Relative performance of current and upcoming flax varieties
Objectives The project objective was to demonstrate the relative performance of current flax varieties in addition to some of those […]
Seeding rate and seeding date effects on flax establishment and yield 2015
Objective The objective of this project was to demonstrate the effects of low, medium and high seeding rates at early […]
Optimal nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur fertility in flax
Objectives The objective of this project was to demonstrate the response of flax to applications of varying rates of nitrogen […]
Flax response to fungicide at varying row spacing and nitrogen levels 2015
Objectives The objectives are to demonstrate the response of flax to fungicide applications at three locations in Saskatchewan and to […]
Flax response to fungicide at varying row spacing and nitrogen levels 2014
Project Description The Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF) and Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation (NARF) conducted field demonstrations in 2014 […]
Optimal fertilizer management for flax 2014
Objectives To demonstrate the response of flax to applications of varying rates of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and […]
Characterization of rust resistance genes of flax
Objectives Project Description Flax rust is a serious disease that reached epidemic levels in North America two or three times […]
Phenotyping of recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from CDC Bethune crosses and describing and sampling of M2 mutated lines
Project Description Saskatchewan is the leading producer of flaxseed in Canada and the largest exporter of flax seed in the […]
Off season winter nursery for oilseed flax
Objectives To grow, harvest and return seed from an off-season (winter) breeding nursery for oilseed flax. The seed of these […]
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 […]
Seeding rate and Insure® Pulse effects on flax establishment and yield
Objective The objective of this project was to demonstrate the potential benefits of Insure® Pulse – a registered seed treatment […]