Lead Researcher (PI): Alejandro Costamagna

Institution: University of Manitoba

Total WGRF Funding: $35,000

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 add a new mechanism of resistance that, when combined with the Sitodiplosis mosellana (SM) 1 gene and existing interspersed refuge of susceptible wheat, will further delay the development of virulent wheat midge.