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Response of historical and current western Canadian spring wheat cultivars to symbiosis with mycorrhizal fungi

Posted on 11.09.2017 | Last Modified 07.05.2019
Lead Researcher (PI): James John Germida
Institution: University of Saskatchewan
Total WGRF Funding: $66,000
Co-Funders: None
Start Date: 1997
Project Length: 3 Years
Objectives:

To determine if wheat breeding practices have reduced the ability of modern Canadian spring wheat cultivars to participate and form successful symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.