Expanding Albertan capacity for hard red spring wheat breeding, and the education of future scientists

• Term:  5 years, starting in 2019

• Status: Ongoing

• Funding Amount: $220,000

• Lead Researcher(s): Dr. Dean Spanner (University of Alberta)

• Funding Partners: Alberta Wheat Commission

Project Description

This project supports continued research and development activities of the Canadian Western Hard Red Spring (CWRS) wheat breeding program at the University of Alberta. We have released nine CWRS cultivars and educated a large number of scientists serving the Canadian agricultural system over the last five years. The objectives of this project are to continue development of new CWRS cultivars for Alberta, and to educate graduate students in this field for the Albertan wheat farming community.