A MAGIC resource to capture resistance to multiple environmental stressors in canola
Objective To develop a Multi-parental Advanced Generation Intercross (MAGIC) population for B. napus that will combine beneficial alleles controlling tolerance […]
Exploiting susceptibility (S) genes in canola against clubroot and sclerotinia stem rot
Objective Project Description Host resistance and susceptibility represent two contrasting facets of plant responses to pathogen infection. Historically, crop disease […]
Enhancing Sclerotinia resistance in canola through a novel jasmonate regulatory complex
Objective The overall objective of this project is to develop canola lines with targeted modifications in gene expression of BnCLIP […]
Developing Verticillium Stripe resistance in canola through genetic and molecular approaches
Objective Project Description Developing canola cultivars with resistance to Verticillium stripe (VS) is essential to safeguard yield potential for producers […]
Advancing genomics-based diagnostics for pathotype identification in clubroot
Objective To develop and implement genomics-based diagnostic tools for the identification of key Plasmodiophora brassicae pathotypes, supporting enhanced surveillance, improved […]
Investigating susceptible genes (S-genes) in canola to improve resistance against Verticillium disease
Objective 1. Assess resistance levels in the UBC B. napus TILLING population, Brassica rapa and Sinapis arvensis against V. longisporum. […]
Developing an Integrated Multiomics Platform for Canola and Wheat
Objective 1. Assemble available large scale public multiomic datasets for canola and wheat from local, national and international efforts. 2. […]
Making canola less attractive to flea beetles
Objective 1. Generate glucosinolate-free B. napus lines 2. Eliminate myrosinase from canola leaf tissue to generate myrosinase-free lines 3. Verify […]
Characterization of flax breeding lines for Northern adaptation and stability of yield and maturity
Objectives Project Description We have adapted the linear mixed model described in previous reports to include a hierarchical nested structure […]
Development of a flax breeding database: a gateway to novel breeding strategies
Objective 1) Collect, integrate, and organize different types of flax breeding research data, including field trial data, genotyping and phenotyping […]
Agronomic and molecular evaluation of flax from Canada and Russia
Objectives Project Description During the years 1999-2002 the Canadian seed gene bank, Plant Gene Resources of Canada (PGRC), Saskatoon, received […]
Enhancing the Development of Short and Herbicide Resistant Flax
This project focuses on showing the benefits of improved flax varieties to farmers and adapting the trait to allow farmers to be as competitive as possible.