Crop Cultivar/Hybrid Performance Testing Contract

Williston Research Extension Center

Diana Amiot, Research Specialist

14120 Hwy 2

Williston, ND 58801

Phone (701) 774-4315 Fax (701) 774-4307

Email:

2015Canola Contract

On behalf of the North Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station, the Williston Research Extension Center (WREC) would like to extend an invitation to seed companies or their representative to submit entries into our canola performance tests for 2015.

Two separate canola performance tests will be conducted at the dryland Williston site; a Roundup Ready trial and a conventional trial which will include conventional, Liberty Link and Clearfield cultivars. All cultivars in the Roundup Ready trial should contain the Roundup Ready gene as the trial will be sprayed with Roundup. Theconventional trial will be managed with conventional herbicide strategies. The conventional trial will also contain at least one Roundup Ready check cultivar.

Canola seed should be treated with the seed treatment necessary to protect the seed against seed and seedling diseases and flea beetles.Please note no additional seed treatments will be applied after it arrives at the WREC. The trials will be managed with the best management practices for our location. Assuming a normal spring, planting date will be around April 25-May 1. Please provide germination percent. If not listed we will use a 90% germination rate to calculate seeding rate.

Results from our canola performance tests are published in the Williston Research Extension Center’s annual report in late December and are available on our website: The data will also be published in Extension Bulletin A-1124, “Canola Variety Trials”. Data from these North Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station trials shall not be used in advertising to indicate North Dakota Experiment Station recommendation of any specific hybrid.Data from experimental lines will not be published in NDSUExtension Service bulletins. Please specify in the box provided if a line is experimental or commercially available.

The charge for canola cultivar/hybrid testing is $250 per entry per trial. There will be no refunds in the event of a natural disaster such as hail or frost. We reserved the right to limit the number of entries by any one seed company. The performance testsareintended to compare named cultivars and experimental lines within one year of possible release. If a cultivar/hybrid was tested last year as an experimental, please inform us of the past experimental designation.

The contract entry form deadline is March 20, with seed and payment due no later than March 30 for inclusion into these trials. Please fill out the entry form below and email back as an attachment.

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO THE WILLISTON RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER

CANOLA CULTIVAR/HYBRID PERFORMANCE TESTING CONTRACT

NORTH DAKOTASTATEUNIVERSITY

AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

CANOLA CULTIVAR and/or HYBRID PERFORMANCE TESTING CONTRACT between the Agricultural Experiment Station

Williston Research/Extension Center

14120 Hwy 2

Williston, ND 58801

Contract Deadline: March 20, 2015, Seed received by March 30, 2015

The seed supplier agrees to furnish 100 grams of seed for each cultivar/hybrid entered per trial. Cultivar/hybrid names will appear in publications as listed below. Make sure cultivar/hybrid name on seed packet corresponds with the cultivar/hybrid name on contract entry form.

Please provide the following information by filling in text form fields and clicking on the drop down boxes.Use your tab key to move around entry form.

Type: Open pollinated (OP),Hybrid (H), orSynthetic (Syn)

Trait: Clearfield system (CL), Liberty Link (LL), or Conventional (Conv)

Oil Type: Traditional (TR), High Oleic (HO), orHigh erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR)

Blackleg Resistance: Resistant (R), Moderately resistant (MR), Moderately susceptible (MS),Susceptible (S), or Ratings not available (NA)

Exp or Comm: Experimental (Exp) or Commercial (Comm)

Conventional, Liberty Link, Clearfield Canola Cultivar/Hybrid Trial

(maximum of 5 entries)

Roundup Ready Canola Cultivar/Hybrid Trial

(Maximum of 5 entries per Brand/Company)

The seed supplier also agrees to pay a total amount of $ , based on a unit price charge of $250.00 US funds per entry per trial on or before March 30, 2015, for testing during the 2015 crop growing season.

Additional Cultivar/Hybrid Information: