Research Question: Are seed-placed fertilizer (SPF) applications being used across Manitoba safe for canola plant establishment and what are the major factors influencing seed safety?
Treatments
- No Seed-Placed Fertilizer
- Standard Seed-Placed Fertilizer Rate (100%) – Farm Normal
- High Seed-Placed Fertilizer Rate (150%)
Trial Setup: In this trial each location has one replicate of each treatment. This is to allow for a wider range of testing environments (soil/rainfall), equipment (row spacing, opener type, seed bed utilization) and agronomic practices (seed-placed fertilizer sources, rates, blends). Allowing for examination of the relationships between these testing factors and seed safety (emergence).
Data Collection: Plant Counts (4 leaf), Emergence %.
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Trial Results to Date:
2025 Trial Results
2024 Trial Results
2023 Trial Results
Funded in part by the Governments of Canada and Manitoba under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.
