Lead Researcher (PI): Ron Knox

Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $120,000

Co-Funders: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Wheat Commission, Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission

Start Date: 2018

Project Length: 5 Years

Objectives:

In conjunction with durum and bread wheat breeders, design crosses and implement molecular breeding and double haploid strategies. Bridge the gap between the identification of DNA markers to economically important traits of wheat and the implementation of these new markers in Canadian breeding programs through marker adoption, enhancement and validation in Canadian germplasm.