For canola growers in the mid- and long-season zones looking for hybrid yields and higher profit, Nexera Hybrid 1016 RR offers yield potential equivalent to any competitive canola hybrid, the convenience and weed control of the Roundup Ready® system, excellent lodging resistance for easier swathing, excellent harvestability and the shortest days to maturity of all Nexera hybrids.
Hybrid Characteristics*
| Herbicide System | Roundup Ready |
| Zones of adaptation | LSZ & MSZ |
| Seed size | Medium |
| Seed color | Black |
| Days to flower | 2 days later than check† |
| Green seed count | Low |
| Blackleg rating | R1 |
| Fusarium Wilt | R2 |
| Seeding rate | 5.0 lbs/acre |
| Hybrid Characteristics |
Early Season Vigour | Days to Maturity | Lodging | Yield | Gross Returns |
| Excellent 9 Poor 1 |
60 % seed color change |
Excellent 9 Poor 1 |
Net moisture and dockage |
Includes Nexera IP contract value |
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| Nexera Hybrid 1016 RR |
8 | 101 | 8 | 42.8 | $514.23 |
| Commodity RR Check | 8 | 100 | 7 | 44.8 | $493.49 |
* Hybrid Characteristics based on 13 Advancement Demonstration trials across western Canada in 2011. Hybrid returns calculated based on actual achieved yields, a generic canola price of $485.00 per tonne and an estimated IP contract value of $44.00 per tonne ($1.00 per bu.). Days to maturity based on 2011 Nexera canola AOA trials across western Canada with maturity of check set at 100 days.
†Check is average of 72-65 RR and 45P70.
1 Blackleg rating is based on the official WCCRRC procedures for variety registration.
2 Fusarium wilt rating is based on data collected from the Alberta Research Council Indoor Screening Protocol and is recognized by WCCRRC for variety registration.
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