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2014 Saskatchewan weed survey

Posted on 23.03.2017 | Last Modified 07.05.2019
Lead Researcher (PI): Julia Leeson
Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Total WGRF Funding: $115,000
Co-Funders: Agriculture Development Fund, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
Start Date: 2014
Project Length: 2 Years
Objectives:

This survey will: 1) complete the fifth set of weed surveys in Saskatchewan since the series of provincial surveys began in the mid-1970s, 2) measure the species compositions and population densities of the weed communities in the major summer annual crops and identify changes in weed communities that have occurred since previous surveys, 3) document abundance and distribution of resistant weed species, 4) document agronomic and weed control practices used on surveyed fields and relate to floristic composition of weed communities.