Grain Research Laboratory
The Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory works to establish and maintain standards of quality for Canadian grain by:
- being the pre-eminent provider of science to support Canada’s grain quality assurance system
- enhancing the marketability of Canadian grains through scientific research, monitoring and analytical services
- anticipating and responding to the needs of the grain value chain through interaction with the grain sector and global grain science community
Areas of Research
The Canada Grain Act requires the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) to undertake, sponsor and promote research in relation to grains and grain products including:
- assessing, improving and developing scientific procedures and technologies used in grain quality and safety determination
- assessing Canadian grain harvest quality and studying how grading factors affect end-use properties.
- developing new uses for Canadian grain and evaluates new varieties as part of the variety registration process.
Scientists and researchers
Publications
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Hervet, V., Elliot, B., Schock, C., Otani, J. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-The rusty grain beetle: A pest of stored grain” Webpage-bulletin, August 15, 2022 edition (Issue 16). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-15/#post_13685 (retrieved 2022Nov16).
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Hervet, V., Elliot, B., Schock, C., Otani, J. 2022. Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-The foreign grain beetle” Webpage-bulletin, August 8, 2022 edition (Issue 15). url: https://prairiepest.ca/2022/week-14/#post_13651 (retrieved 2022Nov16).
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Rabanus-Wallace, M.T., Hackauf, B., Mascher, M., Lux, T., Wicker, T., Gundlach, H., Baez, M., Houben, A., Mayer, K.F.X., Guo, L., Poland, J., Pozniak, C.J., Walkowiak, S., Melonek, J., Praz, C.R., Schreiber, M., Budak, H., Heuberger, M., Steuernagel, B., Wulff, B., Börner, A., Byrns, B., Čížková, J., Fowler, D.B., Fritz, A., Himmelbach, A., Kaithakottil, G., Keilwagen, J., Keller, B., Konkin, D., Larsen, J., Li, Q., Myśków, B., Padmarasu, S., Rawat, N., Sesiz, U., Biyiklioglu-Kaya, S., Sharpe, A., Šimková, H., Small, I., Swarbreck, D., Toegelová, H., Tsvetkova, N., Voylokov, A.V., Vrána, J., Bauer, E., Bolibok-Bragoszewska, H., Doležel, J., Hall, A., Jia, J., Korzun, V., Laroche, A., Ma, X.F., Ordon, F., Özkan, H., Rakoczy-Trojanowska, M., Scholz, U., Schulman, A.H., Siekmann, D., Stojałowski, S., Tiwari, V.K., Spannagl, M., Stein, N. (2021). Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into rye biology, evolution and agronomic potential. Nature Genetics, [online] 53(4), 564-573. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41588-021-00807-0
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Walkowiak, S., Gao, L., Monat, C., Haberer, G., Kassa, M.T., Brinton, J., Ramirez-Gonzalez, R.H., Kolodziej, M.C., Delorean, E., Thambugala, D., Klymiuk, V., Byrns, B., Gundlach, H., Bandi, V., Siri, J.N., Nilsen, K., Aquino, C., Himmelbach, A., Copetti, D., Ban, T., Venturini, L., Bevan, M., Clavijo, B., Koo, D.H., Ens, J., Wiebe, K., N’Diaye, A., Fritz, A.K., Gutwin, C., Fiebig, A., Fosker, C., Fu, B.X., Accinelli, G.G., Gardner, K.A., Fradgley, N., Gutierrez-Gonzalez, J., Halstead-Nussloch, G., Hatakeyama, M., Koh, C.S., Deek, J., Costamagna, A.C., Fobert, P., Heavens, D., Kanamori, H., Kawaura, K., Kobayashi, F., Krasileva, K., Kuo, T., McKenzie, N., Murata, K., Nabeka, Y., Paape, T., Padmarasu, S., Percival-Alwyn, L., Kagale, S., Scholz, U., Sese, J., Juliana, P., Singh, R., Shimizu-Inatsugi, R., Swarbreck, D., Cockram, J., Budak, H., Tameshige, T., Tanaka, T., Tsuji, H., Wright, J., Wu, J., Steuernagel, B., Small, I., Cloutier, S., Keeble-Gagnère, G., Muehlbauer, G., Tibbets, J., Nasuda, S., Melonek, J., Hucl, P.J., Sharpe, A.G., Clark, M., Legg, E., Bharti, A., Langridge, P., Hall, A., Uauy, C., Mascher, M., Krattinger, S.G., Handa, H., Shimizu, K.K., Distelfeld, A., Chalmers, K., Keller, B., Mayer, K.F.X., Poland, J., Stein, N., McCartney, C.A., Spannagl, M., Wicker, T., Pozniak, C.J. (2020). Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding. Nature, [online] 588(7837), 277-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2961-x
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N'Diaye, A., Byrns, B., Cory, A.T., Nilsen, K.T., Walkowiak, S., Sharpe, A., Robinson, S.J., Pozniak, C.J. (2020). Machine learning analyses of methylation profiles uncovers tissue-specific gene expression patterns in wheat. Plant Genome, [online] 13(2), http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20027
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Nilsen, K.T., N'Diaye, A., MacLachlan, P.R., Clarke, J.M., Ruan, Y., Cuthbert, R.D., Knox, R.E., Wiebe, K., Cory, A.T., Walkowiak, S., Beres, B.L., Graf, R.J., Clarke, F.R., Sharpe, A.G., Distelfeld, A., Pozniak, C.J. (2017). High density mapping and haplotype analysis of the major stem-solidness locus SSt1 in durum and common wheat. PLoS ONE, [online] 12(4), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175285
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Walkowiak, S., Rowland, O., Rodrigue, N., Subramaniam, R. (2016). Whole genome sequencing and comparative genomics of closely related Fusarium Head Blight fungi: Fusarium graminearum, F. meridionale and F. asiaticum. BMC Genomics, [online] 17(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-3371-1
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Walkowiak, S., Bonner, C.T., Wang, L., Blackwell, B., Rowland, O., Subramaniam, R. (2015). Intraspecies interaction of fusarium graminearum contributes to reduced toxin production and virulence. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, [online] 28(11), 1256-1267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-06-15-0120-R
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Lysøe, E., Harris, L.J., Walkowiak, S., Subramaniam, R., Divon, H.H., Riiser, E.S., Llorens, C., Gabaldón, T., Kistler, H.C., Jonkers, W., Kolseth, A.K., Nielsen, K.F., Thrane, U., Frandsen, R.J.N. (2014). The genome of the generalist plant pathogen Fusarium avenaceum is enriched with genes involved in redox, signaling and secondary metabolism. PLoS ONE, [online] 9(11), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112703
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Walkowiak, S., Subramaniam, R. (2014). A nitrogen-responsive gene affects virulence in Fusarium graminearum. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, [online] 36(2), 224-234. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07060661.2014.905495
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