Trial Report Summary

Determining Optimum Target Plant Stands for Oats in Manitoba

Crop Type(s):
Oats
Centre(s):
CMCDC, PCDF, PESAI, WADO
Year(s):
2017-2018
Collaborators(s):

Anastasia Kubinec – Manager, Crop Industry Development, Manitoba Agriculture
Anne Kirk – Crop Industry Development, Manitoba Agriculture
Rejean Picard and Earl Bargen – Farm Production Extension

Objective(s):

To determine if optimum seeding rates differ by crop type and for individual varieties and to assist producers with the annual question of what target plant stands and seeding rates to aim for regarding newer spring cereal varieties.  This project was conducted at four Manitoba Agriculture diversification centres in Manitoba including at Carberry, Arborg, Roblin and Melita.

Project Findings:

The cumulative results of the two years for this project will be available at a later date.  This report concerns only the structure of the trial for 2018, but results are illustrated across the four Diversification Centres in Roblin, Carberry, Melita and Arborg.

Background:

This project was developed and implemented by Manitoba Agriculture.

PDF:

Entire findings are available by downloading the report PDF.

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