Canary seed

[Jagfarms]

We had all Bastia canary seed this year. We had a big flat seeded and by the looks of the straw it should have been 40 bu/ acre. We sprayed for aphids lots of it was lodged over. I think the stems got kinked when it was lodged and the heads did not fill up completely. It only yielded around 25 bu/acre.
We had some canary seed seeded on some other land everything done the same but this canary seed was not sprayed for aphids. It did not lodge over and the heads where bigger and filled up more it yielded in the mid 30's.

I just think there was to much water. Our canary seed that was lodged was flat as a pancake 3 diiferent times and most of it stood back up again but some was lodged and I think that is what effected our yield.

[sumdumguy]

I wonder if anyone has tried the growth regulators to cut down on the straw and encourage seed set?

[seabass]

Works fine sumdum. Seems to be where we gain the most yield. Also have to give it a shot of fungicjde to.

[sumdumguy]

Seabass, what crops did you use growth regulators on? I heard that there is a very small window for optimal results and its tricky. But It seems that there should be an advantage to turning off the straw growth and turning on the seed set, especially in a crop like Canary that tends to be indeterminate in Regina heavy clay, especially when there is lots of moisture early in the growing season.