Lead Researcher (PI): Bunyamin Taran

Institution: University of Saskatchewan

Total WGRF Funding: $182,488

Co-Funders: Agriculture Development Fund, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission

Start Date: 2024

Project Length: 4 Years

Objectives:

1) To enhance flax yield potential by increasing additive genetic variance, increasing selection intensity, and reducing time interval.
2) To develop screening protocol for tolerance to high temperatures.
3) To identify interspecific flax genotypes with tolerance to a) heat stress and b) resistance to pasmo.
4) To identify genetic components associated with a) heat tolerance and b) resistance to pasmo in interspecific population of flax.
5) To develop breeding lines with improved yield potential and tolerance to high temperature and improved resistance to pasmo.