what kind of management can you use to help wheat stem sawfly?
- crop rotation
-solid stemmed variety
what is not a good practice to obtain malt barley?
high nitrogen applications throughout the growing season
the recommended seating depth for winter wheat is 0.5-1’ because…
the embryo has a very short coleoptile
___________ is the main vector for wheat streak mosaic virus
leaf curl mite
starting from germination to ripening, what order of events is correct?
tillering, stem elongation, booting, anthesis, Dough development
which crops have a panicle for an inflorescence
oats and timothy
which cereals must go through vernalization?
winter triticale, fall rye, winter wheat
does rye like moist or dry environments
well drained field (rye hates wet feet for prolonged time)
what does K do for hybrid rye fertility and nutrient management
Improves straw strength
which part of the seedling emerges first during germination?
the radicle
what is not considered an annual crop in alberta?
timothy
what are mustard and canola fruits called
silique
mustard and canola germination
epigeal (dicot)
What kind of inflorescence does canola and mustard have?
racemes
which mustard variety is most drought tolerant
yellow mustard
how is oriental mustard different than brown mustard
its yellow netted seed coat, sometimes 3-10% of the seeds are fully brown
what gives brown/oriental mustard their hot/spicy taste
allyl isothiocyanate in seeds
differentiate polish and argentine canola
polish: upper sessile leaves clasp lower leaves, don’t have waxy bloom
argentine: large lower leaves have distinct petioles and DONT clasp stem, bluish waxy bloom layer
of all the carbon sequestered by Canadian crops What percent does canola sequester on its own?
70% (11 million tons yearly)
Flax family
Linaceae
flax infloresence
cyme
flax germination
epigeal
flax should be followed by?
cereal crop
is flax on canola good
no
