Soils and Crops Workshop
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The annual Soils and Crops Workshop is a two day event offering updates on current research being conducted in the areas of soils, crops and economics by researchers, faculty and graduate students from across western Canada.
Recent Submissions
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Utilizing crop imagery in crop science research
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Weed seedbank management and the infuence of seed predators
(2020-03-11)Increasing herbicide resistance has led weed scientists to focus on managing the weed seedbank. Indeed, seedbank management is critical and should be a priority for annual weeds. Post-emergence weed control should be seen ... -
The role of biopesticides in sustainable agriculture
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Field Crop Insect Pest Problems in North Dakota
(2020-03-11) -
Considerations for insect and virus management in crops
(2020-03-10)The management of insect pests and viruses in crop fields can seem straightforward. In the most basic sense, a producer need only remove insects or virus vectors from their fields and the potentially costly problem is ... -
Intercropping as a disease management strategy
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The Inevitability of Soybean Cyst Nematode
(2020-03-10) -
In Situ Root Growth with Mini-Rhizotrons: Lessons from Elevated CO2 and Genotypic Variability Experiments
(2020-03-10)Root systems are notoriously difficult to study yet are likely largely responsible for performance under various environmental stresses. Better understanding of root systems might help us identify useful traits and/or ... -
Broderick Irrigated Field Demonstrations of Enhanced Efficiency Nitrogen Fertilizers Applied on Canola
(2020-03-10)Producers are searching for ways to conserve time in fertilizer operations. These projects demonstrated the use of specialty nitrogen fertilizer products applied irrigated canola production as an alterative to spring ... -
Properties and Productivity of a Salt Affected Saskatchewan Soil as Influenced by Growing a Salt Tolerant Forage and Amendment
(2020-03-10)Carbon storage in salt-affected and low organic matter (<3%) soils may be enhanced through the use of high carbon content soil amendments along with growing salt-adapted crops. To investigate and compare carbon dynamics ... -
Predicting nitrogen use efficiency of Brassica napus lines using multi-spectral high-throughput phenotyping
(2020-03-10)C3 plants such as brassica napus L. (B. napus) require high levels of nitrogen to carry out photosynthesis and create energy for the plant to grow. The nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the fraction of applied nitrogen to ... -
Effect of swath grazing an annual polycrop mixture of brassica, legume, and grass species versus barley monocrop on forage yield and quality, soil organic matter, cattle grazing capacity, and crop system economics in east-central Saskatchewan
(2020-03-10)The objective was to determine the suitability of polycrop mixtures compared to barley for swath grazing. The trial was conducted over two years at the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence Termuende Research Ranch ... -
Microbial N cycling functional gene abundance in forage grazed pasture soils and links to N2O emissions
(2020-03-10)Introduction of legumes such as cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer) and sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) in forage pasture is a common practice to improve yields and reduce bloat, but how this affects soil microbial community, ... -
Soil Factors Controlling Phytotoxicity and Persistence of Saflufenacil in Prairie Soils.
(2020-03-10)Saflufenacil herbicide, developed by BASF, is available in Saskatchewan for control of broadleaf weeds by pre-plant and pre-emergence applications to a wide range of crops such as barley, canary seed, chickpea, field pea, ... -
Analyzing Nitrogen Use Efficiency in canola hybrids under multiple nitrogen fertilization rates
(2020-03-10)Canola (Brassica napus L.) is the major oil crop in Canada with over 9 million hectares of harvested fields in 2019. In order to achieve higher yields, farmers must consider many important factors one of which is plant ...
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