Crop species for maximum production and good agronomic practice

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Chickpea production in Saskatchewan?

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Lentil management in western Canada

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The potential for irrigated dry bean production in Saskatchewan

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Effect of annual legume green manures on yield and quality of wheat on a Brown loam

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Inheritance and linkage of isozyme and morphological markers in fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)

Non-Peer ReviewedFenugreek,a potential new crop for western Canada, has not been studied genetically. Inheritance and linkage studies are required to facilitate subsequent breeding research in fenugreek. Forty-eight fenugreek lines were screened for isozyme polymorphisms in 20 enzyme systems using starch gel electrophoresis. Isozyme polymorphisms were found in seven enzyme systems. Morphological markers (cotyledon colour, pubescence, zero tannin seed coat and single vs. double pods per leaf axil) were also studied. Crosses were made between selected parental lines to obtain F2 populations segregating for isozyme and morphological markers. Seven such F2 populations were analyzed for genetic linkages. Close genetic linkage was observed between the gene locus controlling cotyledon colour, Yc, and the loci coding for two isozymes of esterase, Est-2 and Est-3. The data also suggest weak linkage between the locus coding for triose phosphate isomerase, Tpi-1, and both Yc and Est-3

The past, present, and future of pulse crops in Saskatchewan

Non-Peer ReviewedPulse crop production in Saskatchewan has increased from about 10,000 ha of pea in 1968 to 322,000 ha in 1992, consisting of 190,000 ha lentil, 130,000 ha pea, 900 ha dry bean, 800 ha faba bean and 200 ha chickpea. Furthermore, peas should increase to 160,000 ha in 1993 and total pulse crop production should exceed 400,000 ha by the year 2000. Pulse crop production embodies all the priority attributes promoted by various levels of government: crop diversification, value added processing (200 cleaning, bagging and pea splitting operations in western Canada), new industries (the new legume inoculant industry started in 1987) and increased sustainability of our soils (N2 fixation and reduced fallowing). This increased production traces back to 1976 when the Saskatchewan Pulse Crop Growers Association (SPCGA) was organized. In 1985 this group reorganized into the Saskatchewan Pulse Crop Development Board and was empowered to collect a mandatory levy of 0.5% on initial sales of Saskatchewan-grown pulse crops. This levy was partially matched by the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund and Agriculture Canada. This money is used by the SPCDB to fund pulse crop research and market development. Research is expensive, but it is an investment in the future and required to make Saskatchewan farmers more competitive globally

Phosphorus fertilization and irrigation of pulse crops

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The effect of sulphur fertilizer on the agronomic traits of dry pea in Saskatchewan

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Agronomic studies with Fenugreek

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