Research
Leaf Spots
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Start Date: 2023
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Completion Date: 2026
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Project Status: Ongoing
Wheat makes an annual contribution of approximately $11 billion to the Canadian economy. Diseases, particularly Fusarium head blight (FHB) and rusts are major threat to wheat production in Canada. Among rust diseases, stripe rust is becoming a major issue since… Read More
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Start Date: 2013
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Completion Date: 2018
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Project Status: Completed
A four year corn disease survey will be conducted Read More
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Start Date: 2022
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Completion Date: 2025
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Project Status: Ongoing
This project seeks to address this current lack of information regarding leaf rust resistance in western Canadian winter wheat. The data from this project will be used in two types of analyses: (1) genome-wide association study (GWAS) and (2) genomic… Read More
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Start Date: 2018
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Completion Date: 2023
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Project Status: Ongoing
This project will support the corn breeding program out of AAFC Ottawa. The goals of this program are to develop corn inbreds suitable for Canadian growing conditions with appropriate disease resistance. Read More