Genetics and improvement of fusarium head blight resistance in Canadian spring wheat
Posted on 22.02.2021 | Last Modified 22.02.2021
Lead Researcher (PI): Dean Spaner
Institution:
University of Alberta
Total WGRF Funding:
$240,000
Co-Funders:
Alberta Wheat Commission, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Start Date:
2020
Project Length:
4 Years
Objectives:
To develop wheat germplasm with improved fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance and increased frequency of Fhb1 gene/QTL in addition to carrying out genome wide association mapping for FHB resistance in Canadian spring wheat.