Canadian Wheat Alliance to support R&D projects to develop new wheat varieties

In Canada, The Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan today announced the creation of a new Canadian Wheat Alliance. This initiative will coordinate research and development projects to improve the yield of Canadian wheat by reducing losses under extreme weather conditions such as drought, heat, cold and diseases.

The Alliance aims to develop new and improved varieties of wheat that are resistant to disease; have increased tolerance to drought, heat and cold stresses; require less nitrogen fertilizer; and produce increased yields. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Saskatchewan have distinguished records in wheat research and variety development, and have word-class wheat breeding, genomics, pathology and grain quality programs.

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