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Pea yield formation in warming temperatures – phenological mechanisms

Posted on 06.02.2017 | Last Modified 22.02.2021
Lead Researcher (PI): Rosalind Bueckert
Institution: University of Saskatchewan
Total WGRF Funding: $160,000
Co-Funders: None
Start Date: 2011
Project Length: 3 Years
Objectives:

The goal is to look at nine varieties of pea, which cover Saskatchewan cultivars and potentially heat tolerant cultivars from Australia, and find out why pea has poor yield in warm summers on the prairies.