Improving wheat tolerance to field sprouting

Term: 3 years, starting in 2020

Status: Ongoing

Funding Amount: $345,000

Lead Researcher(s): Dr. Dean Spanner (University of Alberta)

Funding Partners: Alberta Wheat Commission

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Project Description

Wheat is a major crop of the Canadian prairies. Pre-harvest sprouting causes major yield reduction and downgrades the end use quality of the grain. Sprouting occurs frequently in the wheat growing regions of the Prairies. Enhanced tolerance to field sprouting is a trait constantly in demand by wheat growers. The objective of this research is to identify new genes that provide a unique opportunity to facilitate wheat breeding for mitigating the problem of pre-harvest sprouting.