Research Project Summaries
Keeping farmer-members informed of the research investments being made is a priority of the research department at Grain Farmers of Ontario. This database lists research projects that have been approved for funding and also includes project descriptions.
There are over 200 projects listed. Click on table headings to arrange them by Project Start, Project End, Project Title, and Principal Investigator.
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| Project Start | Project End | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Research Institution | Meta data |
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| 2025-07 | 2026-08 | Scientific evidence to support micronutrient management practices and recommendations for corn and soybeans in Ontario | M.A. (Amy) Lemay | VISTA Science & Technology Inc. | micronutrient management, corn, soybeans, Ontario, M.A. Lemay, Amy Lemay, VISTA Science & Technology Inc., July 2025, August 2026, knowledge base, evidence-based, policy, guidelines, future research, innovation, fertilizer, crop quality, productivity, profitability, environmental stewardship, database, searchable database, science synthesis, best practices, soil health, yield, diagnostic tests, macronutrient interaction, boron, chlorine, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, zinc, cultivars, nutrient deficiency, soil conditions, climate, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agri-Business, OMAFA, high-yielding varieties, nutrient demand, macronutrients, yield response, soil testing, plant tissue analysis, agriculture, sustainable farming, nutrient uptake, knowledge gaps, Ontario growers, funding partners, intensive agriculture, scientific summary, recommendations, decision-making, crop nutrition, field trials. |
| 2025-04 | 2028-03 | Integrating disease resistance into high-yielding soft red winter wheat germplasm | Michel McElroy | Centre for Grain Research (CEROM) | Fusarium head blight FHB soft red winter wheat SRW Michel McElroy Centre for Grain Research CEROM AAC Harfang UGRC Ring FHB resistance disease resistance wheat breeding molecular markers marker-assisted selection high-yielding wheat agronomic traits wheat quality pastry quality rust susceptibility plant height maturity date genetic resistance fungicide application wheat profitability wheat production wheat epidemic 1996 Ontario Quebec spring wheat excessive rainfall climate change winter wheat performance trials Ontario Cereal Crop Committee 2024 moderately resistant MR susceptible wheat zones variety registration trials genetic improvement disease management cereal breeding variety development wheat germplasm field screening FHB nursery agronomic evaluations wheat quality classes wheat yield wheat adaptation feed wheat parent lines combining ability crossbreeding progeny performance high-performing lines SeCan Producteurs de Semences du Quebec wheat genetics cereal disease control wheat fungicide cost cost of production climate resilience integrated pest management IPM cereal performance Ontario wheat varieties wheat cultivar selection wheat research. |
| 2025-04 | 2028-04 | Advancing precision pest management in corn and soybeans: Utilizing UAV technology for early detection and sustainable control strategies | Jocelyn Smith | University of Guelph | Advancing precision pest management corn soybeans UAV technology early detection sustainable control strategies Principal Investigator Jocelyn Smith Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2025 April 2028 Objectives remote sensing predictive model western bean cutworm WBC egg masses Ontario field corn biological control two-spotted spider mite TSSM soybeans predatory mites UAVs economic analyses integrated pest management IPM strategies Expected Impacts UAV technology efficient cost-effective scouting biological control application Ontario corn soybean producers insect-infested high-risk fields save time money grain producers increased profits dimethoate resistance TSSM alternative control options sustainable economically viable biological control alternative pesticides Project Overview Ontario crop production WBC infestation corn TSSM management soybeans unmanned aerial vehicles UAVs multispectral cameras identify fields risk WBC infestation plant health indicators fertility population topography drones biological control TSSM management predatory mites early efficient reduce chemical controls field monitoring remote sensing precision application biological controls improve pest management reduce labour costs early pest detection sustainable cost-effective control options precision agriculture environmental economic benefits Ontario agri-food sector External Funding Partners BioBee Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Agribusiness OMAFA |
| 2025-04 | 2028-03 | Innovative strategies to address weed management challenges in Ontario | Isabelle Aicklen | University of Guelph | weed management, Ontario, Isabelle Aicklen, University of Guelph, April 2025, March 2028, corn injury, yield loss, spray additives, tankmix, economic impacts, Enlist 1, tankmix partners, preplant application, glyphosate-resistant, GR Canada fleabane, E3 soybean, herbicide, postemergence, crop injury, economic savings, profitability, adjuvant, drift retardant, weed control, input costs, corn yield, net returns, Eragon, Sencor, Liberty, soybean yield, soybean producers, herbicide resistance, multiple herbicide-resistant biotypes, grain farmers, weed control recommendations, science-based recommendations, crop yield, Department of Plant Agriculture, herbicide tank mixtures, control strategy, Enlist tankmix, weed interference, weed tolerance, agronomic research, sustainable weed management |
| 2025-01 | 2025-12 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2025) | Ben Rosser, Horst Bohner and Joanna Follings | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | |
| 2025-01 | 2030-10 | OCC corn hybrid DON/GER evaluations | Ontario Corn Committee | Ontario Corn Committee | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support 2025 Ben Rosser Horst Bohner Joanna Follings Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Agribusiness January 2025 December 2025 Enhanced Tech Transfer Efforts upgrades websites apps videos YouTube segments PowerPoint presentations print publications field diagnostic demonstration activities Diagnostic Days Ontario Agricultural Conference hands-on learning farmers agronomists Breaking Issues Support growing season challenges Labour travel lab costs soil nitrate testing unusual weather pest scouting Fusarium levels wheat corn wheat leaf disease surveys weed ID disease ID Ensure competitiveness sustainability Ontario grain sector extension technology transfer information farmers agronomists management decisions growing season |
| 2025-01 | 2025-12 | OCCC Performance Trials – Fungicide vs No Fungicide Comparisons | Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Cereal Crops Committee | OCCC Performance Trials Fungicide No Fungicide Comparisons Principal Investigator Ontario Cereal Crops Committee OCCC Research Institution Ontario Cereal Crops Committee Timeline January 2025 December 2025 Objectives influence fungicides rankings performance winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Ontario Performance Trials Impacts independent data tolerance cereal varieties fungal leaf head diseases foliar fungicide growers selecting varieties growing conditions management practices Scientific Summary Ontario Cereal Crops Committee OCCC variety performance trials genetic potential adaptation cereal varieties Ontario foundation trials absence fungicides growers fungicides management practices 2010 comparisons fungicide application objective fungicides provincial variety rankings performance winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Trial results varietal response fungicide applications winter wheat spring wheat oats limited barley standard protocol intensive trials select locations crops winter wheat spring wheat oat mandated intensive management fungicide use barley discretionary trial operator voluntary locations fungicide not all locations intensive participation voluntary OCCC coordinates collection analysis fungicide vs no fungicide trial data performance trial reports Ontario cereal producers farming community OCCC website gocrops.ca External Funding Partners fungicide companies Project Related Publications www.gocereals.ca |
| 2025-01 | 2025-12 | Evaluation of straw yield potential of cereal crop cultivars | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee | |
| 2024-06 | 2027-03 | A computational/machine learning approach to identify novel white mold resistance genes in soybean | Bahram Samanfar | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | This project uses a computational and machine learning approach to identify novel resistance genes against white mold (Sclerotinia sclerotiorum) in soybean, a disease responsible for significant yield losses in Ontario. By applying high-throughput bioinformatic analyses—including protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks and transcriptome-wide microRNA (miRNA) targeting—the research aims to uncover key molecular mechanisms involved in host-pathogen interactions. Identified genes and miRNA-mRNA interactions will be used to develop allele-specific markers, facilitating the breeding of Ontario-adapted white mold-resistant soybean varieties. This work is expected to lead to higher yields, reduced fungicide use, and enhanced disease management, contributing to both farm profitability and the economic sustainability of the grain farming sector in the region. |
