WGRF Funded Research

Project Name: Virus induced gene silencing in hairy roots to test root pathogen resistance

Institution: University of Saskatchewan

Total WGRF Funding: $168,935

Start Date: 2023

Project Name: Efficient identification of Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes by metabarcoding

Institution: University of Alberta

Total WGRF Funding: $42,693

Start Date: 2022

Project Name: Dissecting the genetics of B. napus resistance to clubroot

Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $20,000

Start Date: 2022

Project Name: Enhancing clubroot resistance in canola through regulating a transcription factor AIL7

Institution: University of Alberta

Total WGRF Funding: $49,247

Start Date: 2022

Project Name: Deploying calcium-dependent protein kinases to fight canola pathogens

Institution: Queen's University

Total WGRF Funding: $304,175

Start Date: 2022