Intercropping is the practice of planting more than one cash crop in the same field at the same time. Oilseeds such as canola, camelina, and flax are typically intercropped with legumes such as grabonzo beans, peas, and lentils. It is thought that the legumes furnish nitrogen to the oilseed crops while the oilseed crops compete with weeds and use moisture not readily accessible to legumes. Additionally, there appear to be beneficial shifts in insect ecology and soil microbial populations.
- CSS Field Day Abstracts
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- Clark, R. and I. Madsen. 2021. Peaola Intercropping as a Pest and Beneficial Insect Management Tactic (pdf). pg. 62. In 2021 Dryland Field Day Abstracts: Highlights of Research Progress. Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences Tech Report 21-1, WSU, Pullman, WA.
- Madsen, I.J and J. Ford. 2021. Peaola Yield and Land Equivalence Ratio Experiments (pdf). pg. 66. In 2021 Dryland Field Day Abstracts: Highlights of Research Progress. Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences Tech Report 21-1, WSU, Pullman, WA.
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- Abstracts from Conferences
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- Desta, K., H. Collins, W. Pan, S. Fransen, S. Norberg, and D. Llewellyn. 2012. Double-Cropping Irrigated Biennial Canola with Green Pea for Biodiesel Feedstock, Crop Diversification, and Animal Feed. Poster. Northwest Bioenergy Research Symposium. Seattle, WA. Nov. 13, 2012.
- Conference Presentations
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- 2013 Oilseed Production and Marketing Conference
- Intercropping Canola and Triticale to Increase Forage Yields (pdf)
Chelsea Walsh, Clark Neely and Jack Brown, University of Idaho
- Intercropping Canola and Triticale to Increase Forage Yields (pdf)
- 2013 Oilseed Production and Marketing Conference
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