Saskatchewan Variety Performance Group (SVPG) trials 2020

Term: 1 year, beginning in 2020

Status: Ongoing

Funding Amount: $48,600

Lead Researcher(s): Mitchell Japp (Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture)

Funding Partners: Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture - Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission, Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission and Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association.

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Project Description

The Saskatchewan Variety Performance Group (SVPG) is an informal group made up of stakeholders who are interested in variety performance testing in Saskatchewan. SVPG has coordinated the post-registration regional performance testing of spring wheat, durum, barley, oats and flax varieties since 2006. The data collected from these trials is entered into annual publications “Varieties of Grain Crops” and “SaskSeed Guide”. In this project, SVPG is collecting data in the variety performance trials on priority traits to provide farmers with more productive information on farming decisions.