2002 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 2001-2002

            Daily & monthly precipitation for 2002

            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 performance trials
            Soft white winter wheat evaluation

            Evaluation of winter wheat variety performance in off-station & recrop trials

 

      Spring Wheat~

          Advance yield & preliminary spring wheat variety performance trials  

          Evaluation of spring wheat variety performance in trials off-station, recrop & fallow trials

           

      Durum~

          Evaluation of spring durum variety performance in off-station & recrop trials  

    

      Barley~

           Interstate, early yield, & malt barley variety performance trials

           Evaluation of spring barley variety performance trials in off-station & recrop trials

           

      Oats~

           Spring oat forage & grain variety performance trial

   

      Triticale~
           Evaluation & selection of winter triticale lines for grain production & winter hardiness    

 

           

Forage Production Research:
          Forage Table of Contents

          2002 Perennial Alfalfa yield, variety trials
          2002 Legume species & variety trials

Specialty Seed Crops Research:
     Pulse Crops and Forage Pulse~
          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.
        Evaluation of fall seeded winter pea and lentil line performance
        Winter survivability of winter legume species    
        Evaluation of fall seeded Austrian winter pea line performance
        Winter pea and lentil seeding date and stubble height trials.
        Winter pea and lentil density trial.
        Narrow-leaf lupine variety evaluation and agronomic studies.
        Determine canola optimum seeding date and rate in Central Montana.

    Oilseeds~
        2002 Canola variety and hybrid performance evaluations.

Sustainable Pest Management: