Institution: University of Saskatchewan
Towards 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
Novel cultural and mechanical weed control for flax
Read MoreDevelopment of crested wheatgrass lines with improved forage nutritive value
Crested wheatgrass is a deep-rooted bunchgrass, which is tolerant of drought and extreme winter temperatures common in Saskatchewan It is among the first perennial grasses to green up in the spring, and is of high quality at early growth stages However, crested wheatgrass generally matures early,…Read More
Western Canadian oilseed flax cooperative trials 2015-16
Read MoreScreening of coriander and caraway germplasm for resistance to blossom blight
Blossom blight diseases of caraway and coriander have a large impact on the stability of production of these crops in Saskatchewan, but their causal organisms are not well understood Blossom blight surveys were conducted from 2015 to 2019 and revealed that generally, wetter conditions favouring…Read More