Co-funder: Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission
Characterization of rust resistance genes of flax
Flax rust is a serious disease that reached epidemic levels in North America two or three times in the previous century Since the 1970s, however, immunity to flax rust in all Canadian cultivars has depended on the L6 allele for rust resistance This reliance on a single version (allele) of this gene…Read More
Characterization of flax breeding lines for northern adaptation and stability of yield and maturity
Read MoreAcceleration of the development and pre-commercialization of non-genetically modified herbicide tolerant flax
Read MoreOptimal nitrogen and phosphorus management for flax
Flax fertility trials were conducted over a three-year period at eight locations, primarily in Saskatchewan but also in Alberta and Manitoba All fertilizer was side-banded, and the treatments were a factorial combination of four nitrogen (N) fertilizer rates (13, 50, 100, and 150 kg N/ha) and four…Read More
Integrated crop management for high yielding flax production
Improving weed management in flax is critical to improving the overall value and adoptability of this crop in Western Canada This project was carried out with the objectives of discovering short-term (herbicides, fertilizer, fungicide and cultural practices) and long-term (cropping systems) on…Read More