Breton Plots - Hendrigan Plots

This experiment has been added by the GLTEN Curators using existing published sources.
Objective
To compare 3 different rotations: 1) continuous grain (CG), 2) continuous forage (CF), and 3) an 8-year agro-ecological rotation. The CG and CF rotations are meant to represent two extreme cropping systems that could be implemented on gray wooded soils.
Data Access Statement
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Data policy
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Organization
University of Alberta, Department of Renewable Resources
People
Miles Dyck
principal investigator
University of Alberta
Department of Renewable Resources
Dick Puurveen
experiment manager
University of Alberta
Department of Renewable Resources

Site: Hendrigan Plots

Type
research station field
Location
Breton
Alberta
Canada
Geographic location
53.088921, -114.443829
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Visits permitted?
No
Soil type
luvisol
Soil description
Gray Wooded luvisol, developed on glacial till and previously wooded.
Climate properties
VariableTime periodValue (range)Units
air temperature 1997 – 2006 2.1 degree Celsius
precipitation 1997 – 2006 547 (374 – 726) millimeter

Design period: (1980—)

Design Type
Other
Description
The experiment compares three different farming systems.
Number of harvests per year
1
Crops
CropYears grown
barley
grass clover leys
faba beans
Crop Rotations
Continuous barley  1980—
  • 1
    barley
Continuous forage  1980—
  • 1
    grass clover leys
    Fescue and white clover
8 year agro-ecological rotation - original  1980—1999
  • 1
    barley
    grain harvest
  • 2
    faba beans
    ploughed down
  • 3
    barley
    grain harvest
  • 4
    faba beans
    ploughed down
  • 5
    barley
    grain harvest
    grass clover leys
    under sown for forage as brome and red clover
  • 6
    grass clover leys
    2 cuts for hay
  • 7
    grass clover leys
    2 cuts for hay
  • 8
    grass clover leys
    1 cut for hay, fall ploughed down
8 year agro-ecological rotation - revised  2000—
  • 1
    barley
    grain harvest
  • 2
    barley
    grain harvest
  • 3
    faba beans
    ploughed down or silage
  • 4
    barley
    grain harvest
  • 5
    barley
    silage
    grass clover leys
    under sown for forage as brome and alfalfa
  • 6
    grass clover leys
    2 cuts for hay
  • 7
    grass clover leys
    2 cuts for hay
  • 8
    grass clover leys
    1 cut for hay, fall ploughed down
Measurements
VariableMaterialUnitsFrequencyScaleComment
grain yield traitNot specified
forage yieldNot specified

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