Cereals and Pulses / Oilseeds

Successful solutions

• Released three two-row malting barley varieties and two forage barley varieties with improved resistance to Fusarium head blight.
• Released 25 wheat varieties (some resistant to orange blossom wheat midge) and 5 oat varieties (some with improved resistance to crown rust disease).
• Developed selection techniques for low cadmium accumulating durum wheat cultivars, exempting Canada from trade restrictions due to high levels of cadmium.
• Developed a molecular diagnostic technique to detect multiple Fusarium species causing root rot disease in soybean, pea, and bean crops.
• Identified a new Fusarium root rot pathogen of bean in Canada to help scientists diagnose problems and develop new disease-resistant crops.
• Discovered that 30 cm row spacing for flax allows conventional grain seeding equipment for fibre production; high seeding rates and delayed planting create higher fibre yields.
• Generated information regarding the impacts of delayed planting, soil temperature at planting, and residue management practices on soybean growth, yield, and quality for Western Canada.
• Provided empirical data regarding the relative tolerance of locally adapted soybean to a range of moisture conditions.