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Addressing yield stability drivers of canola in a changing climate using high throughput phenotyping

Posted on 14.02.2022 | Last Modified 14.02.2022
Lead Researcher (PI): Sally Vail
Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Total WGRF Funding: $175,000
Co-Funders: Manitoba Canola Growers Association, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
Start Date: 2021
Project Length: 2 Years
Objectives:

To conduct field trials of the B. napus Nested Associated Mapping (NAM) germplasm resource in contrasting climatic environments in order to acquire a sizably sufficient dataset to test and apply emerging phenotyping and selection techniques to improve canola yield stability.