FHB resistant oat for the FHB prone eastern Prairie region
Posted on 26.06.2017 | Last Modified 07.05.2019
Lead Researcher (PI): Rossnagel, Brian
Institution:
University of Saskatchewan
Total WGRF Funding:
$150,000
Co-Funders:
None
Start Date:
2009
Project Length:
3 Years
Objectives:
To evaluate FHB severity and mycotoxin prevalence in Saskatchewan commercial oat fields. To evaluate variability of Fusarium resistance/susceptibility in a wide array of oat germplasm. To develop PCR based screening techniques to detect, identify and quantify Fusarium species. To study the inheritance of resistance and map QTL associated with resistance.