Research Abstracts


     Research Abstracts

The following table contains a list of completed research and development projects supported by the Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA). In some cases, summary/abstracts are available for the projects. These are indicated below. 

Year Project Title Researcher & Organization
2012 Ferality Potential of Seven Canadian Crops Pierre Hucl and Steven Shirtliffe, Crop Development Centre and Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan
2012 Identifying Beneficial Characteristics of High-Yield Organically- Selected Wheat and Oat Lines Dr. Stephen Fox, Dr. Martin Entz and Dr. Andy Hammermeister, Cereal Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Department of Plant Science, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB
2011 Characterization of Ergot Resistance in Durum Wheat and Development of Molecular Markers for Aiding Selection of Ergot Resistant Breeding Lines Dr. James Menzies, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Winnipeg MB
2009 Seedborne Transmission of Clubroot of Canola: evaluation of significance and control S.E. Strelkov, University of Alberta
2008 The Effect of Flowering Synchrony on Canola (Brassica napus) Out-Crossing Rates Marie-Josée Simard and Anne Légère; AAFC, Quebec, QC and AAFC Saskatoon, SK
2008 Acceptability of a Conservative, Quasi-Physical Model of Wheat Out-Crossing to Define Wheat Reproductive Isolation Methods: A Background Report and Questionnaire Franco DiGiovanni, Airzone One Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario
2007 Dormant Wheat Genotype Trial Steve Shirtliffe, University of Saskatchewan
2007 Refinement of a Conservative, Quasi-physical Model of Wheat Out-crossing Franco DiGiovanni, Airzone One Ltd. & Duane Falk, Plant Agriculture Department
2007 Unraveling Kernal Visual Distinguishability (KVD) Dr. James Douglas Procunier, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
2006 Residual Herbicides for Weed Control in Tall Fescue Seed Crops Nigel A. Fairey, AAFC, Beaverlodge
2002 Chemical Control of Clovers in Birdsfoot Trefoil Seed Fields  Bruce Coulman – Macdonald College
2001 Isolation Effectiveness in Canola Pedigree Seed Production  K. Downey – Saskatoon
1999 Development of Bioherbicides for Biological Control of Cleavers Wenming Zhang – Alberta Research Council
1999 Monitoring Soybean Seed and Cultivar Purity by Microsatellite DNA Fingerprint Kangfu Yu – AAFC Harrow
1999 Internal Infection of Soybean Seeds by Scleortinia Sclerotiorum Sylvie Rioux – CÉROM, Ste-Foy
1999 Seed Dormancy in Canaryseed M. Matus-Cádiz, P. Hucl, and G. Munasinghe – U. of Saskatchewan
1998 Grass Seed Priming  R. Smith – U. Of Manitoba
1998 Enhancing Germination Vigor in Cereals R. D. Hill – R. of Manitoba
1998 Infected Seed Fusarium Head Blight   J. Gilbert – AAFC Winnipeg
1998 Freezing Tolerance Perennial Rye B. Couman – AAFC Saskatoon
1997 Rapid Identification of Fungal Pathogens of Seeds K.A. Seifert – AAFC Ottawa
1997 Protecting Wheat Seed Quality from Wheat Midge Damage R.J. Lamb – AAFC Winnipeg
1997 Seed Production of Ryegrass  T. Kunelius – AAFC Charlottetown
1997 Seed Transmission of Septoria Leaf Mottle of Canaryseed G.R. Hughes – U. Of Saskatchewan

 

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