Development of a flax breeding database: a gateway to novel breeding strategies
Objective 1) Collect, integrate, and organize different types of flax breeding research data, including field trial data, genotyping and phenotyping […]
Seeding rate and Insure® Pulse effects on flax establishment and yield
Objective The objective of this project was to demonstrate the potential benefits of Insure® Pulse – a registered seed treatment […]
Improved management of stored flaxseed
Objectives Project Description Grain aeration and natural air drying (NAD) of grain crops are commonly used on-farm to minimize the […]
Tolerance and weed control in flax with sulfentrazone
Objectives The objective of this study was to determine the rates at which flax tolerates sulfentrazone in different soil and […]
Seeding rate and seeding date effects on flax establishment and yield
Objectives To demonstrate the effects of low, medium and high seeding rates at early and late seeding dates on flax […]
Broadleaf herbicide and foliar fungicide options for flax
Objectives To demonstrate some of the herbicide and fungicide options that are currently registered for flax in Saskatchewan and provide […]
Optimal fertilizer management for flax production
Objectives To demonstrate the response of flax to applications of varying rates of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and sulphur (S) […]
The effect of tillage system and preceding crop on phosphorus response of flax
Objetives Project Description When canola seed yield was averaged over the three years of the study, there was an increase […]
The effects of fertilizer, environment and location on cadmium accumulation in flax
Objectives Determine the effects of fertilizer, soil type and location on cadmium accumulation in flax seed. Correlate the uptake of […]
Agronomic and molecular evaluation of flax from Canada and Russia
Objectives Project Description During the years 1999-2002 the Canadian seed gene bank, Plant Gene Resources of Canada (PGRC), Saskatoon, received […]
Fiber flax variety and seeding rate x seeding method trials near Saskatoon in 2001
Objectives Project Description To generate these results, two plot experiments, each with four replicates, were set up about 20 miles […]
Flax growth and development: Understanding yield formation and the effects of critical stress periods on final grain yield
Objectives The objectives were to determine how flax grain yield is established; how agronomic factors affect the expression of grain […]