Canola refers to the seed and oil that is produced by several cultivars of the rape plant, generally cultivars of either rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) or field mustard/turnip rape (Brassica rapa subsp. oleifera, syn. B. campestris L.).

Canola is the most important oilseed and broadleaf rotation crop in Australia and the third-largest grain crop overall, worth $2 billion in 2013–14. It can be highly profitable in its own right but also provides important rotational benefits for the control of cereal diseases and weeds.

Topics

• Planning/paddock preparation and planting
• Plant growth and physiology
• Nutrition and fertiliser
• Weed and insect control
• Nematode management
• Diseases
• Plant growth regulators and canopy management
• Crop desiccation and spray out
• Harvest and storage
• Environmental issues
• Marketing