Research

This project will look at the effect of foliar fungicide strategies on the mitigation of FHB in barley. Read More

The knowledge, germplasm and markers generated from this project will accelerate breeding cycles and benefit the wheat industry. Read More

The distribution of Cry1F resistance and the status of Bt susceptibility in Canada will be measured by screening ECB collections from different regions in laboratory bioassays. This work will be conducted over multiple years to determine the current range, spread,… Read More

This project seeks to identify management strategies to maximize yield and protein through soil health. Specific and practical information will be provided on how grower controlled maangemetn and weater impact soil health indicators. An important outcome of this project is… Read More

Recently, an emerging disease caused by pathogenic Xanthomonas translucens known as bacterial leaf streak (BLS) has been reported in a number of fields in western Canada leading to heightened general concerns among wheat growers. This project will gather information on… Read More

This project will enable farmers to incorporate cover crops and their benefits into current cropping systems with equipment and resources already available to them. Results from this project will enable farmers to integrate CC into their systems while reducing costly… Read More

The new source of Fusarium resistance (not yet tapped by local breeders), combined with the resistance already present in commercial cultivars, could reduce the impact of more aggressive F. graminearum chemotypes on grain yield and quality losses as well as… Read More

Markers developed in this proejct will accelerate the breeding process and make trait monitoring more accurate and cost effective over traditional phenotyping. Improved resistance to FHB will protect the producer's grades as well as milling and baking quality of Canadian… Read More

The results from this project will help determine whether it is possible to enhance the effects of the Sm1 gene in terms of protecting the grain yield of spring wheat as well as increasing the quality/grade of the harvested crop.… Read More