Lead Researcher (PI): Raja Ragupathy

Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $125,702

Co-Funders: Agriculture Development Fund, Alberta Wheat Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Secan

Start Date: 2023

Project Length: 3 Years

Objectives:

Evaluate yield performance and agronomic superiority of fall rye half sib progenies and advance the populations. Perform grain quality and disease testing of 25 winter durum populations. Generation advancement of winter durum populations (F2 to F6) and initiate new informed crosses. Characterize novel haplotypes underlying cold tolerance in fall rye, and winter durum using arrays.