Lead Researcher (PI): Ralph Lange

Institution: Alberta Innovates Technology Futures

Total WGRF Funding: $85,000

Co-Funders: Alberta Canola Producers Commission, Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund

Start Date: 2014

Project Length: 3 Years

Objectives:

To classify canola cultivars into resistance groups based on the type of blackleg resistance genes they carry. Producers can then utilize this information to select cultivars that will perform against blackleg in their crop rotation.