Nitrogen fertility of canola hybrids

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Soil absorption of and plant response to applied calcium

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Effective fertilizer placement for canola

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Have we oversold the need for starter phosphate?

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Micronutrients: magnitude and frequency of response

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Criteria for seedrow nitrogen placement with barley and wheat

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Agronomic and economic benefits of fertilizing crops

Non-Peer ReviewedOperating costs at farm level can be divided into essential, enhancement, maintenance, protection and insurance. Save growth hormones, which are not common in western Canada, fertilizer and better quality of seed are the only types of operating costs that enhance yield. Economic returns from these two inputs must be sufficient to allow for financing all other operating (and fixed) costs. A series of experiments (279) have been used to demonstrate the economic return to fertilizer application. A number of experiments (13) are designed to included gradual additions of all fertilizer forms and demonstrate the contribution of each individual nutrient to the final yield and economic return from its use. An N return calculator, in excel format, has been developed by adapting a University of Wisconsin model to assist with this evaluation. Not all fertilizer products provided maximum economic return and choice of appropriate nutrients to achieve this has become crucial

Nitrogen placement method for cereal crops: band or broadcast?

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Deep banding of N-P fertilizers: some conclusions and recommendations

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Soil conservation through extended crop rotations effective fertilizer application

Non-Peer ReviewedA reduced frequency of summerfallowing associated with extended rotations could be beneficial in terms of helping to arrest and possibly overcome the degree of soil degradation that has taken place. However, in the east central region of Saskatchewan, extended stubble cropping is frequently perceived as being impractical because of the high input costs that are involved. In most cases,the major input cost in re-cropping is fertilizer. Therefore, if extended re-cropping programs are to be accepted by more of the farming community, the benefits of effective fertilizer application need to be demonstrated under local conditions. The objective of this study is to help create an awareness of the importance of effective fertilizer application in making extended crop rotations practical and profitable. This report will review the results obtained during the growing season of 1987