Intercropping/Other
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: In Progress
- Principal Investigators: Professor Stuart J. Smyth
- Project Dates: 2025-2029
- Abstract/Summary: The purpose of this Contribution is to support research activities related to agrifood innovation and sustainability currently led by Dr. Stuart Smyth.
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: In Progress
- Principal Investigators: Dr. Jean-Sebastien Parent, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Project Dates: 2025-2028
- Abstract/Summary: This project aims to address the information gap and advance oat breeding towards a breeding-by-design approach, often referred to as Breeding 4.0. The current paradigm in breeding R&D delineates breeding into four stages: Breeding 1.0 involves incidental seed selection by farmers, followed by Breeding 2.0, which incorporates Mendelian genetics and field design along with statistical procedures for accurate selection—serving as the backbone of breeding methodologies. Breeding 3.0 represents the integration of genomics and phenomics tools, utilizing methods such as genomic selection to enhance agronomic traits like yield. This stage represents current state-of-the-art practices in many commercial field crop breeding programs. Breeding 4.0, or breeding-by-design, pushes the boundaries further by enabling the deliberate combination of known alleles into optimal combinations and could help reach breeding goals for oat (2).
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: In Progress
- Principal Investigators: Dr. Linda Gorim, University of Alberta
- Project Dates: 2024-2027
- Abstract/Summary: The overall objective of this three-year project is to assess the interaction between PGRs, increased seeding rates and shattering in tall and short oats varieties. Both PGRs (listed below) have been registered for cereals but recent research (on barley) has demonstrated that only Moddus® is effective in barley. Therefore, it is important to assess the effect of both PGRs on oats. Oat varieties that will be evaluated are: AC Morgan and CDC Arborg (tall varieties); and, CS Camden and Summit (short varieties). POGA will update producers on the progress of this research as annual status and final reports are received.
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: Completed
- Abstract/Summary: The Government of Saskatchewan, The Government of Manitoba, The Government of Canada and POGA combined efforts in this report to look at barriers to entry and opportunities for oats in Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) countries as well as China.
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: Completed
- Abstract/Summary: POGA is a proud sponsor of the Canadian Agricultural Association's BeGrainSafe program, which aims to increase grain safety awareness and training. Click here to read about the program's activities and results for 2018.
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: In Progress
- Principal Investigators: Dr. Myriam Fernandez, AAFC
- Project Dates: April 2019 – February 2027
- Abstract/Summary: This project will look at the relationship between various intercrop dynamics to see where benefits can occur. Intercrop species use soil available nutrients and soil moisture, and at given times inter- and intra-competition are expected. Specifically, the project will look to determine if intercrops with crops or a living mulch can reduce weeds compared to sole crops and will look at various seeding ratios to evaluate impact on each crop. It will aim to identify if there is a nitrogen benefit from legumes in the intercrop to its companion crop, as well as look to determine the biomass and grain yield/quality due to the intercrop dynamics. It will also look at the disease pressures, and evaluate if intercrops have less disease than monocrops, as well as develop crop growth and nutrient models for intercrop verses monocrop scenarios.
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: Completed
- Principal Investigators: Lana Shaw, South East Research Farm (SERF), Garry Hnatowich, Jessica Pratchler, Robin Lokken, and Chris Holzapfel, Brian Nybo
- Project Dates: 2019 – 2021
- Abstract/Summary: This project will look at how to grow oat and pea together as a grain crop, how to separate grain components using slotted screens, and the effect of varying oat seeding rates in intercrop with pea on yield and agronomic parameters.Peas and oats are both relatively low value crops in the rotation compared withcanola. They are both beneficial to have in a crop rotation in terms of nitrogen useefficiency and mycorrhizal associations. Intercropping oats and pea in a mixed graincrop may result in a more resilient and valuable product with reduced need forherbicides and nitrogen fertilizer. Oat may have beneficial effects on pea disease orreduce weed pressure, which has implications for herbicide-resistant weeds like kochia. An oat-pea intercrop may be agronomically and economically suitable for many of thecrop zones found in Saskatchewan. An intercrop may reduce the need for glyphosate applications by reducing weed competition and may also improve soil aggregate stability. This project is funded by the ADOPT program.
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other / Popular
- Project Status: Completed
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Principal Investigators:
Dr. Aaron Beattie, CDC
Dr. Allan Feurtado, NRC - Project Dates: April 2022 – March 2025
- Abstract/Summary: This project will evaluate root system architecture in oat cultivars which vary in lodging resistance. It will evaluate stem and root lodging in field trials; assess impact of seeding rate on key stem and root lodging-related traits; assess the correlation between various root phenotyping methods; and compare root system architecture between Canadian oat germplasm and a diverse set of oat germplasm. Lodging and mechanical failure of the stem or root system is a significant issue for oats, leading to yield reductions for producers. Identifying root and stem traits important for lodging resistance will lead to enhancements in breeding cultivars with high standability. This project is co-funded by the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF).
