The Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Field Day (CMCDC) in Carberry, Man. on Aug. 9 showcased the latest research the CMCDC and MHPECÂ Inc. teams are up too. Trials featured included nutrient management and black dot management.
The field day included presentations on:
- Nutrients Management Impacts on Marketable Potato Yield
- Intro to Living Root Research
- Cultural Control of Black Dot Disease of Potatoes
- Mustard as a Biofumigant for Potatoes
- Crop Diversification and Potato Rotational Options
Highlights of the day included:
- A study looking at nitrate leaching where ground water is being monitored
- A study looking at spring and fall cover cropping options
- The spring cover crops were broadcast over the plot with researchers surprised by how well they did
- Fall cover crops to be planted after harvest, are looking at options that will establish fast and are able to survive frost
- Black dot management by faking a long crop rotation by removing potato vines from the field to remove the black dot host plant
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