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Switchgrass Seed Growing Experiences at Nott Farms reap-canada.com reap-canada.com reap-canada.com WEED CONTROL Need Good Establishment Emphasis on pre-emergent herbicides to reduce crop damage and get better kill Post emerge


  1. Switchgrass Seed Growing Experiences at Nott Farms reap-canada.com reap-canada.com reap-canada.com

  2. WEED CONTROL • Need Good Establishment • Emphasis on pre-emergent herbicides to reduce crop damage and get better kill • Post emerge herbicides is a back-up plan as necessary • Biggest concern is giant foxtail reap-canada.com reap-canada.com

  3. Nitrogen Application ~75 kg N/ha (50% Urea and ESN) ~ 15 cm (6”) height Aim is to feed the crop as needed and minimize losses not feed the annual weeds reap-canada.com reap-canada.com

  4. RC Big Rock at Nott Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWnwc OUNk-k reap-canada.com reap-canada.com

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  7. Cornell University Long Term Biomass Trial 2010-2018 WSG Mixtures and Monocultures, Ithaca, NY, photo June 1/2018 RC Big Rock highest yielding SG at 14.8t/ha over final 5 yrs reap-canada.com reap-canada.com

  8. Maturity of Switchgrasses RC Sundance * RC Tecumseh RC Chippewa * RC Big Rock 135 days 141 days 146 days 155 Days I-------------------I----------------------I---**----------------I------------------------I 135 140 145 150 155 (# Days to seed maturity from May 1) *New selections grown by Nott Farms ** Cave-in-rock is 146 days (Sept 23 rd seed maturity) reap-canada.com reap-canada.com

  9. RC Big Rock II ◼ Plus de 50 kg N/ha possibilite de la verse • Tall with erect canopy • Exceptional seedling vigor • Low lodging (seed available fall 2020) Cave – in-Rock (1958 selection) reap-canada.com reap-canada.com

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