Researcher: Bunyamin Taran
Enhancing genetic gain for yield, biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in flax
Read MoreAccelerated breeding strategy for flax improvement
Read MoreDiversifying sources for resistance to Ascochyta blight in chickpea
Ascochyta blight, caused by the fungus Ascochyta rabiei Pass Lab is a detrimental disease to chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L) causing yield losses of up to 100% under conducive environments With the emergence of more aggressive fungal populations and varying climatic conditions, there is a need for…Read More
Candidate genes for ascochyta blight resistance and genome-wide association analysis for improvement of assisted-selection in chickpea
Ascochyta blight caused by the fungus Ascochyta rabiei is one of the most devastating diseases of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L) worldwide The use of resistant varieties is considered the most economical and sustainable approach for controlling this disease The project consisted of two major…Read More
A reverse-introgression and genomics strategy to develop and characterize chickpea germplasm for yield and climate-resilience traits
Chickpea is well known to have narrow genetic base, consequently, limits our ability to expand the cultivation of the crop into new environments such as western Canada, and limits our breeding effort to improve stress tolerance as well as other economically important traits Wild species of chickpea…Read More