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Crop yield response and recovery of nutrients applied as thin stillage in a Black Chernozem
(2011-03-15)
Rapid increase in ethanol production from cereal grain to substitute fossil fuel has resulted also in different types of byproduct associated with its production. One of these byproducts is thin stillage. Thin stillage is ...
Agronomic and economic benefits of fertilizing crops
(2006-03-02)
Operating costs at farm level can be divided into essential, enhancement, maintenance, protection and insurance. Save growth hormones, which are not common in western Canada, fertilizer and better quality of seed are the ...
Urea treatment affects safe rates of seed placed nitrogen in Saskatchewan
(2005-02-17)
Placing urea in close proximity to seed can cause seedling damage resulting in poor crop establishment. Plant densities are often well below the optimum, and plants that do emerge can exhibit poor vigor. Several strategies ...
The economics of potato crop rotations in southern Manitoba
(2003-02-18)
Rapid expansion of the potato industry in Manitoba has led to increased potato
production in Manitoba. While the introduction of potatoes into current cropping systems
may provide an opportunity for producers to increase ...
Rotation and fertility effects on root rot of spring wheat in southwest Saskatchewan
(2004-02-19)
Spring wheat grown in a replicated trial for one or two years after summerfallow, lentil, flax, or continuously (with and without fertilizer N) was examined for subcrown internode discoloration
from 2000 to 2002 in southwest ...
Effect of rotation and short-term tillage on soil quality after long-term zero tillage
(2004-02-19)
A field study was established in 2000, near Brandon Manitoba, to determine the effect of tillage and crop on soil physical and biological properties. Most soil physical and biological properties were not affected by tillage ...
Genotype difference in kernel discolorations in CWRS and CWAD wheats
(2003-02-18)
Kernel discolorations of wheat, such as black point (including smudge and penetrated smudge), red smudge and Fusarium-damaged kernel (FDK), are important downgrading factors in western Canada. This study was undertaken to ...