Plant Genetics
Michigan State University researchers have genetically engineered plants with oily leaves, which could aid in biofuel and animal feed production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Though biotech corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops have been in the market for years, no company has yet commercialized a biotech wheat. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Canadian researchers are moving forward with the creation of new potato varieties, such as those with a low glycemic index and higher fibre content. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have developed a “family tree” for peppers and characterized the genes found in common pepper varieties. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Cornell University breeder has revealed the secret identities of two new wine grapes – Arandell and Aromella – following a novel naming challenge Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Bt corn resists attack by corn rootworm but the Bt trait can also boosted corn yields, in some cases beyond normal expectations. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
CDC Saskatoon breeders are developing flax seed that is 100 percent Triffid-free. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers have discovered that soybean root rot breaks Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Largest number of soybean advancements in a single year by Pioneer. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at Cornell University may have discovered a gene that could lead to plants with 50 per cent more yields. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Canadian apple growers can anticipate future productivity gains from the Atlantic Food and Horticultural Research Centre’s test plots in Kentville, NS. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The development of sclerotinia stem rot in a canola crop is like a complicated dance between the fungus’s life cycle and the crop’s growth stages. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Each year, the demand for high oleic canola oils continues to increase – well beyond the increase in population. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
In less than four decades, the booming canola industry has emerged from experimental fields in the Prairies to gain significant ground in the world oilseed market. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Saskatchewan grower Curtis Braaten is an enthusiastic fan of the haskap, getting to know the berry when he volunteered with the University of Saskatchewan. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Monsanto Canada introduces new TruFlex Roundup Ready canola to western Canadian farmers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Potato Research Centre is holding an open house February 13, 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
According to a study in the Journal of Food Science the amino acids and minerals found in asparagus extract may alleviate alcohol hangover. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A group of young high school researchers have begun a project that looks at yeast on grapes, with the end goal of studying biofuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Programs aim to streamline investments in the agriculture and agri-food sector. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!