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Using diverse crop rotations, which include three or four different crops, is generally the most desirable crop production practice. However, in the drier regions of southern Alberta, the pea-wheat rotation offers a number of significant advantages. Wheat yields after pea are often higher than after wheat as a result of increased soil nitrogen (N) availability, higher amounts of stored soil water and reduced disease potential. With the pea-wheat rotation, the need for nitrogen fertilizer inputs for pea and wheat are greatly reduced and often eliminated. From an economic and agronomic standpoint, the pea-wheat rotation can often be very profitable for southern Alberta dryland farmers.
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October 1, 2008
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Pea-wheat rotation in southern Alberta
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Agriculture and Rural Development (2008-2015)
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2008-10-01
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2015-12-09T17:56:35.228526
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2008-10-01
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2008-10-01
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100/515-1
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4252754
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Agriculture and Forestry