Canola

Canola Variety Evaluation Trials Data

All variety yields compared as a percentage of the check specific to that trial. Check variety was chosen based on % of acres grown in MASC 2024 Variety Marketshare Report.
Liberty Link trial was run as separate from Roundup-Ready. All canola yield trials are straight-cut.
Yields derived over two or more growing seasons are the best indicator of variety performance. Use single site year data with caution.

Comments:

Variety descriptions summarize the performance of varieties tested in the 2025 Canola Variety Evaluation Trials. Data donated by the Manitoba Canola Growers Association. For more information visit canolagrowers.com.
Lodging is rated on a 1 to 5 scale, where 5 is a completely lodged plant at harvest.

Blackleg Resistance

Varieties in the table below have a resistant (R) rating for Blackleg (<30% infection of Westar check) based on WCC/RRC rating. Lesions and yield loss can still occur, based on the level of inoculum and blackleg
pathotype in the field, in combination with environmental conditions conducive for disease development. Some seed distributors have chosen to provide blackleg resistance grouping
based on major-gene (qualitative) resistance within that variety in addition to the traditional rating. Labels identifying major resistance genes present will use the letters: A, B, C, D, E1, E2, F, G, H, and X.
Adult-plant (quantitative) resistance remains an important factor. Visit blackleg.ca for details on how resistance groups work.

Clubroot Resistance

Clubroot is a long-lived soil-borne disease that can impact canola performance. Using clubroot resistant varietes in Rural Municipalities where clubroot has been found is highly recommended as a risk mitigation tool. To know for sure if your own fields have clubroot, soil testing is the only way to find out prior to finding galls in the field. See page 59 for the map indicating clubroot distribution in Manitoba.
Clubroot resistance is generally termed 1st or 2nd Generation based on genetic source. First-generation clubroot resistance confers resistance to clubroot pathotypes 2F 3H, 5I, 6M, and 8N, on the Canadian Clubroot Differential Set (Strelkov et al., 2018).
Second-generation sources contain resistance to a varying set of pathotypes outside the original five first-generation pathotypes, but may also have resistance to the original five.
For further information on clubroot resistance labels, please visit clubroot.ca, refer to the company website, or speak with your seed representative.

Pod Shatter Resistance

The pod shatter rating scale was developed by the Canola Council of Canada in 2021.
Numeric pod shatter ratings are provided by their respective companies, or may not yet be identified on the new rating system.

Liberty Link Canola

Variety Descriptions

Name	Herbicide Tolerance³	No. of Sites	Yield (% of check)	Yield (bu/ac)	Maturity (Days)	Lodging (1-5)	Blackleg Resistance⁴ (Group)^4a	Clubroot Resistance⁴ (Generation)^4b	Pod Shatter Rating⁵ (1-9)
Liberty Link - Straight Cut
BY 7204LL	LL	8	95%	59.0	97.1	1.2	R (E2)	R (1+2)	Y (7.5)
BY 7206LL	LL	8	99%	61.1	99.6	1.5	R (A, E2, G)	R (1+2)	Y (7.3)
CROPLAN CP24L3C	LL	7	96%	59.4	97.3	1.4	R	R (1+2)	Y (7.0)
CROPLAN CP25L3C	LL	7	97%	60.1	98.2	1.5	R	R (1+2)	Y (7.2)
CS4100 LL	LL	8	95%	58.7	97.8	1.5	R (E2, G)	R (1+2)	Y (7.0)
InVigor L330PC	LL	8	101%	63.0	96.1	1.4	R	R (1)	Y
InVigor L333PC	LL	8	100%	62.0	98	1.4	R	R (1)	Y
InVigor L340PC	LL	8	100%	62.0	96.2	1.4	R	R (1)	Y
InVigor L350PC	LL	8	103%	64.1	99.9	1.5	R	R (1)	Y
InVigor L356PC	LL	8	100%	62.0	97.2	1.5	R	R (1)	Y
MC 5126LL	LL	8	88%	54.5	96.5	1.5	R	R (1+ 3A, 3D, 5X, 8E)	Y (6.0)
LSD			3.6	2.2

¹ Data from independent canola hybrid testing in the Manitoba Canola Variety Evaluation Trials.
² Data from canola hybrid registration testing at Western Canadian Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee Trials.
³ Herbicide tolerance is indicated as LL – LibertyLink, TF – TruFlex, RR – Roundup Ready, CL – Clearfield
⁴ Genetic disease resistance is indicated with an “R” resistant rating to Blackleg, Clubroot, based on variety descriptions submitted to CFIA. NT – not tested through WCC/RRC to date.
^4a,b Additional details of blackleg group and clubroot generation labels provided by respective companies.
⁵ The Canola Council of Canada rating system indicates that 1 = poor, 9 = excellent pod shatter resistance.

