Blackleg of canola (Brassica napus), caused by two Leptosphaeria spp, is a significant constraint to canola production worldwide except in china where only the less virulent L. biglobosa has been reported. In China, the ...

Next to the coinciding harvest of spring crops, the biggest challenge winter wheat seeding faces is finding early matured and harvested crop land for seeding at the optimum window from late August to early September. ...

Several soil biochemical processes related to soil fertility are microbially mediated. We know very well the factors limiting crop production but know little of the factors limiting the soil microbial community. The goal ...

Perennial forage crops are not traditionally grown in crop rotations in the Brown soil zone for several reasons: i) they are slow to establish; ii) they require intensive tillage to terminate; and iii) they reduce yield ...

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 ...

The release of N from legume crop residues in the field can potentially be an important nutrient source for succeeding cereal crops, particularly in soils which are N deficient. Field studies were conducted in 1996 on two ...

Organic farmers across Saskatchewan face widespread phosphorus (P) shortages. Due to the lack of inputs in organic systems, organic farmers must rely on mechanisms like crop rotation and naturally-occurring arbuscular ...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) in barley is well established in the eastern Canadian Prairies and appears to be moving westward. A survey of 192 barley crops in eastern Saskatchewan was conducted to determine the impact of ...