Co-funder: Saskatchewan Pulse Growers
Nutrient content and release from soybean residues in comparison to other pulse crops in Saskatchewan
Read MoreTowards generating multiple-fungal disease resistance in lentil- can we score a hat trick?
Lentil production has been affected by three major foliar diseases over the past 2 decades, ascochyta blight caused by Ascochyta lentis, anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum lentis and stemphylium blight caused by Stemphylium botryosum No resistance to the more aggressive and widespread race 0 of…Read More
Application of genomics to innovation in the lentil economy
Read MoreMarker assisted introgression of useful new diversity into the pea genome for rapid cultivar improvement
The goal of the project is to introgress new diversity into pea germplasm for improvement of key traits for breeding Three diverse varieties identified as donors of heat stress resistance, high speed portien content, and improved Aphanomyces root rot resistance were introgressed as short…Read More
Effect of genotype and environment on pulse flour quality and baking performance
Bean flours can be used in the baking industry to enhance the nutritional properties of bread Although they function well in bread applications, inconsistency can occur from lot to lot Furthermore, the use of bean flours can contribute to undesirable flavours in the end-product It was the objective…Read More