Institution: University of Saskatchewan
Improving the nutritional value of oat through increasing the level of water-soluble beta-glucan
Read MoreSearching for stripe rust resistance in wheat
Read MoreComparison of barley forage with highest, intermediate, lowest digestible fiber (NDF) with corn forage in high production dairy cattle
Research Findings: It was found that: Corn silage showed a significantly higher level of starch and energy content and higher degradation of dry matter than barley silages Although corn silage exhibited lower rumen degradable crude protein and degraded protein balance than barley silage,…Read More
Improving the quality package of high anthocyanin wheat: from field to consumer
The spring wheat cultivar CDC Primepurple is considered a good source of anthocyanin pigments The pigments are more stable in the bran matrix compared to a solubilized form when subjected to heat treatments at various pH values The purple wheat pigments are more stable at a pH of 1 At a high…Read More
Prototyping an online radio frequency (RF) disinfestation unit: a step towards industrial applications
This project was to see whether radio frequency (RF) energy, at the industrial scale, could be used to kill insect pests in stored wheat grains and canola seeds without damaging their product qualities We found out this project was much more challenging than we thought in terms of amount of work,…Read More