Keyword: wheat
Influence of genotype, weather and the growing environment, and crop management on gluten strength and the sustainability of CWRS as a premium wheat class in the prairie region
Performance Story: Influence of Genotype, Weather and the Growing Environment, and Crop Management on Gluten Strength of CWRS Wheat Gluten strength is a critical asset of CWRS wheat and is the foundation for the longstanding success of the CWRS wheat brand Today's CWRS wheat as a class, has…Read More
New insights into natural air grain drying
This research project started over a decade ago in 2007 At the time there was no formative practice as to how an aeration fan should be controlled; but, there was a vague notion that there must be a better, more effective, more efficient method to control the fans rather than just running them…Read More
Improving the quality package of high anthocyanin wheat: from field to consumer
The spring wheat cultivar CDC Primepurple is considered a good source of anthocyanin pigments The pigments are more stable in the bran matrix compared to a solubilized form when subjected to heat treatments at various pH values The purple wheat pigments are more stable at a pH of 1 At a high…Read More
Prototyping an online radio frequency (RF) disinfestation unit: a step towards industrial applications
This project was to see whether radio frequency (RF) energy, at the industrial scale, could be used to kill insect pests in stored wheat grains and canola seeds without damaging their product qualities We found out this project was much more challenging than we thought in terms of amount of work,…Read More