Bourgault Agronomy Trials - 2018 Results
Canola Large Scale Trials
Three major canola large scale trials were conduction in the 2018 season:
- Fertilizer Blend Trial Objective – To determine if high yields and greater seeding efficiency could be achieved by applying different placement strategies of single or multiple fertilizer blends in a single pass operation.
- Starter Phosphorus Trial Objective – Investigate the claim that phosphate fertilizer with a greater content in the orthophosphate form (the plant available form of phosphorus) will be taken up more readily and improve crop performance in the year of application. This trial was designed to measure the difference of emergence and yield between different types of starter phosphorus fertilizer.
- Phosphorus – Seed Rate Trial Objective - To see if there was a correlation between the amounts of seed placed phosphorus and seeding rate to emergence and yield.
Wheat Large Scale Trials
- Increase Protein Objective - To achieve increased protein in wheat by increasing nitrogen rates using either urea or ESN placed in the seed row or in the band, either MRB or side-band.
- Fertilizer Blend Trial Objective – To measure the effects of applying a single blend of fertilizer that is split between the seed row and band, either MRB, or side-band. The goal is to determine if single-blend application is a viable practice to improve efficiency without affecting emergence and yield.
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