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.
Enhanced Phosphorus Uptake in Flax
flax may be a particularly good candidate for biological inoculants that have potential to improve P uptake.
Genomic and pathogenic characterization of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lini, cause of flax wilt in SK and MB
This information will indicate the risk of flax wilt in a particular area and will help guide flax producers with decisions on which varieties to grow and which cultural practices are needed to mitigate disease damage.
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.