Researchers: James Tucker; Kelly Turkington

Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $381,498

Co-Funders: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Grains, Brewing and Malting Barley Research Institute, Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission

Start Date: 2023

Project Length: 5 Years

Objectives:

i) Maintain and enhance foundational leaf disease, FHB, smut, and stem rust resistance screening capacity, knowledge, and expertise for Canadian barley breeding/pathology programs and other barley stakeholders.
ii) screening nurseries for scald, net-form and spot-form net blotch, spot blotch, stem and stripe rust, Fusarium head blight (FHB), loose smut and surface-borne smuts.
iii) Provide objective barley disease reaction information for advanced breeding lines, germplasm, and in the development of molecular markers through genomics and genome wide association mapping activities.
iv) Provide critical and consistent barley candidate line and variety information on the level of disease resistance or susceptibility for breeders, seed growers, the seed trade, and producers.