Lead Researcher (PI): Yantai Gan

Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $273,281

Co-Funders: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Pulse Growers Commission, Alberta Wheat Commission, Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission

Start Date: 2018

Project Length: 5 Years

Objectives:

1) Determine best (more productive, sustainable, resilient) cropping systems for each of the ecozones; 2) Improve nutrient use efficiency by using a nutrient balance model to quantify the crop input and by exploring soil residual nutrients and mineralized-N using contemporary crop rotation sequencing; 3) Enhance system resiliency through the integration of BMPs; and 4) Improve long-term soil health by improving soil fertility and exploring beneficial soil microbiomes.