Ascochyta blight, caused by the fungus Ascochyta rabiei Pass Lab is a detrimental disease to chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L) causing yield losses of up to 100% under conducive environments With the emergence of more aggressive fungal populations and varying climatic conditions, there is a need for…
Chickpea is a valuable rotational crop choice on the prairies, especially given its high level of partial resistance to Aphanomyces root rot which is very problematic for pea and lentil production Recent unexplained chickpea disease issues in Saskatchewan have led to questions about the importance…
Results indicate that flax seeding rate is the factor with the largest impact on grain yield and economic returns when intercropping chickpea and flax The impact of crop placement and nitrogen fertilizer varied among the site years There was a major reduction in percent green seed in the harvested…
The interest in growing pulse-oilseeds together as intercrop combinations in western Canada is increasing, but little is known about the nutrient dynamics operative that drive the observed synergies Two promising pulse-oilseed combinations (chickpea-flax and dry pea – white mustard) were grown as…
