The aim of this project was to develop new scientific methods so that we can observe how nanomaterials (particles that are 10,000x smaller than the width of a human hair), interact with and penetrate into cutworms The reason this is important is the AAFC NanoLab is developing next generation crop…
Wheat leaf rust and stripe rust, caused by the fungal pathogens Puccinia triticina (Pt) and Puccinia striiformis f sp tritici (Pst), respectively, pose a significant threat to wheat production globally While control efforts have traditionally relied on resistant cultivars and fungicides, these…
Stripe rust, a significant wheat disease caused by the fungus Puccinia striiformis fsp tritici, has become
more aggressive in recent years, affecting previously resistant wheat cultivars and causing severe yield
losses To combat this, our project focused on identifying genetic resistance to…
Leaf rust is a major disease that affects wheat crops in western Canada To develop better wheat varieties, researchers need to understand how some wheat varieties naturally resist this disease Just over 400 hard red winter wheat lines from Canada, the US, and Europe were studied, with the majority…
Herbicide-resistant weeds were estimated to cost prairie farmers about $658 million each year in reduced crop yields, quality, and increased weed management expendituresThe 2019-2023 herbicide-resistant weed survey across the Canadian Prairies identified 21 unique herbicide-resistant weed biotypes…
