Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership Projects
Nutrient management 
Project: Getting more from less – enhancing NUE and carbon sequestration in canola
Principal investigator: Sally Vail, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To develop and identify canola germplasm and traits that improve nitrogen utilization efficiency, plant architecture and rooting characteristics for increased yield and carbon sequestration.
Project: Precision 4R management: Improving nitrogen use efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and productive economics of canola
Principal investigator: Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To investigate the use of variable rate mapping to selectively apply enhanced efficiency fertilizers in high-risk zones to increase profitability and reduce emissions.
Project: Improving nitrogen management
in winter canola
Principal investigator: Eric Page, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Harrow
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Ontario Canola Growers Association
Purpose: To address the knowledge gap on fertility recommendations in winter canola and to develop better winter canola nutrient management practices.
Integrated pest management 
Project: Clubroot pillar 2: Development and deployment of novel resistance genes to improve clubroot management on canola
Principal investigator: Gary Peng, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To identify novel clubroot resistance genes, characterize resistance develop markers, and incorporate into germplasm for breeding. It also investigates stacking and rotation of genes to develop better clubroot resistance strategies.
Project: Protecting canola against blackleg by introducing novel genes and developing R gene specific markers
Principal investigator: Hossein Borhan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To introduce novel sources of blackleg disease resistance genes and to develop gene-specific markers that will be used as tools for precision breeding of resistant cultivars.
Project: Assessing fungicide sensitivity in
S. sclerotiorum
Principal investigator: Dwayne Hegedus and Lone Buchwaldt, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To compare the sensitivity of sclerotinia isolates from 2010 to present collections to common fungicides and develop markers to identify mechanisms of resistance to aid in future monitoring programs.
Project: Flea beetle resistance in canola
Principal investigator: Dwayne Hegedus, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Saskatoon
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To identify the genomic regions controlling hair (trichome) production in Brassica species, develop markers to introgress traits into breeding lines, and test the impact of hair density on flea beetle feeding.
Genetics 
Project: Evaluation of gene-edited
canola with improved yield and abiotic stress tolerance
Principal investigator: Michael Emes, University of Guelph
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: Using CRISPR, starch enzymes will be replaced with maize homologues to increase stem thickness and improve resistance to drought and high temperature. The main goal is a massive increase in yield. Results will be validated in growth chambers and field trials.
Project: Establishment and applications of Brassica TILLING resources for development of resilient canola
Principal investigator: Raju Datla, Global Institute for Food Security
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To establish the TILLING breeding resource in breeding germplasm to improve water use efficiency/drought tolerance, photosynthetic efficiency and other climate-resilient traits.
Project: Towards a full understanding of canola germination and seedling performance
Principal investigator: Sally Vail, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To investigate seed and seedling vigour screening on the NAM breeding population under controlled and field conditions, to study the environmental impact on canola seed carbohydrates/proteins, and to develop a database to curate germination, vigor and other seed characteristics to accelerate breeding.
Canola meal utilization 
Project: Assessing/Understanding synergies between canola-meal and other mitigation strategies in reducing dairy-associated methane emissions
Principal investigator: Chaouki Benchaar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Sherbrooke
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To identify the inclusion of canola meal in dairy diets that reduce methane production and perform a life cycle analysis of milk production from canola meal-based diets to determine carbon footprint.
Project: Impact of canola meal and forage quality in sustainable dairy cow diets
Principal investigator: Kenneth Kalscheur, USDA-ARS Wisconsin
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To determine canola meal/fiber digestibility in dairy cows, assess lactation performance, assess methane emissions reductions and collaborate on life cycle analysis under American dairy cow production systems.
Project: Canola protein and performance, health, and life cycle assessment of Atlantic salmon
Principal investigator: Ivan Tankovski, Onda
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To assess the effect of canola meal on nutrient digestibility, performance and health of Atlantic salmon, determine the bioactive molecules in canola meal to improve immunity in salmon, and conduct a life cycle analysis between normal feed rations and canola meal-containing ones.
Project: Nutrient allocation using canola supplemented fish feed in aquaponics
Principal investigator: Nick Savidov, Lethbridge Polytechnic
Funding: Government of Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, Alberta Canola, Canola Council of Canada, Manitoba Canola Growers, SaskOilseeds
Purpose: To determine the impact on performance and production of plants
and fish in aquaponic systems with the inclusion of canola meal, compare phosphorus and nitrogen cycling in canola meal-fed trout and tilapia, and assess the economic value of canola meal-based diets in aquaponics systems.