Cereals and most crops have ratings for disease resistance, yield potential, straw height and other traits, but not drought tolerance. Right now, that sort of information is anecdotal
Tag Archives Variety development
VIDEO: Cereal drought tolerant ratings hard to compile
Farmers rely on anecdotal information to select drought hardy varieties
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition funds AAFC variety development
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.
Issue-solving durum varieties showcased at AIM
SaskWheat brought five varieties of durum wheat to Ag in Motion this year, with four of them being new to address different problems that producers face.
From AIM: New tech opens paths for canola’s next steps
After Bayer’s “dream team” panel of canola breeders and developers at Ag in Motion to discuss their work on “the highest-yielding DeKalb canola hybrid yet,” an audience member posed the inevitable question: What’s next?
New pulse varieties incoming
Limagrain has some small red lentil varieties ready for commercialization, Benzon Lorenzana, the company’s head of cereals and pulse research for North America, said during the Ag in Motion show.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
