Trial Reports (by Crop Type)
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Pea-Canola-Mustard Intercrop (2019-2021)
Crop Types: Canola, Mustard, Peas
Centre(s): WADO
1. Evaluation of pea-canola or pea-mustard intercrop for biological control of pea diseases and
weeds
2. Influence of intercropping system involving brassicas on pea grain yield, land equivalence ratio
and protein content
Pea-Cereal Silage (2019-2022)
Crop Types: Cereals, Peas
Centre(s): PCDF
To evaluate pea-cereal intercrop mixes for silage production.
Pea-Cereals Intercrops for Silage Production (2019)
Crop Types: Barley, Oats, Peas
Centre(s): PCDF
To evaluate the potential for intercropping with peas.
Pea-Cereals Intercrops for Silage Production (2019)
Crop Types: Barley, Oats, Peas
Centre(s): PCDF
To evaluate the potential for intercropping with peas
Peas, canola and alfalfa have potential in organic rotations but their individual yields are limited by competition from weeds, insect pests and diseases. Intercropping can provide several environmental and agronomic benefits that include: amendment of soils through addition of nutrients by the plants themselves at low costs, biological management of insect pests and diseases, conservation of soil moisture and overall increase in grain yield than a sole crop (Wu and Wu, 2014). Most intercropping systems around the globe involving legumes and cereals are beneficial to both crop and livestock systems. Although there are challenges involving machinery use during seeding, separation of seed after harvest and insurance coverage concerns, there is a marked increase in the number of producers that are interested in various intercropping systems as a result of the benefits associated with it. Research conducted by Szumigalski and Van Acker (2006) showed that pea-canola intercrop systems resulted in consistent land equivalent ratios for grain nitrogen yield and this suggests that intercrops, in particular, pea-canola could be useful for improving nitrogen use efficiency on per land area basis. Apart from pea-canola intercrop, alfalfa-canola can also be another option. Incorporation of a perennial pasture crop may aid in improving productivity and nutrient use efficiency as well as reducing disease incidence (2018-2019)
Crop Types: Barley
Centre(s): WADO
To evaluate grain yield potential, maturity and lodging characteristics of different barley varieties under Prairie weather conditions
Pepsico - Quaker oats variety evaluation (2018-2019)
Crop Types: Oats
Centre(s): WADO
To evaluate yield of 19 oat varieties under different environments.
Performance and adaptation of Quinoa varieties (2017-2019)
Crop Types: Quinoa
Centre(s): WADO
To determine yield potential of 7 quinoa varieties across different locations in Manitoba
PESAI Extension Activities (2019-2020) (2019-2020)
Crop Types:
Centre(s): PESAI
PESAI does extension events every year with the objectives-
(1) to raise awareness of PESAI in the Eastern and Interlake areas of Manitoba, including their mandate, capabilities, resources, partnership opportunities, and projects; and
(2) to increase PESAI membership.
PESAI Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Trials (MCVET Trials) (2019)
Crop Types: Barley, Canola, Flax, Oats, Rye, Soybean, Wheat, Winter Wheat
Centre(s): PESAI
PESAI is one of the many contractors that are part of the MCVET program, which facilitates variety evaluations of many different crop types in this province. PESAI managed two MCVET sites (Arborg and Beausejour) during 2019 growing season.
The purpose of the MCVET variety evaluation trials are to grow both familiar (check varieties) and new varieties side by side in a replicated manner in order to compare and contrast various variety characteristics such as yield, maturity, protein content, disease tolerance, and many others.