Evaluating silage corn varieties in Interlake region
Crop Type(s):
Cereals, Corn
Centre(s):
PESAI
Year(s):
2021
Collaborators(s):
Daryl Rex, Manitoba Crop Alliance
Objective(s):
To evaluate the yield potential of silage corn varieties in Interlake region.
Project Findings:
Silage corn varieties differed in their yield potential at Arborg site. For more information, please contact Manitoba Crop Alliance.
Background:
Now with the short-season corn varieties available, producers have more options to grow silage corn in Manitoba especially in the Interlake region. Manitoba Crop Alliance coordinates varietal evaluation of potential new silage corn varieties in the province. These varietal trials were done at different sites in the province and Arborg was one of the evaluation sites. This trial was conducted to see production potential of different silage corn varieties in the Interlake region.
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