Relating soil microbial properties to yields of no-till canola on the Canadian prairies》.pdf

Europ. J. Agronomy 62 (2015) 110–119 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect European Journal of Agronomy j o u r na l h o me p a ge : w w w. elsev /locate/eja Relating soil microbial properties to yields of no-till canola on the Canadian prairies Newton Z. Lupwayi a,∗ , K. Neil Harker b , John T. O’Donovan b , T. Kelly Turkington b , Robert E. Blackshaw a , Linda M. Hall c , Christian J. Willenborg d , Yantai Gan e , Guy f,1 f g P. Lafond , William E. May , Cynthia A. Grant a Agriculture Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403-1st Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada T1J 4B1 b Lacombe Research Centre, 6000C E Trail, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada T4L 1W1 c University of Alberta, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 4-10 Agriculture/Forestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5 d University of Saskatchewan, Department of Plant Sciences, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5A8 e AAFC, Semi-arid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre, 1Airport Road, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada S9H 3X2 f AAFC, Indian Head Research Farm, Box 760, Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada S0G 2K0 g AAFC, Brandon Research Centre, 18th Street and Grand Valley Road, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada R7A 5Y3 a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Soil microorganisms mediate many important biological processes for sustainable agriculture. However, Received 3 April 2014 correlations between soil microbial properties and crop productivity cannot always be demonstrated. Received in revi