vulcan
Saskatchewan Conquest Lake Lenore Moose Jaw Marquis Vanscoy Yorkton
Manitoba Killarney Neepawa Pilot Mound Rosebank
Watrous
Harvestability
Harvest timing and management are important considerations for growers, especially for shatter-prone crops like
canola. Nutrien Ag Solutions is proud to offer canola hybrid options with leading harvest management features including
excellent standability and pod shatter reduction.
Plant architecture, erect stance and height all affect how easy the canola crop is to cut and combine. Standability is
the result of plant breeder selection coupled with the influence of balanced fertility, agronomic management and the
environment. Selecting varieties with standability ratings and heights that suit a grower’s harvest needs will allow for a
faster harvest, a better anchored swath and the potential for more snow capture.
A leading solution for growers considering harvest management options is PV 560 GM. Developed and bred for
pod shatter reduction and even maturity, this Genuity ® Roundup Ready ® hybrid is powered by Pioneer Protector ®
HarvestMax technology, and offers a wider window of harvest and more pods filled for higher yield potential.
PV 540 G
Standability (1-5, 5=flat)
Height (cm)
PV 560 GM
PV 591 GCS
PV 581 GC
PV 585 GC
PV 531 G
PV 200 CL
PV 200 CL
1 1.3 1.2 1.3 1 1 1.3 2.2
112 112 115.0 116.0 120.0 111.0 111.0 100
STANDABILITY RATING (1 = Upright; 5 = Flat)
2018 Nutrien Ag Solutions Local Performance Checks 15 locations, 27 trials, 81 replicates
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Flowering and Maturity
The benefits of a range of flowering and maturity dates include a reduction of risk for heat blasting, frost damage,
insect damage and fungal infection as well as improved ability to plan and maximize efficiency at harvest. Although
early or late flowering varieties do not necessarily mature earlier or later given the year, seeding varieties with a range
of flowering and maturity dates will:
• Spread out the summer flowering period (a sensitive time for yield development and sclerotinia risk)
• Spread out the work load (fungicide applications, swath timing and harvest)
Nutrien Ag Solutions has a wide selection of hybrids with a range of flowering and maturity dates.
PV 540 G PV 560 GM PV 591 GCS PV 581 GC PV 585 GC PV 531 G PV 200 CL PV 585 GC
Days to Flower 49.7 48.3 48.1 49.8 50.3 48.1 49.9 51.0
Days to Maturity 90.2 88.8 89.2 90.1 90.8 88.4 90.6 95.0
2018 Nutrien Ag Solutions Local Performance Checks 15 locations, 27 trials, 81 replicates
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