How dense is your canopy: Careful canopy mangement is crucial to high oilseed rape yields

摘要

It may give you comfort to see a thick crop of oilseed rape coming out of the winter, but it won't necessarily give you the yield you are hoping for. Replicated trials have shown that the yield difference from a crop where the canopy has been managedcorrectly is up to 0.4t/ ha. This could be even greater on many farms.