Diversified cropping strategies to improve sustainability of organic crop production in the brown soil zone
Posted on 26.06.2019 | Last Modified 26.06.2019
Lead Researcher (PI): Myriam Fernandez
Institution:
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Total WGRF Funding:
$91,328
Co-Funders:
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Grain Millers, Imperial Seeds, Straza & Metke
Start Date:
2019
Project Length:
5 Years
Objectives:
Investigate if diversified cropping systems that include cover crop mixtures or continuous relay cropping can improve the productivity and sustainability of organic systems in the Brown soils of western Canada and beyond.