Tillage Management does not Affect Disease Severity in Field Pea and Lentils Grown in Four-year Rotations

Tillage Management does not Affect Disease Severity in Field Pea and Lentils Grown in Four-year Rotations
Author: Gossen, B.D., Lafond, G.P., Bailey, K.L., Derksen, D.A B.D., Morrall, R.A.A., Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Research Center, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Created: January 01, 2001
Last Reviewed: February 01, 2007
Summary Two trials were initiated at Indian Head to examine the impact of tillage management on seed yield and quality, weed competition and plant disease dynamics. Tillage practices on pea and lentil crops in the black soil zone does not affect disease severity when there are at least three years between successive crops, but tillage may affect severity in shorter rotations