| 2024-04 | 2027-03 | Optimization of known and well-characterized beneficial microbes as biocontrol agents to protect soybean from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum | Zhongwei Zou | Wilfrid Laurier University | Optimization beneficial microbes biocontrol agents protect soybean Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Principal Investigator Zhongwei Zou Research Institution Wilfrid Laurier University Timeline April 2024 March 2027 Objectives inhibitory effect biocontrol agents BCAs commercialized biocontrol Serenade antifungal activities PA23 DF41 BS6 commercialized biocontrol agent ascospore germination soybean petals white mold disease incidence severity soybean plants treatment adaptability competitiveness optimized BCA control Sclerotinia sclerotiorum infection soybean varieties field trials efficacy yield biological control products conventional fungicides carbon source BCA growth antifungal activities metabolites Impacts beneficial microbial strains yield loss soybean white mold economically important disease pathogen interactions beneficial microbes plant-microbe interactions rhizosphere plant disease progression biocontrol farmers reliance chemical fungicides white mold management Scientific Summary white mould yield-robbing issue soybean growers Ontario Quebec disease Sclerotinia sclerotiorum near-perennial soybean fields integrated system manage Sclerotinia stem rot white mould conventional organic soybean production systems quantitative resistance genes fungicides mode(s) action manage white mould Cotegra Delaro Stratego Pro Acapela Proline Miravis Neo fungicides increase yield continuous use fungicides fungicide resistance production systems evaluate biocontrol agents BCAs bacteria Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens BS6 Pseudomonas sp. DF41 control white mould disease soybean strong biocontrol activity canola inhibit ascospore germination metabolism activities in vitro field trials effectiveness BCAs control S. sclerotiorum infection in vitro assay greenhouse trials optimize effective BCA potential commercialization ascospore inhibitory effect soybean petals final disease severity competitiveness candidate BCAs commercial products Serenade conventional fungicide checks adaptability effectiveness BCAs commonly used soybean varieties Ontario External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative OAFRI Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Sustainable CAP federal-provincial-territorial initiative |
| 2024-04 | 2026-03 | Understanding the fitness of Fusarium graminearum isolates after inoculation and the impact of environment towards the identification of commercial winter wheat varieties with consistently low DON levels | Helen Booker & Ljiljnana Tamburic-Ilincic | University of Guelph | Understanding fitness Fusarium graminearum isolates inoculation impact environment identification commercial winter wheat varieties low DON levels Principal Investigator Helen Booker Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2024 March 2025 Objectives prepare inoculum screen Fusarium graminearum Fg chemotypes 3ADON 15ADON mixtures Ontario inoculated Fusarium nurseries 15ADON 3ANX-producing Fg isolates commercial fields screen moderately resistant MR moderately susceptible MS susceptible highly susceptible S/HS checks Orthogonal variety trials determine wheat genotype Type II resistance Fg isolate interactions point inoculation controlled environment conditions Fg isolate fitness Fusarium head blight FHB symptom development deoxynivalenol DON production potential Fusarium damage kernels FDK level genotype x Fg isolate interaction Type 1 resistance incidence rating Type II resistance severity rating spray inoculation Ridgetown Fusarium nursery biplot analysis weather variables FHB visual symptoms DON grain commercial winter wheat varieties evaluated inoculated Fusarium nurseries correlation FHB visual symptoms DON value grain commercial wheat varieties best sampling protocols replications sample size enzyme linked immune assay ELISA DON evaluation commercial wheat varieties natural infection prevalence specific Fg isolates impacting infection inoculated Fusarium nurseries Impacts FHB loss grade price discount harvested grain food safety concerns DON ranking winter wheat entries Ontario Registration Performance trials mitigate serious issue future winter wheat cultivars production Ontario Scientific Summary cereal production Ontario Fusarium graminearum infections Fg causal agent Fusarium blight FHB wheat decrease crop yield trichothecene mycotoxin accumulation deoxynivalenol DON harvested grain critical negative impact FHB reduced harvested grain quality grade drop cost ~$12/acre farmers drop $35-$101/acre long-term rotation studies wheat Ontario rotations increases row crop yields profits rotation sites Elora Ridgetown small grains superior soil structure organic matter soil health scores global climate change water availability crop yields improving soil structure winter wheat crop rotations FHB susceptibility breeding genetic resistance effective environmentally friendly FHB management strategy difficult moderately resistant varieties Marker susceptibility mixture 3ADON 15ADON Fg chemotypes inoculated field conditions inoculated Fusarium nurseries Ridgetown Elora Ottawa important screening new existing wheat varieties FHB screening results impacted environment daily temperatures fluctuate 10 20 degrees Celsius growing season climate change study evaluate components protocols screening wheat lines inoculated FHB nurseries best methodology resistance tolerance DON winter wheat results change evaluation protocols effect Fg chemotypes interaction Fg chemotypes wheat varieties identification winter wheat varieties resistance DON accumulation commercial production Ontario External Funding Partners None |
| 2024-04 | 2026-03 | Validation of Ontario N rate recommendations in relation to increased yield and 4R practices in corn | Adrian Correndo | University of Guelph | Validation Ontario N rate recommendations yield 4R practices corn Principal Investigator Adrian Correndo Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2024 March 2026 Objectives legacy database experiments corn nitrogen fertilization yield response Ontario Corn N Calculator experimental research data gaps Impacts N rate determination profitability corn production increased yield reduced inputs 4R practices Maximum Economic Rate of Nitrogen MERN nitrogen fertilizer utilization split application enhanced efficiency fertilizers banding applications greenhouse gas reductions N2O environmental impacts corn producers Ontario Scientific Summary nitrogen fertilizer recommendations OMAFA outdated Ontario Corn N Calculator 20 years corn yields Ontario increased nitrogen management efficiency fertilizer price volatility fertilizer supply issues greenhouse gas emission reduction 4R practices right source nitrogen stabilizers right rate yield trials right time split application timings right place banding strip till injection nitrogen rate trials soil types production practices productivity levels database field trials Ontario Corn N Calculator updates agronomic economic environmental focus recommendations best management practices farmers adoption External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative OAFRI Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Sustainable CAP federal-provincial-territorial initiative |
| 2024-04 | 2027-03 | An on-farm assessment of seedbed properties, seeding performance, and crop establishment in high-residue cropping systems | Joshua Nasielski | University of Guelph | on-farm assessment seedbed properties seeding performance crop establishment high-residue cropping systems Joshua Nasielski University of Guelph corn soybean reduced-till no-till cover cropping tillage strategies cover crop residue spatial variability seedling-soil microbe interactions corn emergence uniformity management tools crop establishment issues uneven emergence yield improvement seeding rate prescriptions management zones variable rate population prescriptions seed survival seed mortality planter performance capital investments planter attachments tillage equipment seedbed quality soil thermal regimes soil moisture regimes residue management germination emergence plant stand soil biology topography spatial variation Ontario farms standardized zone identification data collection protocols Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance University of Guelph Government of Ontario |
| 2024-04 | 2028-03 | Dissection of soybean genetics for optimal double crop performance | Jamie Larsen | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | soybean genetics double crop performance Jamie Larsen Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC near isogenic lines maturity genes growth habit genes planting date agronomic traits yield phenology yield component analysis genotyping germplasm AAFC-Harrow AAFC-Ottawa genotype selection winter barley winter wheat crop sequencing sustainability carbon capture environmental impact cropping system diversity productivity cropping stability climate change Ontario agriculture growing season Glycine max double crop soybeans small grains wheat barley Southern USA environmental benefits economic benefits soybean variety breeding programs grain processors end use quality pest pressures food grade quality GHG metrics Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership SeCan |
