Research

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

This project aims to begin rating commercialized Canadian varieties for competitiveness. In addition it will allow development of a methodology to take competitiveness testing forward into a framework such as the regional variety trials to continue rating of registered varieties… Read More

Within the scope of this proposal, PAMI will simulate wheat in air seeders through the development of a coupled fluid-particle (CFD/DEM) model. This modeling approach connects the airflow patterns within the air seeder system to the movement of wheat particles… Read More

This will be an exploratory project to identify mycoviruses causing hypovirulence in rust fungi to develop "virocontrol" biopesticides. Read More

This project is a proof of concept for long-term potential development of new biodegradeable fungicides for field applications. Read More

The goal of 4DWheat is to use cutting edge science to accelerate the future development of higher yielding, stress resistant wheat varieties grown by Canadian farmers thereby creating substantial economic and environmental benefits for Canadians. Read More

A better understanding of the factors responsible for the shift in Fusarium population and differences in trichothecene chemotype composition will enable the prediction of future population distribution, possibly related to future changes in climate. Fusarium chemotype diversity may be driven… Read More

The work proposed in this LOI extends the scope of the study beyond the genetic/QTL analysis to integrate genome wide RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) and targeted metabolomics approaches to identify novel genes and molecular variants that can accelerate wheat breeding for PHS… Read More