Keyword: row spacing
New tools to improve wild oat and weed management in oat
Every year, growers in Canada spend more money on wild oat control ($500 million) than on any other weed Wild oat (Avena fatua L) is a competitive weed (Willenborg et al, 2005a,b) that is a significant problem in many crops Wild oat management is perhaps most challenging in oat crops because the…Read More
Corn population and row spacing project
Plant population and row spacing are an important agronomic management practice for corn production In Manitoba, the typical row widths for corn are 30 or 22 inches with plant population density of 26,000 to 32,00 seeds/ac (Manitoba Corn Growers Association guide, 2004) However, more recently…Read More
Defining and refining the end of the critical period of weed control in soybean for Manitoba
In these experiments, soybean responded well to cultural weed management practices Narrowing the row spacing, maintaining adequate soybean stand densities and growing a locally more competitive variety all contributed to reducing the duration of the critical weed free period This led to…Read More