The first objective of this project was to Identify and characterize possible dwarfing (Rht) genes in canary seed Short-statured lines were identified and evaluated over a four year period The lines were sensitive to the plant hormone Gibberellic acid and thus height was not likely controlled by…
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a common disease in cereal crops, such as wheat, barley, and oat Very little is known about FHB on rye in Canada In this project, fall rye spike samples were collected from naturally infected fall rye fields in Manitoba Five Fusarium species were isolated and…