Climate smart condiment mustards for crop productivity and resilience
Posted on 26.05.2025 | Last Modified 26.05.2025
Lead Researcher (PI): Bifang Cheng
Institution:
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Total WGRF Funding:
$405,874
Co-Funders:
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Mustard 21 Canada Inc.
Start Date:
2023
Project Length:
5 Years
Objectives:
i) Develop IMI-tolerant and high yielding brown and oriental mustard hybrid varieties.
ii) Develop IMI-tolerant and high yielding yellow mustard composite varieties.
iii) Develop clubroot resistant lines in in B. juncea and S. alba.
iv) Identify germplasm with soil salinity tolerance in B. juncea and S. alba.