Weed management in reduced-input no-till flax production
| dc.contributor.author | Gillespie, Scott | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Irvine, Byron (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Brandon Research Station) Van Acker, Rene (Plant Science) Grant, Cynthia (Soil Science) | en |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Entz, Martin (Plant Science) | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-13T15:32:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2006-09-13T15:32:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006-09-13T15:32:15Z | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Plant Science | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The goal of the project was to enhance the period of weed growth prior to seeding in order to reduce weed emergence and weed competition after the crop has been planted. Weed growth was stimulated using either light tillage or by applying nitrogen fertilizer early in the spring. Light disturbance significantly increased pre-seed weed emergence while early applied nitrogen did not appear to have an effect. Post seeding weed emergence levels and weed biomass were similar among the light tillage and early nitrogen treatments. Therefore the goal of decreasing weed competition after seeding was not attained. Future research should focus on long-term strategies to reduce weed populations in field rather than seasonal strategies. | en |
| dc.description.note | October 2006 | en |
| dc.format.extent | 555974 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/278 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | flax | en |
| dc.subject | Pesticide Free Production | en |
| dc.subject | organic | en |
| dc.subject | green foxtail | en |
| dc.subject | wild oat | en |
| dc.subject | weed ecology | en |
| dc.subject | no-till | en |
| dc.subject | nitrogen | en |
| dc.subject | rotary harrow | en |
| dc.title | Weed management in reduced-input no-till flax production | en |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |