The Alberta Wheat Commission, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and the Western Grains Research Foundation have announced a combined total investment of $3,582,992 over four years.
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The $8.8-million project, titled Canadian Triticum Applied Genomics, is being led by Dr. Curtis Pozniak of the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre and Dr. Andrew Sharpe of the National Research Council Canada and will combine the expertise of genomic researchers and wheat breeders to improve genetic gain.
Source : Agriculture and Forestry