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…
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…
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…
Proliferation of troublesome and herbicide-resistant weeds warrants weed management practices that aim to deplete weed seedbanks in soil because seedbanks are the source for weed population persistence and thus an ideal target for long-term sustainable weed management Understanding the phenology of…
We have established dsRNA technology that can be applied to control FHB in wheat and blackleg in canola and have established optimal screening and analyses protocols that can be applied to develop analogous solutions for other pathogen species once suitable genomic resources are established The…