| 2024-04 | 2027-03 | Sustainable management of cereal leaf beetle in southern Ontario wheat | Lauren Des Marteaux and Haley Catton | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | cereal leaf beetle CLB southern Ontario wheat winter wheat spring wheat Lauren Des Marteaux Haley Catton Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership parasitism parasitoid Tetrastichus julis parasitoid wasp biocontrol insecticide action threshold pest management integrated pest management IPM yield loss feeding damage CLB larvae larval stage CLB resistance resistant wheat varieties scouting timing model agronomic factors climate change invasive pest CO2 emissions natural enemies foliar insecticide parasitoid surveys parasitoid diversity biological control CLB infestation CLB resurgence CLB parasitism parasitism rates field insectaries tillage practices leaf trichome density waxiness heading date wheat yield environmental sustainability sustainable agriculture spring cereals barley rye oats corn Ontario agriculture wheat breeding wheat genetics wheat screening wheat damage climate impact pest pressure insecticide resistance Canadian wheat varieties field trials pest modeling agroecology cereal crops crop protection pest monitoring pest scouting agronomic modeling pest threshold thresholds for spraying cereal pest management pest resurgence cereal pest research crop sustainability Ontario field crops Canadian agriculture sustainable pest control |
| 2024-04 | 2027-03 | Phenotyping SoyMAGIC population to uncover genetic control of drought tolerance | Hugh Earl and Milad Eskandari | University of Guelph | phenotyping, SoyMAGIC population, genetic control, drought tolerance, Hugh Earl, Milad Eskandari, University of Guelph, April 2024, March 2027, controlled environment, phenotyping apparatus, 528 experimental units, 264 lines, water-replete, water-limited, single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP sequencing, recombinant inbred lines, RILs, drought stress, genome-wide association study, GWAS, SNP-based GWAS, sGWAS, IBD-based haplotype GWAS, hGWAS, quantitative trait locus, QTL, genomic regions, soybean genetics, resilient cultivars, drought stress resilience, genomic toolkits, breeding process, soil water deficits, soybean productivity, Ontario, yield loss, southern Ontario counties, drought-related yield loss, regionally-adapted varieties, modern breeding, genotypic information, phenotyping lines, agronomically relevant traits, yield components, low-cost phenotyping, pot experiments, biomass, drought-tolerant germplasm, genomic variation, Ridgetown soybean breeding program, cultivar development, commercial release, NSERC, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agri-Business, OMAFA, Syngenta |
| 2024-04 | 2027-03 | Ontario legacy database for phosphorus and potassium research in corn and soybean | Adrian Correndo | University of Guelph | Ontario legacy database phosphorus potassium research corn soybean wheat fertilization crop yield response nutrient management soil test critical soil test value CSTV calibration correlation models yield potential soil characteristics weather covariates crop removal coefficients open access web tool data accessibility nutrient recommendations Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Agribusiness OMAFA data transparency open data practices University of Guelph Adrian Correndo historical trials on-farm trials fertilizer rate optimization P2O5 K2O Olsen soil test levels soil fertility degradation environmental impact crop removal surplus fertilizer cost reduction fertilizer use efficiency Growing Forward 2 AgriInnovation Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Government of Ontario yield gain critical P and K levels agronomic recommendations data-driven decisions legacy data integration interactive database nutrient use profitability spatial variability experimental network soil nutrient trends nutrient deficiency soil texture estimation bias stakeholder confidence yield modeling |
| 2024-04 | 2027-03 | Critical micronutrient tissue test levels and filling the N-gap in Ontario soybean | Hugh Earl | University of Guelph | Critical micronutrient tissue test levels filling N-gap Ontario soybean Principal Investigator Hugh Earl Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2024 March 2027 Objectives critical leaf tissue-test levels sufficiency toxicity boron B iron Fe manganese Mn zinc Zn soybean high-resolution images digital image analysis leaf deficiencies boron iron manganese zinc molybdenum Mo copper Cu cobalt Co foliar-applied biological Envita Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus Gd atmospheric nitrogen N fixation drought stress Impacts high-quality photographs soybean growers agronomists diagnosing micronutrient deficiencies field sufficiency ranges toxicity range tissue test values yield protection Envita evaluation soybean agronomists profitable result N-fixation drought stress AI image analysis model phone app diagnose soybean micronutrient deficiencies field Scientific Summary soybean micronutrient deficiencies toxicity boron diagnostic tools management recommendations photographs deficiency symptoms tissue test levels foliar applications micronutrients N-fixing biological products Envita Syngenta N-fixation root nodules low soil moisture N-starved yield potential N gap outdoor soybean field artificial rooting medium micronutrient availability nodulation status soil N soil moisture diagnostic photos micronutrient deficiencies Mn Fe B Zn Cu Co Mo tissue test sufficiency toxicity levels AI-based app smartphone diagnosis foliar-applied Envita N-deficiency drought stress reproductive stages soybean multi-location small plot trials treatments supporting soybean N status External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Government of Ontario University of Guelph Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Syngenta |
| 2024-01 | 2024-12 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2024) | Ben Rosser, Horst Bohner and Joanna Follings | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | Enhanced OMAFA Extension Support 2024 Principal Investigator Ben Rosser Horst Bohner Joanna Follings Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Timeline January 2024 – December 2024 Objectives tech transfer websites apps videos YouTube PowerPoint print publications Southwest Diagnostic Days FarmSmart Expo Eastern Diagnostic Days field diagnostic plot day activities management techniques producer driven agricultural industry driven scientific literature government publications web-based materials government policy breaking issues support growing season labour travel lab costs soil nitrate testing pest scouting Fusarium monitoring wheat corn leaf disease surveys Impacts competitiveness sustainability Ontario grain sector extension technology transfer information farmers agronomists management decisions growing season Scientific Summary Nitrogen Fertilizer Yellow Soybeans excessive rainfall yellow soybeans nitrogen fertilizer vegetative growth Heartland Soil Crop Improvement Association University of Guelph trials foliar soil applied biological sources yield results treatment comparisons significant yield gain nitrogen fertilizer wet year soybean yields Recipe High Soybean Yields field trials inputs management practices systems approach planting variety planting window soil test potassium nitrogen sulfur foliar fungicide results yield response inputs treatments significant increase planting early long maturing variety results profits winter wheat Staging Guides Ontario Cereal Crop Committee Trials Emo Ontario Cereal Crop Committee trials Emo research station northern Ontario crop varieties field crop performance GoCrops.ca Ontario Field Crop News Extension Videos Financial Support Fieldcropnews.com crop specialists timely breaking information annual crop surveys corn ear mould DON survey soil sampling fertilizer placement Green Lightning grower calls diagnostics Recommendations sulfur fertilizer soybeans FieldCropNews.com fertilizer strip till placement shallow banding deep banding coulter mixed fertilizer Extension Publications None |
| 2024-01 | 2024-12 | OCCC Performance Trials – Fungicide vs No Fungicide Comparisons | Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Cereal Crops Committee | OCCC Performance Trials fungicide comparisons Principal Investigator Ontario Cereal Crops Committee OCCC Research Institution Ontario Cereal Crops Committee timeline January 2024 December 2024 objectives influence fungicides rankings performance varieties winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Ontario Performance Trials impacts independent data relative tolerance cereal varieties fungal leaf diseases head diseases foliar fungicide growers variety selection growing conditions management practices scientific summary Ontario Cereal Crop Committee variety performance trials genetic potential adaptation cereal varieties Province of Ontario absence fungicides management practices comparing varieties fungicide application varietal response trial results intensive trials standard protocol select locations crops intensive management voluntary basis trial operator spray fungicide data analysis results OCCC performance trial reports Ontario cereal producers farming community external funding partners fungicide companies project related publications www.gocereals.ca |
| 2024-01 | 2024-12 | Evaluation of straw yield potential of cereal crop cultivars | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee | Evaluation straw yield potential cereal crop cultivars Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC research institution timeline January 2024 December objectives measure cereal straw yield variety Ontario Cereal Variety Performance Trials multiple sites impacts collection straw yields cereal varieties improve cereal producers business risk management additional revenue maintain cereals rotation profitable component livestock producers management straw supply scientific summary producers straw yield cereal production on-farm use sale lucrative straw market oat barley spring wheat winter wheat cultivars modified combines test locations straw yield data growing areas collection analysis release results communicated farming community gocereals.ca website external funding partners none publications. |
