Science Edition 2016—Key result: Sclerotinia stem rot-tolerant varieties are available and efforts continue to improve varietal resistance, in both the public and private sectors. Researchers on this project have identified previously undiscovered genes associated with the plant defense response, providing valuable resources for researchers interested in developing sclerotinia-resistant canola lines. Project title, Principal investigators: “Getting one step...

Science Edition 2015—Key practice: Predicting how much nitrogen is reserved in the soil is difficult. Given its high cost in canola production, conducting an annual soil test on each field to determine appropriate rates is a good idea. The wild card is moisture supply throughout the growing season. Project title, Lead Researcher: “Long-term effects of different soil...

Science Edition 2015—Key practice: Rather than using genetically resistant varieties or the application of soil amendments and fungicides, this study is working to develop a new, alternative approach to clubroot resistance by silencing pathogen gene expression within the plant itself. Project title, Lead researcher: “Genomics of Clubroot disease development in canola and development of in-plant RNAi to...