Keyword: pea-mustard
Inter-cropping practices for yellow pea
Intercropping has been demonstrated to benefit producers by reducing the need for chemical pesticides through exhibiting biological control of weed pressure, disease incidence, and grain quality and by mitigating crop failure risks through adding diversity to a system Intercrops have also been…Read More
Intercropping of pulse and oilseeds to enhance nutrient use efficiency and nitrogen fixation
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…Read More