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In a wheat/grain corn/soya rotation, green manure as the main source of nitrogen, complemented in the grain corn year by a quickly available manure-based nitrogen starter fertilizer, can be used to obtain profitable organic grain corn yields while limiting phosphorus pollution. The project was conducted at IRDA’s Organic Agriculture Innovation Platform.
From 2015 to 2018
Project duration
Field crops
Activity areas
Fertilizer management, Organic farming
Services
This project will help growers remedy problems related to soil phosphorus saturation.
Growing Forward 2 | Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Coop Agrobio du Québec | Club Bio Action | Producteurs de grains du Québec | Aliments Breton
Research report • Christine Landry, Mylène Marchand-Roy, Julie Mainguy, Caroline Côté, Mylène Généreux, Luc Belzile
Landry, C., M. Marchand-Roy, J. Mainguy, C. Côté, M. Généreux, L. Belzile, D. Godonou. 2018. Développement d'une régie de fertilisation combinant des engrais verts et des engrais de ferme pour combler les besoins en azote d'une rotation blé-maïs-soya tout en limitant les apports de phosphore en production biologique. IRDA. 48 p. DownloadThis project is to arouse interest in approaches to soil health and conservation and to promote their adoption by a greater number of Quebec field crop farmers.
Researchers: Marc-Olivier Gasser Catherine Bossé
This research project aims to establish technical, economic, social and environmental benchmarks for irrigation of field and forage crops.
Researchers: Carl Boivin Catherine Bossé Simon Ricard
The project compared the nitrogen uptake effects of green manure crops grown for a full season, in association with a main crop, or after it is harvested.
Researchers: Aubert Michaud, retraité Marc-Olivier Gasser Maryse Leblanc