Research
Research Projects
Crop Specific Research
Select a crop below to view all related research projects.
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Start Date: 2019
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Completion Date: 2022
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Project Status: Completed
This research project will examine the ability of soil management practices to increase SOM on eroded land, to rebuild its long-term productivity and profitability. Read More
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Start Date: 2019
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Completion Date: 2022
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Project Status: Completed
Intensive moisture measurements and monitoring will be incorporated into existing crop rotation studies at the University of Manitoba. Read More
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Start Date: 2019
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Completion Date: 2022
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Project Status: Completed
This project will network farmers, agronomists, provincial specialists and researchers to evaluate cropping systems intensification using cover crops to manage extreme moisture conditions in Manitoba. Read More
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Start Date: 2019
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Completion Date: 2022
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Project Status: Completed
In addition to the direct effects of erratic moisture conditions on crop yield and quality, one of the key questions from both a production and environmental standpoint is - how can growers best manage N fertilizer under extreme moisture conditions… Read More
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Start Date: 2019
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Completion Date: 2021
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Project Status: Completed
This project, as a part of the extremes of moisture research package will evaluate producer associated costs with managing extreme moisture conditions on farm. Read More
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Start Date: 2019
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Completion Date: 2022
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Project Status: Ongoing
Potential identification of fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance in intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) germplasm developed at the U of M. Read More
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Start Date: 2018
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Completion Date: 2023
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Project Status: Ongoing
This project meets an important need to increase the use efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers to hold or reduce nitrogen fertilizer rates in grain corn without decreasing yields. Read More
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Start Date: 2018
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Completion Date: 2023
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Project Status: Ongoing
This project will support the corn breeding program out of AAFC Ottawa. The goals of this program are to develop corn inbreds suitable for Canadian growing conditions with appropriate disease resistance. Read More
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Start Date: 2016
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Completion Date: 2018
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Project Status: Completed
The University of Manitoba has established a perennial grain program headed by Doug Cattani. He has followed two intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium) (Kernza®) nurseries established in Carman for up to three reproductive years after transplanting to ascertain the sustainability of… Read More