2001 Annual Report
Central Agricultural Research Center

Introduction:
          Table of Contents-Mission Statement-General Activities-Personnel-Advisory 
Committee-Field Guide-Foundation Seed Production & Sales

Climatic Report:

     Summary of weather data 2000-2001~

            Daily & monthly precipitation for 2001

            Summary of precipitation & snowfall

            Summary of air temperature & wind velocity

            Summary of soil temperature at 3 soil depths under bare ground & sod

            Inches of evaporation from a free water surface

            Summary of growing degree units

Central Ag Research Center weather on AgriMet

Cereal Production Research:
           Cereal Production Table of Contents

      Winter Wheat~

            Northern regional winter wheat performance nursery

            Interstate advance yield & preliminary winter wheat variety trials
            Soft white winter wheat evaluation

            Evaluation of winter wheat variety performance in off-station

 

      Spring Wheat~

          Advance yield & preliminary spring wheat variety performance trials  

          Evaluation of spring wheat variety performance in trials off-station

           

      Durum~

          Evaluation of spring durum variety performance in off-station      

      Barley~

           Interstate & early yield barley variety performance trials

           Evaluation of spring barley variety performance trials

           

      Oats~

           Statewide spring oat variety performance trial

   

      Triticale~
           State winter triticale evaluation for grain yield and adaptation of Montana

           Evaluation of experimental winter triticale    

       

       Spelt~

           Evaluation of spelt lines for adaptability as a grain or forage crop

      

       Miscellaneous Cereal Studies~

           Winter and Spring Wheat Seed Fungicide Treatment Evaluation 
           Museum Spring Wheat Variety Comparison Nursery 

           

Forage Production Research:
          Forage Table of Contents

          2001 Montana Intra-state Alfalfa Variety Trial
          2001 Evaluation of non-alfalfa perennial legumes
          2001 Perennial grass species and variety forage yield evaluations
          2001 Cereal forage species, variety and seeding rate studies

Specialty Seed Crops Research:
     Pulse Crops and Forage Pulse~
         Specialty Crops Table of Contents
         Statewide evaluation of dry pea variety performance (Montana Statewide Dry Pea Performance Trial).
        Statewide evaluation of lentil variety performance (Montana Statewide Lentil Performance Trial).
        Statewide evaluation of chickpea (Garbonzo bean) variety performance (Montana Uniform Chickpea Performance Trial).
        Evaluation of dry field pea for forage production in Montana (Uniform Dry Pea Forage Trial).
        Seeding configuration, species competition and nitrogen rate effects on dry field pea and hay-barley forage production.
        Dry field pea and hay-barley seeding rate affects on dry matter forage production.
        Seeding date and stubble management affects on winter pulse winter survival.
        Evaluation of fall seeding winter pea and lentil line performance.

    Oilseeds~
        2001 Canola variety and hybrid performance evaluations.

Sustainable Pest Management: