Safe storage guidelines for canola harvested by different methods

尽管对大多数油菜籽生产商来说，收割油菜籽是标准的收获方法，但直割（直接结合）的做法已逐渐被一些加拿大农民所接受。干燥剂（如甘草和雷格隆）可以在直割之前施用，因为施用干燥剂可以使整个田地上的油菜植株均匀干燥。不同的采收方法影响油菜的初始贮藏条件，从而影响贮藏油料的品质。目前还不清楚这些不同的收获方法是否会影响贮藏性。拜耳作物科学公司联系了我们。设计了一项研究，探讨了直切和卷带收获的双低油菜种子在使用或不使用干燥剂的情况下的安全贮藏时间。根据本研究收集的数据，将制定不同收获方法的双低油菜安全储存时间指南，并与文献中的指南进行比较。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.