An integrated approach to investigating the reintroduction of flax production in Iowa
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The Department of Agronomy seeks to teach the study of the farm-field, its crops, and its science and management. It originally consisted of three sub-departments to do this: Soils, Farm-Crops, and Agricultural Engineering (which became its own department in 1907). Today, the department teaches crop sciences and breeding, soil sciences, meteorology, agroecology, and biotechnology.
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The Department of Agronomy was formed in 1902. From 1917 to 1935 it was known as the Department of Farm Crops and Soils.
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1902–present
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- Department of Farm Crops and Soils (1917–1935)
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- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (parent college)
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The objectives of this research are a biological and sociological approach. These results will provide upper Midwestern, specifically Iowa, organic farmers with current, agronomic production guidelines from research conducted on-farm and on experiment stations, and to analyze the capability of these farmers to incorporate this alternative crop into their crop rotations. The effect of planting date, cultivar selection, planting rate, legume establishment, weed management strategies categorized as mechanical, chemical and biological: flax grain yield, straw biomass yield, total oil content, fatty acid profile, and underseeding and weed biomass production are analyzed. Additionally, straw quality characteristics were assessed.