This project builds on the ongoing project co-funded by Sask Wheat on Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) resistance to fungicide, in which a Nested Association Mapping population for F. graminearum (FgNAM) was developed by crossing between eight isolates of Fusarium mostly from Saskatchewan and Manitoba and, a high-quality genome assembly have been generated. This population segregates for multiple traits including aggressiveness (quantitative variation of pathogenicity), deoxynivalenol (DON) chemotype (15ADON vs. 3ADON) and concentration and sensitivity to triazole fungicides.
Read MoreThis research will clearly identify the risks and benefits (in terms of crop stand establishment, yield, and quality) associated with early plantings of durum wheat in western Canada over a wide range of soil and climatic conditions. It will also identify the most effective genetics and agronomics to optimize yield and quality of CWAD wheat grown in cold soil conditions.
Read MoreDeveloping durum wheat varieties that are less susceptible to ergot has become a rising priority. With the goal of enhancing the level of understanding of genetic resistance for ergot in the breeding germplasm, this study will include extensive multi-year phenotyping and next generation genotyping of genetic populations, strategic parental selection and crossing, gene stacking and molecular phenotyping using the Canadian Light Source platform.
Read MoreThis project focuses on understanding the genes involved in high yield and high protein in Canadian germplasm such as AAC GoldNet, a recently registered cultivar with simultaneous increase in yield and protein. The objective is to map and identify high grain protein content QTL and verify QTL that are “keeping pace” with grain yield improvement using double haploid populations.
Read MoreThis research intends to facilitate the breeding and development of pedigreed seed of improved varieties of Canada Western Amber Durum. The proposal is intended to support the development of the various traits and qualities of durum under development by this breeding program using genomic and phenomic tools. Improved agronomic traits in durum varieties are the biggest priorities for durum breeding programs and this project will work towards resistance to FHB, improved grade retention and sprouting tolerance, lodging resistance, along with other traits such as improved yield and protein.
Read MoreThis project aims to deliver best management practices for an ultra-early seeded durum wheat so that the ultra-early seeding system strategy allows to expand the seeding window for all crops for producers. This 4-year project will attempt to design a seeding system tailored to CWAD by analysing the germplasm within CWAD that would display variation around adaptation to the cold soils and abiotic stresses that occur when planting at or near 0ºC.
Read MoreDeveloping durum wheat varieties that are less susceptible to ergot has become a rising priority. With the goal of enhancing the level of understanding of genetic resistance for ergot in the breeding germplasm, this study will include extensive multi-year phenotyping and next generation genotyping of genetic populations, strategic parental selection and crossing, gene stacking and molecular phenotyping using the Canadian Light Source platform.
Read MoreThe CWRC funding will provide expanded “core” support for the Crop Development Centre’s wheat breeding programs, including a significant increase in contributions to field-based breeding activities, disease nursery and screening, molecular marker assisted breeding, winter nursery capacity, and end-use quality evaluation.
Read MoreThe main focus of this project is to characterize and identify a durum wheat line with the stable shortest dry down period in combination with agronomic, disease resistance and quality traits that could be used to develop early harvesting breeding populations.
Read MoreThe results from this pilot project will complement previously funded projects on stripe rust race/lineage characterization using the traditional approach. This will help to study host-specificity of the pathogen on the wheat cultivars grown in Canada.
Read MoreThe aim of this research project is to develop a more efficient doubled haploid (DH) production process in wheat through utilization of isolated microspore culture.
Read MoreThe overall objective of this project is to determine the most practical, cost effective methods to reduce deoxynivalenol (DON) levels in Fusarium-infected wheat and barley, with a focus on on-farm applications thereby increasing the value, safety and marketing opportunities for these important crops.
Read MoreThe objective of this project is to determine the distribution of ash content in the kernel of cultivars of durum wheat with variable expression; to develop and validate robust genotyping platforms for durum wheat with the specific focus on genetic mapping populations with a large range in phenotypic expression of milling potential; and to develop genomic selection prediction models using a combination of high density molecular data and robust milling data.
Read MoreThe goal of this project is to accelerate the deployment of Adult Plant Resistance genes (APRs) for stripe (Yr) and leaf rust (Lr) resistance in Canadian durum wheat and to evaluate their effectiveness under Canadian field conditions.
Read MoreThe proposed project aims to identify new sources of resistance to tan spot in durum and winter wheat.
Read MoreThis project will focus on genetic and genomic approaches to predict quality parameters including protein content, yellow pigment content (YPC) and milling quality in durum which will enable larger scale selections for those traits at earlier generations of breeding programs and ultimately accelerate the breeding programs on improving durum wheat quality.
Read MoreThis research intends to facilitate the breeding and development of pedigreed seed of improved varieties of Canada Western Amber Durum. The project is intended to support the development of the various traits and qualities of durum under development by this breeding program using genomic and phenomic tools.
Read MoreDurum wheat comprises between 16 to 20% of the area seeded to wheat in Canada every year and is used for pasta and couscous. The project will identify fusarium species and toxins produced from FHB infected spring and durum wheat from the 2014 epidemic.
Read MoreThe goal of this Plant Microbiome (PLM) research project is to develop breakthrough microbial products to address the significant need for improved yield, water use efficiency, and heat-stress tolerance in major Canadian and global crops.
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