Keyword: variety development
Characterization of the interaction between fusarium graminearum chemotypes and wheat resistance genes during colonization
Read MoreEnhanced fusarium head blight screening for breeding and molecular mapping of resistance genes
Read MoreDevelopment 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
Winter wheat breeding and mapping of disease resistance genes
Read MoreEnhancing the durability of clubroot with multiple genes
Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae (Pb), continues to spread on the Canadian prairies, posing a serious threat to canola production Cultivar resistance is the key to clubroot management, but the 17 “new” pathotypes identified recently in Alberta all appeared virulent to current…Read More