| 2024-01 | 2024-12 | OCC corn hybrid DON/GER evaluations | Dave Hooker | University of Guelph | OCC corn hybrid DON/GER evaluations Principal Investigator Ontario Corn Committee Research Institution Ontario Corn Committee Timeline January 2024 to December 2024 Objectives field screening methods corn hybrid susceptibility Gibberella ear rot GER deoxynivalenol DON accumulation DON susceptibility commercial corn hybrids susceptibility assessments GER DON farmers Impacts reliable field screening corn lines GER DON accumulation GER DON resistance ratings growers corn hybrids Scientific Summary corn seed companies commercially relevant corn hybrids Ontario Corn Committee OCC evaluated expert researcher teams susceptibility deoxynivalenol DON mycotoxin accumulation assessed GER DON levels irrigated inoculated nursery field sites Ridgetown Huron Research Stations OCC protocols hybrid rankings susceptibility DON online External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs GFO project C2023ID15 OMAFRA SCAP 2023-017A corn seed companies corn end users |
| 2023-06 | 2026-07 | Impact of new emerging Fusarium strains on mycotoxins in Ontario | Art Schaafsma and Jennifer Geddes-McAlister | University of Guelph | Impact new emerging Fusarium strains mycotoxins Ontario Principal Investigator Art Schaafsma Jennifer Geddes-McAlister Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline June 2023 July 2026 Objectives OMAFRA wheat corn survey annual distribution new strains determine NX strains Fusarium virulent toxigenic original 15 ADON strains changes plant protein production profiles 15 ADON-infected NX-infected samples defense strategies resistance fungicides effectiveness other researchers surveys A. Tenuta agronomy forecasting D. Hooker micro biome M. Raizada train scientist LCmsms analyses mycotoxin research Ridgetown independent research program emerging mycotoxin issues GFO Impacts NX strains dominate Ontario farms 3-4 times DON grain industry contaminated grain fungicides plant resistance reduce DON NX strains adequate control 15 ADON strains breeders shift strains breeding lines seek sources mechanism resistance combat new strains Scientific Summary Fusarium graminearum fungus disease corn wheat barley oat diseases yield toxins gain access plant mycotoxins harmful humans livestock regulated grain trade contaminated grain yield losses cost producers grain trade millions epidemic years Ontario strain F. graminearum mycotoxin deoxynivalenol DON 15-A-deoxynivalenol precursor molecule 15 ADON strains new strain toxin 3ANX along with 15 ADON field preliminary experiments NX strains 3-4 times DON grain diseased plants compared 15 ADON strains DON contamination intense Partnering MITACS post doctoral fellow research extent progress shift strains Albert Tenuta DON survey wheat corn isolate characterize F. graminearum strains confirm NX strains higher DON concentrations ten 15 ADON strains historically Ontario ten NX strains collected last three years inoculations wheat heads corn ears compare mycotoxin profiles diseased grain preliminary molecular work more DON produced NX strains defence tools plant resistance fungicides inoculated experiments 2023 tools tested NX strains compared 15 ADON strains effectiveness research continuity Ridgetown Fusarium lab analytical support mycotoxin research surveillance projects External Funding Partners Mitacs Mitacs Business Strategy Internship |
| 2023-05 | 2025-10 | Stacking Fhb1, photoperiod/anthesis and plant height genes in elite winter wheat lines using genomic tools and evaluate yield performance of lines in different groups | Ljiljana Tamburic-Ilincic | University of Guelph | Stacking, Fhb1, photoperiod, anthesis, plant height genes, elite winter wheat lines, genomic tools, yield performance, Principal Investigator, Ljiljana Tamburic-Ilincic, Research Institution, University of Guelph, timeline, May 2023, October 2025, objectives, bi-parental wheat population, FHB, DON, agronomic performance, yield penalties, validation, Fusarium damaged kernels, FDK, inoculation, Fusarium graminearum, improved germplasm, cultivars, impacts, high yielding, Eastern Canadian soft red winter wheat, resistance, marketing opportunities, Ontario, domestic processing, reduced losses, stable supply, low-DON wheat, stable winter wheat yield, quality, downgrading, fungicide use, carbon benefit, scientific summary, major food crop, Fusarium head blight disease, economic loss, moderately resistant wheats, multiple genes, quantitative trait loci, QTL, type I resistance, type II resistance, breeding challenge, Rht8c, Ppd1 linkage group, hot and dry conditions, double haploid population, genotyped, Illumina 90K Bead chip, single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP technology, KASP markers, major gene, marker assisted selection, MAS, agronomic traits, quality traits, inoculated FHB nursery, external funding partners, Mitacs, Mitacs Accelerate Internship. |
| 2023-04 | 2026-03 | Advancing management of corn rootworm in Ontario | Jocelyn Smith | University of Guelph | Advancing management corn rootworm Ontario Principal Investigator Jocelyn Smith Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2023 March 2026 Objectives efficacy establishment persistence entomopathogenic nematodes control Bt-susceptible Bt-resistant corn rootworm economic analysis impact corn rootworm CRW management strategies Impacts diversification integrated pest management IPM strategies Bt-CRW technology insecticide resistance comprehensive IPM plan biological control minimize insecticide use environmental impacts sustainable suppression CRW populations biological control agents agroecosystem resiliency economic manner economic impact CRW injury management strategies Ontario corn producers informed responsible sustainable production decisions training qualified personnel IPM agronomy summer MSc students human resources Ontario agricultural industry Scientific Summary corn rootworm CRW damaging insect pests corn Ontario rotation non-host crops continuous corn livestock feed cash crop growers commercialization Bt-corn 2003 management solution insecticide use resistance CRW Bt-corn 2009 US Corn Belt Bt proteins Bt-tolerant CRW Ontario CRW Bt-corn failures 2019 problem corn producers efficacy CRW Bt-corn technology crop rotation soil insecticide application costly planter modifications reliance insecticides resistance negative impacts non-targets entomopathogenic nematodes EPNs reduce CRW root injury emergence Bt-resistant populations Dr. Elson Shields Cornell University native EPNs New York persistent effective commercially available nematode strains cost-effective supplemental CRW management tool hypothesis EPNs Ontario soils climatic conditions agronomic practices investigate EPN efficacy agronomic practices Bt-CRW traits on-farm testing economic analysis CRW management strategies partial profitability approaches External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Government of Ontario University of Guelph Bayer CropScience Canada CropLife Canada MITACS Corteva AgriSciences |
| 2023-04 | 2029-04 | Allele mining for yield, resistance to soybean cyst nematode, sudden death syndrome and white mould in soybean genetic diversity panel derived from Canadian x Chinese crosses | Istvan Rajcan | University of Guelph | Allele mining yield resistance soybean cyst nematode sudden death syndrome white mould genetic diversity panel Canadian Chinese crosses Istvan Rajcan University of Guelph Genome-Wide Association Study GWAS novel genes alleles protein oil content exotic Chinese cultivars Northeast China SCN SDS WM drought tolerance markers improvement Canadian soybean cultivars crossing program CA-CH panel breeding high yielding disease resistant Ontario marker-assisted selection SNPs PI88788 PI437654 genetic sources yield protein oil content drought tolerance biotic abiotic stresses climate change resilient germplasm Guelph Campus soybean breeding genetic base North American soybean germplasm novel genetic variation China centre of origin soybean agronomic traits disease resistance Canadian soybean production SeCan Association Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council NSERC climate-smart germplasm biotic abiotic stresses climate change adaptation. |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | Collaborative action on climate-friendly management practices for crop and livestock production systems: Living Lab – Ontario | Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, University of Guelph, University of British Columbia, Canada Wildlife Federation, Greenbelt Foundation, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, Corporation of the County of Wellington, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | Living Lab Ontario Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association OSCIA Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC University of Guelph University of British Columbia Canada Wildlife Federation Greenbelt Foundation Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario Corporation of the County of Wellington Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Agribusiness Livestock Research Innovation Corporation Beef Farmers of Ontario Dairy Farmers of Ontario Ontario Pork Ontario Sheep Farmers Ontario Federation of Agriculture Agricultural Climate Solutions – Living Labs ACS-LL climate-friendly practices crop production livestock production beneficial management practices BMPs carbon sequestration C sequestration greenhouse gas emissions GHG reductions methane CH4 nitrous oxide N2O soil health farm resilience sustainability profitability co-development co-creation on-farm innovation knowledge transfer technology transfer KTT economic analysis cost-benefit nitrogen management manure storage grazing management landscape features climate change mitigation modelling Ontario agriculture farm-level data diverse producers farm organizations knowledge gaps producer engagement working farms adaptive trials collaborative research user-driven innovation June 2023 March 2028 |
