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Seeding date and seeding rate effects on flax establishment and yield

Objectives The objective of this project was to demonstrate the effects of low, medium and high seeding rates at early […]

Flax residue management without burning or removal

Objectives To evaluate agronomic methods of improving the trash clearance when flax residue has been chopped and returned to the […]

Relative performance of current and upcoming flax varieties

Objectives The project objective was to demonstrate the relative performance of current flax varieties in addition to some of those […]

Seeding rate and seeding date effects on flax establishment and yield

Objective The objective of this project was to demonstrate the effects of low, medium and high seeding rates at early […]

Optimal nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur fertility in flax

Objectives The objective of this project was to demonstrate the response of flax to applications of varying rates of nitrogen […]

Flax response to fungicide at varying row spacing and nitrogen levels

Objectives The objectives are to demonstrate the response of flax to fungicide applications at three locations in Saskatchewan and to […]

Flax response to fungicide at varying row spacing and nitrogen levels

Project Description The Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF) and Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation (NARF) conducted field demonstrations in 2014 […]

Optimal fertilizer management for flax

Objectives To demonstrate the response of flax to applications of varying rates of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and […]

Characterization of rust resistance genes of flax

Objectives Project Description Flax rust is a serious disease that reached epidemic levels in North America two or three times […]

Phenotyping of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from CDC Bethune crosses and describing and sampling of M2 mutated lines

Project Description Saskatchewan is the leading producer of flaxseed in Canada and the largest exporter of flax seed in the […]

Off season winter nursery for oilseed flax

Objectives To grow, harvest and return seed from an off-season (winter) breeding nursery for oilseed flax. The seed of these […]

Characterization of flax breeding lines for Northern adaptation and stability of yield and maturity

Objectives Project Description We have adapted the linear mixed model described in previous reports to include a hierarchical nested structure […]