Research

This project will adapt “speed breeding” protocols developed for other crops and apply them to flax breeding for the development… Read More

Diseases are one of the biggest foes associated with barley production in Canada; Fusarium head blight (FHB) in particular is… Read More

The goal of 4DWheat is to use cutting edge science to accelerate the future development of higher yielding, stress resistant… Read More

The work proposed in this LOI extends the scope of the study beyond the genetic/QTL analysis to integrate genome wide… Read More

Potential identification of fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance in intermediate wheatgrass (IWG) germplasm developed at the U of M. Read More

This project will support the corn breeding program out of AAFC Ottawa. The goals of this program are to develop… Read More

This project will support Manitoba Crop Alliance's farmer-led hybrid confection sunflower breeding program. Hybrids with herbicide and disease resistance, suitable… Read More

The loss of genetic diversity of wheat has reduced the potential to improve yield and also leaves the crop vulnerable… Read More

Wheat breeders are faced with the challenge of developing improved cultivars at a time when yield gains are stagnating due… Read More