| 2023-04 | 2028-08 | Increasing genetic diversity of Canadian soybeans to increase yield and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses | Milad Eskandari | University of Guelph | soybean genetics diversity yield resistance biotic abiotic stress Milad Eskandari University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus 2023 2028 soybean cyst nematode SCN resistance genes Hartwig Peking PI567516C PI88788 Chinese sources genomic regions yield seed quality traits variety development multi-parent advanced generation intercross MAGIC population sudden death syndrome SDS resistance exotic germplasm PI lines food grade soybeans Ontario maturity group MG1.5 drought tolerance southwestern Ontario MG2.5 molecular markers protein sucrose amino acids oil fatty acids RNA-seq proteomics marker-assisted selection MAS germplasm adaptability Ontario climate SCN resistance breakdown PI 88788 durable markers functional genomics crosses F generations agronomic traits seed quality stress tolerance field trials climate-smart germplasm resilient varieties breeding program Canadian soybean production yield gain disease resistance drought tolerance 5.32 million acres 2021 $533 per metric tonne $34.6 million additional revenue per year national breeding programs public private sector commercialization SeCan Mitacs NSERC Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada Grain Farmers of Ontario field crop sector profitability adaptability climate change sustainability |
| 2023-04 | 2025-01 | OCC corn hybrid DON/GER evaluations | Dave Hooker and Albert Tenuta | University of Guelph and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness | OCC corn hybrid DON GER evaluations Dave Hooker Albert Tenuta University of Guelph Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA Ridgetown Campus Huron Research Station April 2023 January 2025 Objectives field screening methods corn hybrid susceptibility Gibberella ear rot GER deoxynivalenol DON accumulation commercial corn hybrids seed companies farmer assessments GER DON resistance ratings planting decisions risk reduction Impacts reliable field screening protocols hybrid resistance improved growers reliable GER DON resistance ratings planting decisions reduced risks Scientific Summary Ontario Corn Committee OCC evaluations corn hybrids University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus susceptibility DON mycotoxin accumulation Gibberella ear rot GER DON levels irrigated inoculated nursery field sites Ridgetown Huron Research Stations OCC protocols agreed OCC members researchers hybrid rankings susceptibility DON 2023 2024 released corn.gocrops.ca External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA SCAP 2023-017A corn seed companies corn end users OCC DON reports corn.gocrops.ca |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster: Activity 8 – Corn germplasm development focused on key diseases | Aida Kebede | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster Activity 8 Corn germplasm development disease resistance Fusarium Gibberella Goss’s wilt molecular markers genomic selection tar spot disease-resistant germplasm hybrid seed companies commercial hybrids farmers Principal Investigator Aida Kebede Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2023 March 2028 disease resistance inbred lines molecular markers backcrossing emerging diseases yield trials Quebec Ontario disease nurseries GER tar spot Goss’s wilt Manitoba surveys breeding programs public private scouting AgriScience Program Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership SCAP industry support Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster: Activity 7 – A pan-Canadian approach to improving soybean Sclerotinia stem rot resistance | Tanya Copley | Centre de recherche sur les grains (CÉROM) | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster Activity 7 pan-Canadian approach soybean Sclerotinia stem rot resistance Principal Investigator Tanya Copley Research Institution Centre de recherche sur les grains CÉROM Timeline April 2023 March 2028 Objectives Sclerotinia sclerotiorum soybean stem rot SSR pathogen populations Canada virulence genomic tools assessment isolates multi-isolate panel genetic diversity resistance short season soybean parental varieties Québec registration trial isolate NB-5 stable resistance Impacts understanding S. sclerotiorum genetics diversity resistance screening programs SSR screening methods SSR nurseries soybean check panel maturity group MG 0 MG 00 MG 000 stable resistance SSR soybean breeding programs Scientific Summary resistant varieties Sclerotinia stem rot SSR soybean S. sclerotiorum resistance evaluation soybean canola isolate evaluation nursery inconsistencies cultivar responses fungicides climate change soybean sector susceptible varieties inoculum load crops canola sunflower legumes crop rotations greenhouse gas GHG emissions nitrogen SSR nursery evaluations fungicides experimental approach S. sclerotiorum populations Western Eastern Canada multi-isolate panel resistance screening checks short season parental varieties SSR nursery screening profitability growers disease loss estimates $20 M annual losses Ontario $41 M Canada SSR losses reduce 10% $2.4 M $3.4 M epidemic years External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership SCAP Program CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster: Activity 4 – Cover crops and 4R strategies to mitigate GHG emissions | Craig Drury | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster Activity 4 Cover crops 4R strategies mitigate GHG emissions Principal Investigator Craig Drury Research Institution Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2023 – March 2028 Objectives • Impact cover crops urease nitrification inhibitors no-tillage conservation tillage 6 sites 4 provinces growing-season nitrous oxide N2O carbon dioxide CO2 emissions 4 years agronomic performance nitrogen N uptake corn yields 5 years carbon sequestration active carbon C fractions treatments Model Canada DeNitrification-DeComposition Canada DNDC provincial level Manitoba MB Ontario ON Quebec PQ New Brunswick NB evaluate microbial-mediated C N cycling soil health cover crops inhibitors Impacts • Increased N fertilizer availability corn reducing ammonia NH3 losses 90% N2O losses 30% • Increased corn yields 7-8% improved cover crop N management strategies • Increased C sequestration cover crop management • Predict nutrient management N losses yields MB ON PQ NB • Improved knowledge N placement urease inhibitors microbial activity representative soils MB ON PQ NB Scientific Summary Two environmental challenges Canadian agriculture: reduced C inputs annual cropping, environmental N losses N2O emissions nitrate leaching ammonia NH3 volatilization nitrogen fertilization. Increased soybean planting cereal perennial forage lowered soil organic C SOC levels Canada. Reduce global national GHG emissions reduce N2O emissions 30% by 2030. Corn major agricultural commodity N inputs high relative crops increased. Practices reduce N2O emissions enhance C sequestration soil health corn regions Canada. Core treatments evaluated regions South Central Manitoba Elora ON Woodslee ON Ste. Anne de Bellevue QC Quebec City QC Fredericton NB. Cereal rye cover crop soybean harvest add cereal crop 2-year rotation. Experimental Approach Locations corn-soybean rotation corn-field pea MB. Soybean/pea field over-winter non-legume cereal rye cover crop. Biomass N uptake measured spring corn planted terminated cover crop. Gas samples collected over growing season N2O CO2 emissions determined. N fertilizers injected reduce NH3 volatilization plots. Baseline soil C levels compared after 5 years C sequestration treatment. Data modeled Canada DNDC model. Agronomic modeling paper produced site-specific publications. Benefits Field crop producers yield soil health environmental benefits cover crops corn rotation. Cover crops urease nitrification inhibitors increase crop yields 7-8%, reduce GHG emissions 30%, reduce NH3 losses 90%. Farmland Impacted: 50% grain corn 1,420,000 ha, soybean 2,300,500 ha, field pea 1,650,000 ha acreages Canada (2022). External Funding Partners Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership SCAP Program CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics. Funding support Diageo. |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster: Activity 6 – Climate-smart trait development in oat germplasm for Canada | Kirby Nilsen | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster Activity 6 Climate-smart trait development oat germplasm Canada Principal Investigator Kirby Nilsen Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2023 – March 2028 Objectives sustainably increase productivity climate resilience milling quality disease resistance agronomic performance crown stem rust disease resistance genomics-assisted breeding climate-smart traits Impacts climate-resilient high-yielding high-quality disease-resistant oat varieties oat producers industry oat acreage Canadian agri-food economy sustainable crop rotation yield agronomic performance profitability end-use quality marketability grain economic benefits disease resistance fungicides risk management genomics-assisted trait development efficiencies farmers industry needs Scientific Summary oat crop Canada human animal consumption production western Canada crown rust pressure Quebec Maritimes Ontario mixed grain feed oat straw hay bedding cover