Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116104 www.seed.ab.ca | Advancing Seed in Alberta INNOVATION SHOWCASE BRETTYOUNG is proud to introduce the innovative DefendR™ trait platform as part of an active disease management strategy. The DefendR designation will be used to denote genetic resistance/tolerance to the big three disease complexes affecting canola: Sclerotinia, Clubroot and Blackleg.   DefendR is reserved for use on BrettYoung varieties that deliver significantly above industry-average levels of genetic resistance or tolerance to one or more of the promi- nent canola diseases. It is a nod to the strength of the breeding program of BrettYoung’s primary canola breeding partner, DL Seeds, and a promise to canola growers they are purchasing a variety that has leading genetics for disease management coupled with exceptional yield potential.  One of the first BrettYoung varieties to carry the innovative DefendR trait is 6076 CR, a Genuity® Roundup Ready® canola hybrid. 6076 CR offers the complete DefendR trait platform package in a high-yielding hybrid. 6076 CR carries the DefendR Clubroot resistant trait that is resistant to all previously identified pathotypes (2, 3, 5, 6 and 8) but also has intermediate (moderate) resistance to the recently identified 5X pathotype. In 2013, the 5X Clubroot pathotype was identi- fied in Alberta when the canola varieties thought to be Clubroot resistant were showing significant levels of infection.  In addition to the DefendR Clubroot trait, 6076 CR also carries the DefendR Sclerotinia and Blackleg traits. The DefendR Blackleg trait incorporates multiple major genes to defend against more than one strain of Blackleg and attains a broader level of resist- ance compared to non-multigenic R rated canola varieties. This multi-genic (major gene) resistance to Blackleg provides a strong R (resistant) rating. The DefendR Sclerotinia trait provides improved tolerance to Sclerotinia. Tolerance will reduce impacts of infection and reduce yield loss wherever disease pressure is present. Screening and test results have shown tolerance superior to susceptible checks in reac- tion to inoculation with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum using industry-approved standardized testing protocol. In addition to the DefendR disease resistance package, 6076 CR is a large plant with excellent harvestability. In the 2015 BrettYoung Comparison Trials (BCTs), 6076 CR yielded on average four per cent higher than the competitor variety DKL 74-44 across 19 western Canadian sites. Each site is a field scale, farmer managed, replicated field trial, managed by an independent company in cooperation with the farmer. Check the Bret- tYoung website for up-to-date 2016 results later this fall. Innovation at its best. Look for BrettYoung’s DefendR disease resistant traits layered into their top-performing line-up of canola hybrids. New DefendR Disease Resistance Genetic Traits New products from BrettYoung, FP Genetics, SeCan and Thunder Seeds to benefit Alberta growers in 2017. In addition to the DefendR Clubroot trait, 6076 CR also carries the DefendR Sclerotinia and Blackleg traits.