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6 May 2020 Survey of interseeded red clover management and perceived challenges by Ontario wheat growers
Cameron M. Ogilvie, Cora Loucks, Heather Beach, Peter Johnson, Ralph C. Martin
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Abstract

Interseeding red clover (RC; Trifolium pratense L.) to winter wheat (WW; Triticum aestivum L.) is a recommended management practice for wheat growers in Ontario, as it is known to provide a host of services including a significant nitrogen credit for the subsequent crop. However, fewer Ontario wheat acres are being interseeded with RC because of challenges with nonuniform stands. A survey was developed to explore why growers use the winter wheat – red clover (WWrc) system and to evaluate the management practices being used. We received 179 responses, 142 which were from growers currently practicing WWrc and the rest were from growers who had used WWrc in the past. Of those who were currently practicing WWrc, increasing degrees of tillage, wider WW row spacing, and higher RC seeding rates showed some indication of improved RC stand uniformity, and qualitative feedback from growers in the survey supports this. It is recommended that these management practices receive formal evaluation to increase the success of the WWrc system in Ontario.

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Cameron M. Ogilvie, Cora Loucks, Heather Beach, Peter Johnson, and Ralph C. Martin "Survey of interseeded red clover management and perceived challenges by Ontario wheat growers," Canadian Journal of Plant Science 100(5), 560-567, (6 May 2020). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2020-0039
Received: 13 February 2020; Accepted: 24 March 2020; Published: 6 May 2020
KEYWORDS
clover (red)
management
Ontario
survey
wheat (winter)
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