Canola Meal as a Bio-Herbicide; And You Thought Was All Like CSI

http://ejournal.sinica.edu.tw/bbas/content/1997/2/bot382-10.pdf

Last night I was putting the finishing touches on a proposal for the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission. (SCDC) and I had a brilliant idea. Hey! Why not do another trial!

We are going to propose a trial using canola meal as a bio-herbicide. You know how problems can occur in heavy trash or on the swath rows the year after canola. Cereals will have inhibited germination in these areas. There are a variety of chemicals in canola. Glucosinolates in the canola residue could be inhibiting the cereal germination.

It's not a real leap to think this may work as a weed control agent. In fact work has been done on this before. And I'm going to take a shot at it to

The post is some work done in 1997 using Aqueous extract from various crops to see if they work as weed control agent.

I'm going to read this and cite it as background for my study. And yes I bet you thought it was like CSI all the time at the research farm. Hot guys and girls in clean labs driving around in Hummers wearing tight pants. I'm parkin' the Hummer. opening a MGD and readin' a ten year old report about petri dishes. Baby life is good!!