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Application of Manipulator and Modus plant growth regulators and their mixture applied at the two to three node stage consistently reduced lodging and increased timothy seed yield in the Peace River region. Manipulator or Manipulator+Moddus applied at the two to three node were most effective...
Alfalfa plus sainfoin seeded in alternate rows outyielded monoculture sainfoin by a wide margin, but alfalfa and weed competition reduced sainfoin proportion in the mixture to below recommended levels to prevent frothy bloat in grazing cattle. Sainfoin, a perennial forage legume, reduces the risk of frothy...
Cicer milkvetch stand establishment was reduced by the allelopathic effects of alfalfa when seeded in the same seedrow. Dry matter yield was driven by the proportion of alfalfa in the cicer milkvetch+alfalfa and cicer milkvetch+alfalfa+bromegrass. Cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer L.) is a perennial, non-bloating legume well...
Martin Schwartz, a researcher in the Department of Microbiology, UVA Health System, University of Virginia, Charlottesville published this essay in the Journal of Cell Science in 2008. The content is still relevant today for researchers, agronomists and farmers who are struggling to solve a problem. I...
The inclusion of diversified oilseeds such as industrial mustard, oriental mustard, yellow mustard, camelina and flax, and specialty crops like sunflower, quinoa and canary seed in rotation with field pea or lentil and wheat produced the highest annual net returns. No-till seeding has allowed farmers to...
Four experiments conducted from 2015 through 2022 under dryland conditions in southern Alberta found that narrow row spacing of 20 inches and planting rates of 25,000 seeds/ac with nitrogen rates between 100 and 160 lbs N/ac optimized yield. Early maturing grain corn hybrids have expanded where...
Planting CWAD wheat at a trigger temperature of 2 C had high and often more stable grain yields than planting at 10 C, with higher economic returns. Previous research found that ultra-early seeded spring wheat varieties provided improved grain yield stability while protecting or improving grain...
Comparing five early- and five late-maturing CWRS wheat varieties, ultra-earlyseeded late-maturing CWRS wheat varieties generally yielded higher with more stable yields than either early-maturing cultivars or conventional seeding. Ultra-early seeding increased yield stability for nine of the ten cultivars. Numerous studies have been conducted since 2020...
This literature analysis concludes that GM crops provide benefits that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation. The analysis also shows that innovative crop biotechnology products are capable of making important sustainability contributions, including to reduce GHG emissions, increase carbon sequestration, improve food security, and...
Crop rotations significantly influence canola yields, showing a 7.5% yield reduction in continuous canola rotations compared to canola grown after a cereal crop. Conversely, canola yields increased by 3.8% when grown after lentils and 4.7% after peas compared to canola grown after a cereal crop. In...
