Development of a haploid breeding centre
Project Description A possible mechanism for shortening the time frame for variety development is through the production of doubled haploid […]
Determination of flax straw fiber content form selected accessions grown by the Plant Gene Resources of Canada in 1998 and 1999
Project Description Sub-samples of each straw sample were prepared and retted by staff of Biolin. Each sub-sample consisted of pieces […]
Breeding Flax for Eastern Saskatchewan
Objectives To develop flax and solin varieties suited to eastern growing areas of Saskatchewan and to establish two variety testing […]
The development of oilseed flax varieties with enhanced straw fibre concentration
Objectives The objectives of this application were to: Project Description The overall objective of this research was to determine the […]
Northern Adapted Flax Variety Development Project
Project Description The Northern Adapted Flax Variety Development Project was carried out with the objective of developing flax varieties that […]
Screening the PGRC flax germplasm collection for elevated SDG levels
Objectives The objective of this study was to evaluate the flax germplasm collections to determine if sufficient variability existed that […]
Generating next-generation clubroot resistant canola varieties with advanced gene editing technologies
Objective Project Description Growing clubroot resistant (CR) varieties in diverse rotations remains the most effective strategy for long-term management of […]
Total Utilization of Flax Genomics (TUFGEN)
Project Description The popularity of flax as a healthy dietary choice continues to increase as does the interest in the […]
Acquisition and evaluation of Russian flax germplasm
Objective The objective is to expand Plant Genetic Resources of Canada’s (PGRC) collection of flax germplasm by requesting material of […]
Pre-Breeding for Linseed Straw Management
Project Description The objectives of this project were to deliver novel, non-GMO, pre-breeding variants of an elite Canadian linseed variety […]
Contra season (winter) nursery for oilseed flax
Objectives 1. Establish contra-season flax nursery at Leeston, New Zealand. 2. Alternate growing seasons between Leeston and Kernen Crop Research […]
Flax germplasm- Characterization and screening for seed-oil quality
Objectives Project Description As a major result of this project, the Canadian flax germplasm collection preserved at PGRC increased in […]