On Farm: Exploring the Impact of Low vs High Stubble Heights
Objective To evaluate the effects of different stubble heights on various factors, with a primary focus on snow catch, soil […]
Greenhouse Gas Program for Diverse Field Crops
Our proposed project will deliver tangible resources for Canadian growers who produce diverse field crops, looking to implement practical strategies for reducing N2O emissions.
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.
Accelerating Flax Straw Decomposition by Harnessing Natural Soil Microbes
Our goal is to develop a bioformulation that can be applied to flax stubble that will accelerate its decomposition to reduce its interference with the flax seeding process.
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.
Evaluation of mechanisms leading to emergence of new clubroot pathotypes
Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is a major threat to canola production in Canada. The use of clubroot-resistant (CR) cultivars has been a key strategy in managing this disease.
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.
Integrated flea beetle management for the future of canola production in Canada
It is estimated that flea beetles cause economic losses of over $300 million annually in North America and represent the major insect threat to canola. Yield loss of 10 % is common when flea beetles are abundant.
Assessing Fungicide Sensitivity in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a fungal pathogen of canola and many other crops including bean, soybean, sunflower, potato and lentil.
Genetic Insights from Pennycress: Enhancing Canola Resistance to Verticillium longisporum
Although a relatively new disease of concern for Canadian canola producers (1), verticillium stripe (VS) is an important disease for the European canola growers and has been extensively studied over the past several decades (2).