Safe storage guidelines for canola harvested by different methods

尽管包裹油菜籽是大多数油菜籽生产者的标准收获方法，但直切(直接组合)的做法已经逐渐被一些加拿大农民接受。在直割前可以使用干燥剂(如草甘膦和除草剂)，因为干燥剂的应用可以使整个田地的油菜籽植株均匀干燥。不同的收获方法会影响油菜籽的初始储藏条件，从而影响储藏油料的品质。目前还不清楚这些不同的收获方法是否会影响储藏性。拜耳作物科学公司与我们接洽，设计了一项研究，以调查直切和包装油菜种子的安全储存期，并使用或不使用干燥剂。根据本研究收集的数据，制定了不同收获方法下油菜籽的安全贮藏时间指南，并与文献中公布的指南进行了比较。利用这项研究的结果，拜耳将能够为农民提供科学支持的指导方针，以确定适当的收获和储存方法。

Even though swathing canola is the standard harvest method for most canola producers, the practice of straightcutting (direct combining) has become gradually accepted by some Canadian farmers. Desiccants (such asGlyphosate and Reglone) may be applied prior to straight cutting because application of desiccants can result inthe uniform dry down of the canola plants on the entire field. Different harvesting methods influence the initialstorage conditions of canola and therefore affect the quality of the stored oilseed. It is not known whether thesedifferent harvest methods influence storability or not. We were approached by Bayer CropScience Inc. todesign a study to investigate the safe storage time of the canola seeds harvested by straight cutting andswathing with or without application of desiccants. Based on the collected data in this study, guidelines of safestorage time of canola with different harvested methods will be developed and compared with publishedguidelines in the literature. Using the results from this study, Bayer will be able to provide scientificallysupported guidelines to farmers for appropriate harvest and storage methods.