With losses in agrochemistry continuing, more variable growing conditions predicted and the need to move to moresustainable production, individual choices around seed will have an increasingly important impact on crop productionefficiency, industry specialists believe. The most important day of a crop’s life is the day the seed is sown and this is likely to be …
Results and Discussions – Spring Assessments The above table shows different crop traits that can be easily measured around stem extension, a key growth stage signalling the end of the Foundation Phase and the start of the Construction Phase. Several of the traits relate to crop vigour in the spring, which is desirable for organic …
Field Lab: Organic Wheat Varieties Part 2 – The Results Read More »
Authors: Dominic Amos [Researcher] Jerry Alford [Coordinator] Introduction The field lab is focussed on investigating winter wheat variety performance using a single replicated plot trial on an organic farm and larger scale strips in farmers’ fields. The plot trial acts as a reference for comparison of a large number of varieties representing a broad range …
