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Wednesday - June 28th, 2006
University of Idaho
Rapeseed, Canola & Mustard Field
Day
Plant Science (Parker) Farm
Off the Troy Highway, Moscow, Idaho
Plot tours
include:
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Pacific Northwest
Canola and Mustard Variety Trials.
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Examining the effect
of seeding date, seeding rate and nitrogen application on yield
and quality of Oriental mustard, brown mustard and the new classes
of canola-quality Brassica juncea.
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Straw management
practices of straw burning, mowing and harrowing and their effects
on direct seeded winter canola and on spring canola, Oriental and
yellow mustard.
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The efficacy of using
seed insecticide treatments to control early season (flea beetle
and diamond back moth) and late season (cabbage seedpod weevil)
insect pests in canola and mustard.
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Weed control in
Oriental and brown mustard.
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Biopesticidal effect
of mustard seed meal in controlling weeds in strawberry
production.
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Phytotoxicity of
mustard seed meal on horticultural trees, perennial flowers and
bulbs.
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Developing high
quality low cost Biodiesel from Brassica crops.
Key tour
presenters: Jack Brown,
Jim Davis, Donna Brown, Lindy Seip, Nichole Baker, and Jeannie
Olmstead.
Coffee, doughnuts & hosted barbeque lunch
Contact: Jack Brown, Tel.: (208) 885-7078, FAX: (208)
885-7760, email:
jbrown@uidaho.edu
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