crop soil erosion fertility water contamination carbon sequestration crop rotation insects pathogens disease-resistant cultivars fungicide economic environmental export US Mexico Chile Japan Peru milling oat plant-based protein oat beverage USD 2 billion market trait development industry evolving mega-environments Brandon Ottawa Research and Development Centres funding AgriScience Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership SCAP Program CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers SeCan FP Genetics |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster: Activity 5 – Reducing GHG emissions by lengthening short-season crop rotations with soybeans | Elroy Cober | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Cropping Systems Cluster Activity 5 GHG emissions short-season crop rotations soybeans Principal Investigator Elroy Cober Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2023 March 2028 Objectives agronomic evaluation moisture stress seed protein seed yield multi-parent advanced generation inter-cross MAGIC population moisture stress tolerance seed protein content prolonged nitrogen fixation PNF greenhouse gases GHGs cropping diversity adapted short-season soybean varieties Impacts MG 00 MG 000 non-GMO soybean varieties yield soybean protein content abiotic stress tolerance Scientific Summary breeding tools germplasm drought resistance high protein content short season environments MG 000 MG 00 Canada crop rotations cereals oilseeds moisture-stress-tolerant high-yielding high-protein varieties Western Canada short-term moisture stress flowering seed development N2-fixation photosynthesis nitrogen reduction plant growth seed protein moisture-stress-tolerant higher-yielding higher-protein soybean varieties farmers domestic export food grade non-GMO soybean markets experimental approaches agronomic evaluation dryland irrigated moisture stress low high protein lines MAGIC population moisture stress tolerance QTL seed yield protein prolonged nitrogen fixation drought tolerance introgression early maturity varieties GHG reduction traits high yield early maturity drought tolerance seed protein External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership SCAP Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | A Climate-Smart Canadian Wheat Cluster for a Productive and Profitable Canadian Wheat Sector: Activity 12 – A collaborative approach to genomic selection in winter wheat to accelerate improvement of complex traits | Michel McElroy and Gavin Humphreys | Centre de recherche sur les grains (CÉROM) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | This project leverages genomic selection (GS) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, including genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), to accelerate the development of climate-resilient winter wheat cultivars in Eastern Canada. By generating genomic-estimated breeding values (GEBVs) using high-throughput SNP genotyping and bioinformatics, breeding programs can more accurately predict complex agronomic traits like yield, winter survival, lodging resistance, Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance, straw strength, and grain quality. Focused on Canadian eastern soft red wheat (CESRW) and hard red wheat (CEHRW), the initiative enhances collaboration between public breeding programs at institutions like the Centre de recherche sur les grains (CÉROM), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), and the University of Guelph. The project supports germplasm exchange, multi-environment trials, and cross-program data integration to avoid redundancy and maximize genetic gain. Backed by the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP), and the Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance (CFCRA), with industry support from Grain Farmers of Ontario, this genomics-based approach promotes precision breeding, improved sustainability, and greater adaptation to climate change and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets in Eastern Canada's cereal sector. |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | A Climate-Smart Canadian Wheat Cluster for a Productive and Profitable Canadian Wheat Sector. Activity 11 – A cooperative approach to improving Canadian Eastern soft red winter wheat (CESRW) to strengthen agriculture sector resilience | Helen Booker, Ljiljana Tamburic-Ilincic, and Gavin Humphreys | University of Guelph (UG) and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | This collaborative project aims to improve the performance and resilience of Canadian Eastern Soft Red Winter (CESRW) wheat by developing high-yielding cultivars with enhanced winter hardiness and superior disease resistance to Fusarium head blight (FHB), powdery mildew, and wheat rusts (leaf, stem, and stripe). Building on germplasm pipelines and research capacity from previous initiatives under the Canadian National Wheat Cluster, breeding programs at the University of Guelph and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will coordinate parent selection, hybridizations, and germplasm exchange. The goal is to release new CESRW cultivars with at least 5% higher yield than current standards and improved grain quality (lower DON levels), contributing to economic growth, climate resilience, and sustainability. The project emphasizes integrated disease management, nutrient-use efficiency, and soil health, ensuring that winter wheat remains competitive with corn and soybean in Eastern Canada. With support from SCAP, the Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance (CFCRA), and Grain Farmers of Ontario, the initiative will help strengthen the regional value chain, address climate change priorities, and improve the profitability and viability of wheat in diversified rotations across Ontario, Québec, and the Maritimes. |
| 2023-04 | 2028-03 | CBRC National Barley Cluster: Activity 10 – Next generation barley traits for economic and environmental sustainability in eastern Canada | Raja Khanal | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | This project under the CBRC National Barley Cluster focuses on developing next-generation barley varieties tailored for Eastern Canada by incorporating high grain yield, lodging resistance, and enhanced disease resistance—especially against Fusarium head blight (FHB). Led by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the initiative employs genomic selection and speed breeding to accelerate genetic gain, shortening the variety development cycle from 10–12 years to 8–10 years. Through multi-location field trials, advanced barley lines—both locally developed and sourced from Western Canada—are being evaluated for adaptation, yield, and malt quality. A major focus is on improving FHB resistance and lowering DON mycotoxin levels through QTL mapping and genome-wide association studies. By reducing yield loss and input costs while improving resilience and profitability, this work supports both economic and environmental sustainability for barley growers in Eastern Canada. Supported by SCAP and industry partners including the CFCRA and Grain Farmers of Ontario, this effort strengthens the competitiveness and viability of barley as a key crop in diversified Canadian farming systems. |
| 2023-01 | 2023-12 | OCC corn hybrid DON/GER evaluations | Dave Hooker | University of Guelph | OCC corn hybrid DON/GER evaluations Principal Investigator Ontario Corn Committee Research Institution Ontario Corn Committee Timeline January 2024 to December 2024 Objectives field screening methods corn hybrid susceptibility Gibberella ear rot GER deoxynivalenol DON accumulation DON susceptibility commercial corn hybrids susceptibility assessments GER DON farmers Impacts reliable field screening corn lines GER DON accumulation GER DON resistance ratings growers corn hybrids Scientific Summary corn seed companies commercially relevant corn hybrids Ontario Corn Committee OCC evaluated expert researcher teams susceptibility deoxynivalenol DON mycotoxin accumulation assessed GER DON levels irrigated inoculated nursery field sites Ridgetown Huron Research Stations OCC protocols hybrid rankings susceptibility DON online External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs GFO project C2023ID15 OMAFRA SCAP 2023-017A corn seed companies corn end users |
| 2023-01 | 2023-12 | Evaluation of straw yield potential of cereal crop cultivars | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee | Evaluation straw yield potential cereal crop cultivars Principal Investigator Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC Research Institution Ontario Cereal Crop Committee Timeline January 2023 December 2023 Objectives measure cereal straw yield variety Ontario Cereal Variety Performance Trials multiple sites Ontario Impacts collection straw yields cereal varieties improve producers business risk management additional revenue maintain cereals rotation profitable component improving livestock producers management straw supply operations Scientific Summary producers straw yield important segment cereal production on-farm use sale straw market project measure cereal straw yield variety oat barley spring wheat winter wheat cultivars Ontario Cereal Variety Performance Trials multiple locations minimum 3 locations modified combines test locations straw yield data growing areas OCCC coordinates collection analysis straw yield data releases results OCCC performance trails communicate results Ontario cereal producers farming community OCCC website External Funding Partners None Project Related Publications www.gocereals.ca |
