Institution: University of Saskatchewan
Development of locally adapted alfalfa cultivars in Saskatchewan
Alfalfa is one of the most important forage crops for the Canadian beef and dairy industries In the Canadian Prairies alone, there is over 45 million hectares of pure alfalfa or grass-alfalfa mixed stand in production Development of regionally adapted new alfalfa cultivars has been an important…Read More
Tan spot of wheat on the prairies: virulence, fungicide resistance and management
Read MoreDevelopment of next-generation CWRS, CWAD, CPS and CWHW germplasm and cultivars to meet changing markets and climates
Read MoreFHB screening of CDC barley selections, 2016-2020
Barley is a significant Canadian crop that provided approximately $23 billion in revenue to producers, maltsters and exporters in 2019 To build on Canada’s position as a supplier of premium quality barley and malt requires developing barley varieties with improved resistance to Fusarium head…Read More
Marker 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