Manitoba Averages

Name	Carman	Holland	Melita	Morden	Morris	Arborg	Hamiota	Swan River
Liberty Link - Straight Cut (bu/ac)
BY 7204LL	38.6	53.7	61.3	77.1	59.0	45.8	74.6	62.1
BY 7206LL	38.6	55.6	61.7	78.8	54.5	56.2	75.8	67.9
CROPLAN CP24L3C	40.8	52.1	60.3	74.2	56.2	---	75.4	62.7
CROPLAN CP25L3C	37.4	52.7	60.4	74.8	56.1	---	74.6	65.9
CS4100 LL	42.4	55.2	56.9	75.8	56.8	40.8	74.3	64.3
InVigor L330PC	44.9	54.2	63.9	82.7	61.8	32.9	76.8	69.0
InVigor L333PC	52.9	60.6	58.4	72.1	62.9	43.8	79.5	71.1
InVigor L340PC	47.4	56.8	63.2	83.5	63.3	44.8	77.1	72.9
InVigor L350PC	45.9	60.1	62.3	75.5	60.0	41.2	81.4	67.1
InVigor L356PC	51.6	55.6	63.3	76.1	60.1	47.3	78.8	69.7
MC 5126LL	40.3	49.7	60.5	76.2	51.4	47.0	76.0	66.1
Mean	43.7	55.1	61.1	77.0	58.4	44.4	76.8	67.2
LSD (bu/ac)	3.5	4.4	7.9	5.5	5.2	8.1	4.8	8.7
CV	5.6	5.5	8.9	4.9	6.2	12.5	4.3	9.0
Seeding Date	13-May	27-May	26-May	01-Jun	25-May	23-May	26-May	21-May
Harvest Date	29-Aug	17-Sep	23-Sep	04-Oct	17-Sep	16-Sep	22-Sep	09-Sep

Roundup Ready Canola

Variety Descriptions

Name	Herbicide Tolerance³	No. of Sites	Yield (% of check)	Yield (bu/ac)	Maturity (Days)	Lodging (1-5)	Blackleg Resistance⁴ (Group)^4a	Clubroot Resistance⁴ (Generation)^4b	Pod Shatter Rating⁵ (1-9)
Roundup Ready - Straight Cut
CROPLAN CP25T2C	TF	8	94%	57.8	97.2	1.6	R (E1, G)	R (1+2)	Y (7.3)
CS3200 TF	TF	8	91%	55.9	98.6	1.5	R (C)	R (1+2)	Y (7.0)
CS3300 TF	TF	8	100%	61.5	94.6	1.9	R (A, E2)	R (1)	Y (7.0)
MC 5230TF	TF	8	99%	60.7	97.2	2.1	R (Rlm7, RlmS)	R (1)	Y (7.6)
LSD			3.6	2.2

Manitoba Averages

Name	Carman	Holland	Melita	Morden	Morris	Arborg	Hamiota	Swan River
Roundup Ready - Straight Cut (bu/ac)
CROPLAN CP25T2C	41.8	52.2	59.6	67.9	57.9	---	85.1	70.2
CS3200 TF	34.1	54.0	67.0	63.1	48.2	29.3	76.7	75.0
CS3300 TF	44.3	52.2	61.7	79.5	63.0	37.9	83.0	70.6
MC 5230TF	42.5	55.2	69.5	76.5	61.1	28.7	81.2	71.2
Mean	40.7	53.4	64.5	71.8	57.6	32.0	81.5	71.7
LSD (bu/ac)	4.7	4.1	13.5	2.6	4.6	6.9	2.8	9.1
CV	7.2	4.8	13.0	2.3	4.9	12.5	2.2	7.9
Seeding Date	13-May	27-May	26-May	01-Jun	25-May	23-May	26-May	21-May
Harvest Date	29-Aug	17-Sep	23-Sep	04-Oct	17-Sep	16-Sep	22-Sep	09-Sep

Prairie-Harmonized Clubroot Distribution Map

(September 2024, no updates for September 2025)

The map shows symptomatic clubroot findings by Rural Municipality (RM), discovered through visual field symptoms and presence of clubroot spores in soil through laboratory testing for DNA.
This map is also useful for farmers and/or those who advise growers on either side of the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border.
The Ministry of Agriculture in Saskatchewan also shares out this style of map.