Keyword: grain yield
Frequency of soybean in Manitoba crop rotations
Crop rotations in Manitoba have shifted significantly in the past 10 years with the rapid expansion in soybean acres This has raised important questions about the opportunities and implications on how to optimize soybean in rotation with other crops, such as canola, wheat, and corn that are…Read More
4D wheat: diversity, domestication, discovery, and delivery
Read MoreRevising the crop nutrient uptake and removal guidelines for Western Canada
The project objective was to develop new estimates for crop nutrient uptake and removal, based on analyses of grain and biomass samples collected from commercial fields and values from existing literature Through the collaborative efforts of Nutrien Ag Solutions and Manitoba Agriculture, over 2200…Read More
Enhancing N use efficiency of urea fertilizer
Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient that is needed in a relatively large amount to optimize yield Nitrogen is the most expensive nutrient supplied as fertilizer by Canadian farmers annually However, various pathways of nitrogen losses such as ammonia emission, nitrate leaching, nitrous oxide…Read More
Oat Breeding
In January 2018 the Crop Development Centre (CDC) oat breeding program lost funding from its primary industry funder as a result of re-evaluation of priorities within that company In response to this, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) was able to provide emergency bridge funding to the…Read More