Lead Researcher (PI): Sylvie Cloutier

Institution: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada

Total WGRF Funding: $70,000

Co-Funders: Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Alberta Wheat Commission, Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission

Start Date: 2018

Project Length: 5 Years

Objectives:

To establish a Canada-wide pre-breeding platform that will supply all Canadian wheat breeding programs with useful markers, semi-adapted germplasm carrying new resistance genes, and a searchable database that will contain all relevant genotypic and phenotypic data collected during the evaluation process.