WGRF Funded Research

Project Name: Developing heat and drought tolerant canola by regulating oil associated enzyme: phase two

Institution: University of Alberta

Total WGRF Funding: $174,789

Start Date: 2025

Project Name: Digital phenotyping to accelerate wheat breeding

Institution: University of Saskatchewan

Total WGRF Funding: $181,327

Start Date: 2024

Project Name: High yielding wheat varieties via screening for water use efficiency and drought tolerance under different thermal conditions

Institution: University of Alberta

Total WGRF Funding: $153,525

Start Date: 2023

Project Name: Enhancing the adaptation of western Canadian barley to climate change

Institution: Western Crop Innovations

Total WGRF Funding: $63,667

Start Date: 2023

Project Name: Drought tolerance in canola through modulating the Kanghan (KH) gene family

Institution: National Research Council of Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $111,422

Start Date: 2022