Harvest weed seed control in early- versus late- maturing crops

The Challenge

Determining other weed management tools are critical to sustainable crop production as herbicide resistant weeds are rapidly increasing across the prairies.

The Project

Using harvest weed seed control (HWSC) methods, compare early- and late- maturing crops on ability to collect and remove weed seeds.

The Results

Combination of the implementation of HWSC through the use of early maturing crop rotations and incorporation of swathing can reduce, and limit, long-term wild oat populations.

Grower Benefits

Incorporation of HWSC methods could increase the control of wild oat populations by seed control methods, saving farmers money on herbicide control and potentially decreasing herbicide resistance risk.