Publication - Benefits of Crop Rotation for Sustainable Agriculture in Dryland Farming

Title in English
Benefits of Crop Rotation for Sustainable Agriculture in Dryland Farming
Publication ID
1839E
Published Year
1990
Author(s)
Organization
Subject(s)
Type
Electronic PDF
Cost
Free Publication
Language
English
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Status
Available
Pages
1-21
ISBN
0-662-17272-8
Catalogue No.
A53-1839/1990E
Summary in English
Since the early 1900s, Agriculture Canada research stations, situated strategically throughout the soil zones in the Prairie Provinces (Fig. 1) have conducted more than 68 long-term crop rotation studies. Twenty of these studies still continue. This publication, which focuses on the period since the 1950s, summarizes the effects of rotation length, crop sequence, substitute crops for summer fallow, and fertilization using N and P.
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