Keyword: wheat
Microbial efficiency of crop residue decomposition
The study consisted of a series of bench-top incubation undertaken to measure nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from soils with canola, flax, pea or wheat residues dually labeled with 15N and 13C Additionally the efficiency of decomposition of the different crop residues was…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
Genomic strategies to enhance winter field survival and stabilized yield in fall seeded cereals – Phase 2
Read MorePremium quality hard red winter wheat for western Canada
To make winter wheat more attractive to the Canadian wheat value chain, plant breeding efforts to improve end-use quality were undertaken to increase demand, prices and ultimately, acreage Over the past 20 years, major progress in yield, agronomics and disease resistance has been achieved in…Read More