Keyword: wheat
DNA mapping of durum end use quality traits
Read MoreImproving on the efficiency of multi-factor and multi-location agronomic experiments
Read MoreSustainable soybean cropping systems for western Manitoba
Soybeans have become an integral part of the cropping mix on Manitoba farms; however, little research information is available about longer-term effects of including soybean in rotation A better understanding of the effects of rotation on agronomic and economic performance may help growers identify…Read More
Managing wireworms in southern Alberta wheat fields with crop rotations and beneficial insects
Wireworms, the underground larval stage of various species of click beetles, are a serious pest of many crops across Canada These long-living soil-dwelling larvae eat cereal and pulse seeds and seedlings, causing crop thinning Wireworms are hard to detect and move up and down in the soil profile At…Read More
Expansion of in vitro selection to develop FHB and leaf spot resistant wheat and barley
Plant diseases are responsible for at least 10% of yield losses in global food production Incidence and severity of two important cereal crop diseases, Fusarium head blight (FHB) and tan spot are increasing with the impacts of climate change FHB is responsible for mycotoxin contamination of grains…Read More