Report 2001

Research in the Klamath Basin, 2001 Annual Report

CONTENTS	Page
Introduction	i
Weather and Crop Summary, 2001	1
Potato Variety Screening	13
Evaluation of Seed Aging to Enhance Performance of New Russet Potato Varieties	27
Fiber and Oilseed Flax Performance	36
Control of Canada Thistle with Herbicides	41
Early Spring Establishment of Cereals for Dryland Cover Crops and Their Production Potential	45
Early Spring Establishment of Cereals to Determine Vernalization and Production Potential	51
Spring Small Grain Seeding Rate Trial at Lower Klamath Lake	55
Spring Small Grain (Barley, Wheat and Oats) Variety Screening in the Klamath Basin	64
Cool-season Grass (Timothy and Orchardgrass) Variety Trials	86
Relationships Among Quality Components in Cool-season Grasses Following Varied Rates of Nitrogen Fertilizer	95
Timothy Establishment Trials	112