| 2023-01 | 2023-12 | OCCC Performance Trials – Fungicide vs No Fungicide Comparisons | Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Cereal Crops Committee | OCCC Performance Trials Fungicide No Fungicide Comparisons Principal Investigator Ontario Cereal Crops Committee OCCC Research Institution Ontario Cereal Crops Committee Timeline January 2021 December 2021 Objectives influence fungicides rankings performance varieties winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Ontario Performance Trials Impacts independent data relative tolerance cereal varieties fungal leaf head diseases foliar fungicide growers selecting varieties growing conditions management practices Scientific Summary Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC variety performance trials genetic potential adaptation cereal varieties Province Ontario absence fungicides management practices comparing varieties fungicide application varietal response fungicide applications winter wheat spring wheat oats barley standard protocol intensive trials select locations crops intensive management fungicide use trial operator discretion spray participation voluntary locations communicate results performance trial reports Ontario cereal producers farming community OCCC website External Funding Partners fungicide companies Project Related Publications www.gocereals.ca |
| 2023-01 | 2023-12 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2023) | Ben Rosser, Horst Bohner and Joanna Follings | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | OMAFRA Ben Rosser Horst Bohner Joanna Follings Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs Enhanced Extension Support 2023 Field Crop News YouTube Diagnostic Days FarmSmart Expo Eastern Diagnostic Days tech transfer technology transfer videos websites apps print publications PowerPoint presentations field diagnostics plot days scientific literature government publications policy development soybean corn wheat cover crops compaction no-till reduced till seeding equipment nitrogen application rainfall nitrate leaching denitrification poorly drained soils wide row soybeans planter drill canopy closure light interception maturity group maturity rating CHU bushy varieties seeding rate planting date soybean yield trials early planting late planting row width nitrogen fertilizer sulphur fertilizer urea ammonium sulphate AMS nutrient management Viper R2X Harrier E3 Cyclone R2X Cougar E3 Falcon E3 Avalanche XF Typhoon E3 soybean variety selection S deficiency starter nitrogen foliar fungicide DELARO Complete yield response Tavistock Stratford Elora Winchester Great Lakes YEN staging guides grab sample Ontario Crop Diagnostic Days OCCC trials Emo Northern Ontario cereal crop trials wheat barley oat cereal variety comparison GoCrops.ca Ontario Ag Conference Outdoor Farm Show cereal production extension tools agronomists sustainability Ontario grain sector farmer decision making corn residue white mould air-borne sulphur emissions nitrogen fixation fertilizer trials canopy health yield gap planting window coarse textured soil sandy soil scientific trials agricultural innovation Ontario agriculture crop management practices variety trials CHU ratings maturity group ratings fertilizer response wide row performance agronomic research soybeans cereals wheat crop management recommendations yield impact nutrient interaction Ontario cropping systems. |
| 2022-07 | 2024-06 | Long-term vs. first-time cover crop use: Can cover crops enhance nitrogen availability to corn and organic nitrogen and carbon storage at the same time? | Laura Van Eerd | University of Guelph | Long-term first-time cover crop use nitrogen availability corn organic nitrogen carbon storage Principal Investigator Laura Van Eerd Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline July 2022 June 2024 Objectives proposed research establish long-term first-time cover cropping quantify nitrogen availability grain corn 15N tracer technique enhance understanding mechanism nitrogen availability cover cropping profile distribution soil organic nitrogen carbon soil organic matter fractions POM-particulate organic matter MAOM-mineral-associated organic matter evaluate economics cover cropping partial profit margins cost cover crop seeds planting revenue crop yield soil organic nitrogen carbon storage Impacts estimation nitrogen availability grain corn comparing long-term first-time no cover cropping help farmers adjust reduce application rate mineral nitrogen crop yield loss improvement nitrogen use efficiency introduction cover crops reduce nitrogen loss croplands groundwater nitrate leaching atmosphere nitrous oxide emissions analysis soil organic nitrogen carbon SOM fractions POM AMOM soil profile understand nitrogen availability soil organic carbon storage response cover cropping climate change soil organic carbon sequestration comparison nitrogen availability soil organic carbon store economical returns long-term first-time no cover cropping improve farmers consumers government confidence adoption cover crops Scientific Summary cover crops increase soil organic nitrogen carbon storage benefits long-term use costs planting immediate barrier cover crop adoption investigate economic environmental performance nitrogen availability soil organic carbon storage long-term first-time no cover cropping 2007 Prof. Van Eerd cover cropping experiment vegetable-grain rotation Ridgetown 2008 cover crop plots greater soil health score 2015/2016 greater corn yield 2020/2021 no cover crop plots hypothesis nitrogen availability following crop enhanced greater soil organic matter greater carbon nitrogen storage long-term cover cropping grain farmers nitrogen fertilizer save long-term cover cropping proposed research test hypothesis answer farmers question quantify nitrogen use efficiency grain corn identify mechanism nitrogen availability enhancement long-term first-time cover cropping sacrifice no cover crop plots selected cover crops first time challenge calculate plant available nitrogen cover crops following crop 15N tracer 15N-enriched fertilizer cover crops grain corn explore distribution nitrogen carbon soil organic matter fractions determine soil organic nitrogen carbon stores relationship nitrogen availability economic impacts grain corn with without cover crops analyze economic returns cover crops time 15-years 1-year External Funding Partners matching funding Fresh Vegetable Growers Ontario Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance collaboration government Ontario University Guelph |
| 2022-06 | 2025-05 | Biomass bale & propane hybrid grain drying | Evan Krebs | Sole Proprietor (Custom Farming Business) | biomass bale propane hybrid grain drying Evan Krebs Sole Proprietor custom farming business Ontario grain drying retrofit system hybrid biomass propane on-farm grain dryer design feasibility economic feasibility life cycle analysis grain drying economics propane price volatility crop residue market opportunity unprocessed biomass bales low capital cost fuel source sustainably removable crop residue SRR soil organic matter SOM nutrient cycling Elora Research Station baled crop residue whole bale burning grain dryer biomass furnace Canada Mabre Air Systems Säätötuli Canada Triple Green Products biomass chips pellets shredded material furnace design retrofit prototype heat exchanger combustion chamber whole round bales straw fuel corn drying 4400 bushels drying efficiency heat power heat transfer heat exchanger efficiency system energy efficiency grain drying performance ash smothering bale agitation bale conveyor ash removal negative pressure combustion chamber gravity fed combustion furnace lifecycle cost analysis Ontario grain farmers sustainable grain drying alternative fuel rural Ontario propane alternatives rural heating agriculture energy innovation renewable energy crop waste utilization |
| 2022-04 | 2023-07 | Molecular marker development for Gibberella ear rot resistance and DON accumulation | Aida Kebede | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Molecular marker development, Gibberella ear rot, DON accumulation, Aida Kebede, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, timeline, quantitative trait loci, QTLs, disease severity, genome-wide association study, DON-3G:DON ratios, corn genotypes, inoculation methods, KASP assay, marker assisted selection, hybrid development, resistance genes, breeding programs, Fusarium graminearum, screening, breeding efficiency, environmental effects, genetic gain, inbred lines, disease resistance, phenotypic data, inoculum concentration, disease infection, selection optimization, cost effectiveness, genotyping platform, fluorescence-based reporting system, SNPs, mycotoxins, glycosylation, defense mechanism, candidate genes, relationship verification, CFCRA activity. |
| 2022-04 | 2024-03 | Prolonged nitrogen fixation (PNF) during periodic moisture stress to enhance yield and protein accumulation in soybean | Malcom Morrison | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Prolonged nitrogen fixation PNF moisture stress yield protein accumulation soybean Principal Investigator Malcom Morrison Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2022 March 2024 Objectives field growth cabinets test presence PNF trait Canadian adapted lines maturity group MG 0 00 crosses southern US MG IV method test PNF field conditions develop moisture stress tolerant varieties original parent sources growth cabinet backcrossed material economic benefit incorporating genes PNF varieties field testing Ontario Manitoba effects PNF traits soybean protein concentration Ontario Manitoba Impacts adapted soybean varieties moisture stress increase yield profitability dry years seed filling N available seed protein no negative impact incorporating PNF trait economic advantages Ontario farmers plant breeders new traits soybean industry food feed type soybean Scientific Summary climate change Canadian climate models soybean growing areas hotter precipitation irregularity periodic moisture stress yield losses adaptive mechanisms survive recover reasonable yield moisture stress tolerance mechanisms nitrogen symbiotic N2-fixation susceptible moisture stress higher yields controls Maturity Group IV VII not adapted Ontario Quebec Manitoba soybean breeding program ORDC backcrossing PNF trait new MG 0 00 varieties marker PNF trait variety selection field testing maturity progeny tests presence PNF trait retained research project field research ORDC backcross derived MG 0 00 germplasm PNF trait visual spectral imaging growth rate biomass leaf N concentration leaves stems seeds moisture stress backcross progeny PNF traits soybean varieties withstand PIR seed protein concentration CFCRA activity completion reporting Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers |
