Spring Wheat Production and Associated Pests in Conventional and Diversified Cropping Systems in North Central Montana

Producers in the northern plains are diversifying and intensifying traditional wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)-based cropping systems by reducing summer fallow and including legume and oilseed crops. This study examined the influence of diversification and intensification on spring wheat yield and quality and associated insects, diseases, and weeds. Research was conducted during the 1998 through 2000 period in farm fields in north central Montana....