Translation of upstream genetic technology into breeding applications is essential to the continued improvement of wheat cultivars adapted to western Canadian conditions Advancing breeding methods will help improve cultivars to diseases such as Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) while maintaining grain…
Fusarium head blight, caused by Fusarium graminearum, remains the most destructive disease of barley Associated mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol (DON) reduce quality of grains and such are strongly regulated by domestic and export markets Strict limits set by both animal feed and malting and…
