Assessing the cost-effectiveness of improved nitrogen fertilizer applications
Luc Belzile
Project manager
418 643-2380
ext 630
Description
This research project, led by the CÉROM grain research centre, looks to assess the cost-effectiveness of nitrogen fertilizer applications improved by the addition of urea, for use with winter wheat crops grown in Québec.
In this project, IRDA’s role will be to analyze the cost-effectiveness of the applications.
Project leader at CÉROM:
Marie Bipfubusa, Ph. D.
Researcher | Crop management
Phone: 450-464-2715, ext. 236
E-Mail: marie.bipfubusa@cerom.qc.ca
Objective(s)
- Compare the effects of untreated urea and three improved nitrogen fertilizers on:
- the yields and grain quality of winter wheat
- the efficiency of N utilization by winter wheat
- the cost-effectiveness of the winter wheat crop
From 2019 to 2022
Project duration
Field crops
Activity areas
Fertilizer management
Service
IRDA's economic analyses help assess the implementation costs and cost-effectiveness of farming practices.
Partner
Centre de recherche sur les grains
This may interest you
Agronomic and environmental impacts of various types of organic fertilizers and green manures in field crop production
This project evaluated the impact of various corn, soya, and wheat fertilization methods on marketable yields, harvest quality, nitrate losses, and movement of microorganisms potentially pathogenic for humans.
Researcher: Caroline Côté
A study on synchronizing the supply of n from green manure in order to reduce or replace the use of swine slurry as a fertilizer for post-emergent corn, in the context of the transition to organic farming
This project’s main goal is to demonstrate how to satisfy most of the requirements of a strongly N-dependent crop by improving N-supply synchronization, while protecting the farmers’ prior year revenue-generating window.
Researcher: Christine Landry
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
