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Impact of Long-term Phosphate Application and Level of Fertilizer Cd on Crops and Soils

Assess the rate of P application from various P sources having different inherent cadmium levels, on Cd uptake and Cd concentration of harvested grain from crops in western Canada.

IPNI-2002-CAN-MB16

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19 Apr 2002

Objectives

  1. To determine if tillage system and preceding crop will affect the accumulation of both potential toxic and potential beneficial trace elements in durum wheat and soybean.
  2. To determine if relative effectiveness of different P fertilizer sources and placements is influenced by tillage system and preceding crop.
  3. To determine if starter P fertilizer is required for soybeans when grown in the cold soil conditions of Manitoba.
  4. To determine if mycorrhizal colonization in soybean and durum wheat is influenced by tillage management, preceding crop and P management.