Ana Badea, PhD
Development of barley cultivars for western Canada
Current research and/or projects
- Breeding malting and food barley cultivars for western Canada at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Brandon Research and Development Centre assisted by new technologies (lead).
- Western Barley Breeding CORE Support Agreement (lead).
- Developing barley germplasm with improved resistance to Fusarium head blight and other biotic stresses for western Canada at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Brandon Research and Development Centre (team member).
- Phenotyping barley breeding lines and germplasm for disease resistance (team member).
- CropSNP: ultra-low cost genotyping in barley and soybean (team member).
Professional activities / interests
- Plant Breeding
- Plant Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Plant Physiology
Education and awards
- Doctor of Philosophy (Genetics and Plant Breeding)
- Master of Science (Plant Biotechnology)
- Bachelor of Science (Genetic Engineering in Agriculture)
- Career Focus Program, AAFC - Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
- Canadian Government Laboratory Visiting Fellow, AAFC - Lethbridge Research and Development Centre
- Honorary Life Membership from the Biological Society on Campus, Brandon University
- Honorary Membership from Canadian Society of Agronomy
Key publications
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You FM, Xu W, Tucker JR, Khanal R, Beattie A, Brar G, Fu Y-B, Zheng C, Malti S, Shah K, Liton U, Holden S, Yao Z, Singh J, Boyle B, Belzile F, Mascher M, Tinker N, Bekele W, and Badea A. Reference-level genome assemblies and comparative analysis of five representative Canadian barley cultivars. 2024 Barley Symposium – From the Ground Up. February 26-27, Saskatoon, Canada (Oral talk)
2024 - View publication details
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The Building Better Barley Podcast Episode Exciting new varieties on the horizon, https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Qni9uJWiXlmX4BvBo1Zy9?go=1&sp_cid=f56f2daab073bfc1cd83a06e9f49ceff&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&nd=1
2023 - View publication details
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Steps towards microbiome-assisted barley breeding - invited seminar.
2023 - View publication details
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V. Weerasinghe, J.R. Tucker, A. Badea, W.G. D. Fernando, C. Wijekoon (2023 Jan 19-20) Effect of bacterial endophytes in mycotoxin production of barley. Rapid fire symposium at CCARM. Winnipeg (In person)- Oral presentation
2023 - View publication details
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Bioactive Compounds In Barley_Final Research Report to the Funding Agency_December2022 - prepared by Badea and Wijekoon
2022 - View publication details
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Agricultural Innovations (Volume V) https://collab.agr.gc.ca/br-dg/stb-dgst/Documents/Annual%20Publications/Agricultural%20Innovations%20Vol%20V.pdf
2022 - View publication details
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V. Weerasinghe, J.R. Tucker, A. Badea, W.G. D. Fernando, C. Wijekoon (2022 Dec 7) Meta-sequencing of bacterial endophytes in clean and FHB-infected barley seeds. Canadian Phytopathological Society (CPS) Manitoba regional meeting. Winnipeg.
2022 - View publication details
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Malting barley varieties at AAFC-BRDC – an overview - prepared and presented by Dr. Ana Badea
2022 - View publication details
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Canadian barley: public breeding programs, cultivar registration system and market development of malting barley cultivars - https://www.barleyhub.org/seminars/
2022 - View publication details
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Survey of fungal endophyte microbiome diversity of barley genotypes grown in western Canada - oral presentation
2022 - View publication details
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AAC Prairie: a new two-row malting barley for the mainstream brewing industry - poster
2022 - View publication details
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AAC Prairie: a new two-row malting barley for the mainstream brewing industry - abstract
2022 - View publication details
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Survey of fungal endophyte microbiome diversity of barley genotypes grown in western Canada.
2022 - View publication details
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C. Wijekoon, A. Sabra, J. R. Tucker, A. Badea. (2022 July 4-8) Comparative analysis of phenolic compounds of Canadian barley reveals potential biomarkers related to Fusarium head blight resistance. CPS conference (virtual).
2022 - View publication details
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Barley – an ancient grain for a modern world - invited seminar
2022 - View publication details
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The Building Better Barley Podcast Episode 1: Barley Breeding with Dr. Ana Badea, https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GsKUDn9wVBuXuIukj4khj
2022 - View publication details
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Bioactive Compounds In Barley_InterimResearchReportToFundingAgency_January2022
2022 - View publication details
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Barley_Pan_Genome_Project_Consortium_Agreement_PhaseII
2022 - View publication details
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Breeding malting barley varieties for western Canada at AAFC-BRDC – brief overview of the process prepared and presented by Ana Badea
2021 - View publication details
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https://www.manitobacooperator.ca/farm-it-manitoba/filling-in-the-genetic-road-map-for-better-barley/
2021 - View publication details
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Affiliations
- Adjunct Professor, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Plant Science
- Chair of the Agronomy Team of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley
- Member, Crop Science Society of America
- Member, Canadian Society of Agronomy