Co-funder: Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission
Mitigating herbicide resistance – investigating novel integrated weed management systems
While herbicides are still effective ongoing research has tried to identify tactics and systems which can be used to manage problem weeds This project builds on previous research conducted by Neil Harker who looked at integrated weed management tactics for wild oat This project investigated…Read More
Diversifying organic cropping options for the brown soils through intercropping
The objectives of this study conducted in the semi-arid Prairies were to determine: if intercrops can reduce weed levels compared to monocrops, and in the following sole crop; if intercrops have less disease than monocrops and impacts on diseases in the following crop; the grain yield/quality of…Read More
Improving fusarium head blight management in durum wheat in Saskatchewan
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most important diseases of wheat in Canada Even a small per hectare yield loss due to FHB results in the loss of tens of thousands of dollars per grower and millions of dollars collectively Multiple control strategies are required to control the disease…Read More