New source of resistance to Fusarium head blight: Wheat – Thinopyrum derivatives
Posted on 19.01.2023 | Last Modified 19.01.2023
Lead Researcher (PI): Pierre Hucl
Institution:
University of Saskatchewan
Total WGRF Funding:
$60,144
Co-Funders:
Agriculture Development Fund, Alberta Wheat Commission, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission
Start Date:
2022
Project Length:
3 Years
Objectives:
Screen an intergeneric wheat-Thinopyrum population in order to identify new sources of FHB resistance and then introgress the resistance into locally adapted germplasm.