Bruce Barker

1 month ago | canadianagronomist.ca | Bruce Barker

Controlling stripe rust in winter wheat CATEGORY Disease | In susceptible varieties, a single foliar fungicide application at flag leaf reduced stripe rust severity and protected yield potential. A single fall foliar application was not effective.

1 month ago | canadianagronomist.ca | Bruce Barker

Factors affecting FHB impact on hard red spring wheat quality CATEGORY Disease | Rainfall was the most contributing factor to Fusarium Damaged Kernels. Glyphosate application did not affect grain quality or Fusarium Damaged Kernels.

2 months ago | topcropmanager.com | Bruce Barker

February 10, 2025 By Bruce BarkerThe Lygus pest complex in the Canadian Prairies is dominated by Lygus lineolaris ( L. lineolaris), L. keltoni, L. elisus and, to a lesser extent, L. borealis. While Lygus have a broad host range, faba bean becomes an attractive host when Lygus move from earlier maturing canola and mustard to faba bean fields. At this stage, faba bean are susceptible to feeding damage during the flowering and pod stages.

2 months ago | canadianagronomist.ca | Bruce Barker

What do Lygus like to eat? CATEGORY Insects | Safflower and sunflower demonstrated potential as trap crops to reduce Lygus damage to faba beans. The Lygus pest complex in the Canadian Prairies is dominated by L. lineolaris, L. keltoni, L. elisus, and to a lesser extent, L. borealis.

Jan 22, 2025 | canadianagronomist.ca | Bruce Barker

Canary seed responsive to chloride but not other micros CATEGORY Soils and Fertility | Canary seed grain yield was increased with side-band applications of nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur, potassium, and chloride by between 29% and 187% compared to unfertilized treatment in five of six site-years. Canary seed yield was not responsive to copper, zinc and boron, but was responsive to manganese at one site-year. Previous research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Indian Head, SK has found...