Project Abstract
Pulse crops offer a myriad of benefits to soil and following crops when included in crop rotations. However, they are significantly negatively impacted by weed competition yet weed control remains a challenge in the Prairies. This study enlists researchers across the Prairies to overcome that challenge and identify successful weed management strategies for pulse growers in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.
This collaborative study puts an important focus on kochia management, as its fast-evolving herbicide resistance continues make it a formidable opponent that growers face even beyond fields of pulse crops. Farming Smarter will contribute to the creation of a framework for successful multi-factor kochia management programs in pulses through five projects to identify valuable candidates for herbicidal weed control, demonstrate effective kochia control systems in saline areas, and determine the impact of new cultural practices, like mowing, on kochia seed production and seedbed inputs.
The final step of this study is to prepare economic evaluations to provide farmers with practices they know will work and won't drain the bank.
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Project Details
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| Timeline |
2025-2030 |
| Principal Investigator: |
Dr. Steve Shirtliffe
University of Saskatchewan |
| Project Contact: |
Lewis Baarda
Farming Smarter
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| Funded By: |
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
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