New funding will be used to develop new tools, knowledge and traits that can then get incorporated into new varieties
The quest to breed better root resistance in peas is the focus of a genomics research project announced last week by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. The organization announced it will also fund a genomics project designed to find tools to breed better lentil varieties. Both projects are co-funded through Genome Canada’s Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems […] Read moreTag Archives Saskatchewan Pulse Growers — page 3
Pulse breeders get serious about tackling root rot problem
A joint Limagrain-Saskatchewan Pulse Growers program is in full swing as it searches for a solution to aphanomyces
In the latest episode of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers' Pulse of the Prairies podcast, Jason Reinheimer of Limagrain said the French company is combining the best-known sources of resistance from North America and Europe to combat the devastating root rot disease.
