Economic analysis of planting flower strips along soybean fields
Luc Belzile
Description
This project is being carried out by the grain research center CÉROM, and IRDA is in charge of conducting the economic analysis.
CÉROM’s initial two-year project is aimed at evaluating whether flower strips around soybean fields serve as a reservoir for aphid species attacked by Pandora neoaphidis.
Objective(s)
- Survey aphid species and their seasonality on host plants in established flower strips
- Evaluate how susceptible these aphids species are to Pandora neoaphidis
- Determine the effect of flower strips on the dynamics of aphid disease epidemics on soybean
- Evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using flower strips on farms
From 2017 to 2019
Project duration
Field crops
Activity areas
Pest, weed, and disease control
Service
IRDA's economic analyses help growers evaluate the cost-effectiveness of alternative pest control methods, among other things.
Partners
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec | Centre de recherche sur les grains
This may interest you
Evolution of spatial indicators of soil health in Québec and Ontario in response to a changing climate
This project aims to improve our understanding of the evolution and spatial variability of soil health indicators as barometers of climate change.
Researchers: Marc-Olivier Gasser Claude Bernard
Climate extremes and fertilizer efficiency in organic grain crops
A literature review, a survey of organic grain producers, and an analysis of historical yield and climate data in order to document the effects of climate extremes on yields and soil nutrient availability.
Researcher: Marc-Olivier Gasser
Using controlled drainage to optimize water and nutrient uptake by crops
This project relies on the continuous measurement of field water table heights; water exports; as well as sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus runoff into drains at four field-crop production sites.
Researcher: Aubert Michaud, retraité