Kirby T Nilsen
Research Scientist
Sustainable Oat Breeding and Genomics
Current research and/or projects
- Discovery, development and release of milling, feed and forage quality oats with improved nutritional quality and reduced business risk for production in a sustainable cropping system in western Canada.
- Breeding oat cultivars for the rust-prone areas of the Canadian prairies
- Breeding organic oat cultivars for western Canada
Professional activities / interests
- Member of the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and Barley
- Coordinator of the Western Cooperative Oat Registration Trial
Key publications
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K.D. Singh, S.D. Noble, P. Ravichandran, K. Halcro, R. Soolanayakanahally, J. Sangha, E. Brauer, K.T. Nilsen, O. Molina, H.S. Randhawa, R. Ortega Polo, C. Workman, S. Pahari, “Unmanned Ground Vehicle for High-throughput Phenotyping to Quantify Field Crops Characteristics”, NAPPN Annual Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, February, 2024 (Hybrid); https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.170008912.21420303/v1
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Contact
Research facility
2701 Grand Valley Road, P.O. Box 1000A
Brandon, MB R7A 5Y3
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Language
English
French