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.
Integrated Approaches for the Genetic Improvement of Flax
The proposed project will develop new generation of flax varieties which will enable the crop to be grown over larger areas in Canada.
Enhancing Genetic Gain for Yield, Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Flax
Breeding efforts to develop lines with improved tolerance to heat stress are urgently needed.
Accelerated Breeding Strategy for Flax Improvement
Increasing the rate at which new flax cultivars are developed will improve the ability of the flax industry to meet changing market demands and to tolerate climate change.
Developing canola lines with higher yield and better drought resilience through the regulation of transcription factors
Canola cultivars with higher yields can substantially benefit producers and downstream industries in Canada. Drought stress, one of the most detrimental abiotic factors, may cause severe yield loss in the Canadian Prairies.
Identifying novel genetic sources of resistance to Verticillium stripe using synthetic Brassica napus lines
Verticillium stripe (VS), caused by the soil-borne fungus Verticillium longisporum (VL), poses a significant threat to global canola production.