| 2022-04 | 2025-03 | Determining the effectiveness of legume-based cover crops on nitrogen benefits to a subsequent corn crop | Kim Schneider | University of Guelph | Determining effectiveness legume-based cover crops nitrogen benefits corn crop Kim Schneider University of Guelph April 2022 March 2025 annual legume-based cover crops winter wheat nitrogen N credit corn frost-seeded red clover monoculture mixed-species twin row conventional row cost of production analysis biomass removal forage potential economic value legumes bio-strips winter wheat row-spacing uniformity red clover stand annual clovers Berseem Balansa N credit Ontario legume cover crops mixtures fall forage dual-purpose crop aboveground biomass removal forage harvest economics legume radish bio-strips corn yield N credit field trials southwestern Ontario nitrogen fertilizer reduction red clover inconsistent growth non-uniformity annual cover crops alternative forage harvest benefits Berseem clover Balansa clover Austrian winter pea oat radish mixtures yield forage quality winter wheat row spacing establishment variability oat mixtures pea performance monoculture forage quality oats-pea oats-pea-radish mixtures corn yield fertilizer N replacement value cover crop species twin row red clover control yield benefits harvest forage economic justification Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Government of Ontario University of Guelph OMAFRA Highly Qualified Personnel Scholarship HQP Ontario Agri-Food Alliance Food from Thought research program agri-food rural sector |
| 2022-04 | 2025-07 | Developing winter barley adapted for production in Ontario | Gavin Humphreys | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Developing winter barley, Ontario, Principal Investigator, Gavin Humphreys, Research Institution, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, timeline, April 2022, July 2025, objectives, international collection, winter barley, Canada, USA, Europe, evaluate, agronomic suitability, winter survival, maturity, lodging resistance, grain yield potential, disease resistance, barley yellow dwarf virus, leaf rust, stem rust, net blotch, scald, Fusarium head blight, artificial inoculation, impacts, diverse collection, superior winter barley germplasm, cultivar development, feed markets, food markets, economic opportunities, grain farmers, scientific summary, barley production, global production, seeded area, western Canada, Ontario, livestock consumption, human consumption, decline, locally-produced barley, winter barley potential, crop rotations, agronomic benefits, higher grain yield, erosion reduction, pest cycles, herbicide, fungicide chemistries, glyphosate-resistant weeds, double cropping opportunity, early-maturing legume, external funding partners, SeCan, Cribit Seeds. |
| 2022-04 | 2025-03 | Low carbon heat pump grain drying in Ontario conditions | William Lubitz and Gregory Dineen | University of Guelph and Dineen Farms | Low carbon, heat pump, grain drying, Ontario conditions, Principal Investigator, William Lubitz, Gregory Dineen, Research Institution, University of Guelph, Dineen Farms, timeline, April 2022, March 2025, objectives, modular dryer, air source heat pumps, high efficiency airflow, prototype dryer, on-farm drying, corn, soy, cereals, edible beans, drying rate, energy use, total costs, ambient conditions, initial crop moistures, drying efficiency, BTU/lbs moisture removed, full-scale prototype, historical energy costs, future energy cost scenarios, viability, natural gas access, electrical service, maximum initial cost, guidelines, low energy, natural aeration, batch drying, design improvements, performance upgrades, additional prototyping, impacts, accurate drying rate, cost numbers, credible alternative, long-term solution, drying costs, efficiency upgrades, propane, natural gas, disruptions, variable prices, net-metered solar power, low temperature drying, biomass, low-temperature propane burner, capacity building, alternative fuel drying equipment, GHG emissions reduction, CO2 equivalent savings, food processing, HVAC, scientific summary, post-harvest drying, fuel price volatility, environmental impacts, carbon pricing, non-fossil fuel methods, prototype construction, air-source heat pump, emissions reduction, drying costs, modern combine, modular architecture, larger farms, measuring techniques, sensors, Ontario conditions, high humidity, aerating, slow drying, bins, external funding partners. |
| 2022-04 | 2027-07 | Improving 4R commercial fertilizer nutrient stewardship practices for crop production systems currently or previously receiving manures | Tiequan Zhang | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Improving 4R nutrient stewardship, commercial fertilizer, crop production systems, manure, Tiequan Zhang, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, April 2022, July 2027, nitrogen (N) application rate, manure types, pig, cattle, solid, liquid, residue values, soil textures, chemical fertilizer N, manure application history, crop yield, N use efficiency, soil N supply, organic carbon, soil N loss, phosphorus (P) application rate, field calibration, crop yields, P use efficiency, soil test P, P sorption strength, nutrient loss, cropping systems, farming profitability, nutrient management, decision tools, evidence-based guidelines, environmental risk, manured systems, Ontario, 4R Nutrient Stewardship, organic N, legacy fertility impacts, P availability, over-fertilization, soil texture, corn-soybean rotation, nutrient use efficiency, nutrient losses, Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board. |
| 2022-01 | 2025-03 | Improved carbon footprint of Ontario grain production | Claudia Wagner-Riddle | University of Guelph | Improved carbon footprint, Ontario grain production, Claudia Wagner-Riddle, University of Guelph, life-cycle inventory, carbon footprint calculation, corn, soybeans, winter wheat, spring cereals, greenhouse gas reduction, sustainability metrics, best practice adoption, GHG emissions, carbon dioxide equivalent, marketing Ontario-produced grain, baseline carbon footprint values, fertilizer-related emissions, food company carbon footprint, management practices, cradle to farm-gate, emission factors, profitability, carbon footprint reduction, greenhouse gas reduction targets, data analysis, grain crops, typical rotations. |
| 2022-01 | 2022-12 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2022) | Ben Rosser, Horst Bohner and Sophie Krolikowski | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support, Ben Rosser, Horst Bohner, Sophie Krolikowski, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, technology transfer, field diagnostic activities, Southwest Diagnostic Days, FarmSmart Expo, Eastern Diagnostic Days, information gathering, management techniques, agricultural products, scientific literature, government publications, policy solutions, Ontario farmers, extension support, Field Crop News, pests, disease, fertilizer prices, nitrogen rates, soil nitrate survey, corn, soybean, wheat, aphid infestations, insecticide treatments, soybean yields, planting dates, row width, starter nitrogen, foliar fungicides, clay soils, planting depth, winter wheat staging guide, Cereal Crop Committee, Fusarium head blight, research updates. |
| 2022-01 | 2022-12 | OCC corn hybrid DON/GER evaluations | Dave Hooker | University of Guelph | OCC corn hybrid DON GER evaluations Principal Investigator Ontario Corn Committee OCC Research Institution Timeline January 2022 December 2022 Objectives Identify reliable field screening methods hybrid susceptibility Gibberella ear rot GER deoxynivalenol DON assess DON susceptibility commercially relevant corn hybrids Impacts reliable field screening corn lines resistance GER DON accumulation hybrid resistance improved growers reliable GER DON resistance ratings commercial corn hybrids Scientific Summary corn seed companies commercially relevant corn hybrids evaluated DON accumulation expert researcher teams misted inoculated nursery field sites Ridgetown Huron research stations accurate reliable assessment hybrids GER DON risk levels collaborative effort OCC members grower organizations academia extension seed companies end users accuracy results hybrid-specific trends industry representatives on farm research fields trends accuracy lower variability hybrid DON assessments ratings commercial corn hybrids DON accumulation early 2024 hybrid-selection decisions manage DON risk 2022 Results natural infection patterns DON accumulation planting sites dates field site nursery Huron Research Station less DON accumulation Ridgetown higher DON accumulation soybean reduced natural inoculum continuous corn environmental factors silking CHU rating hybrids earlier maturing hybrids less DON accumulation later maturing hybrids higher DON accumulation infection colonization infection consistency susceptible check silk timing temperature optimized infection silking dates planting locations consistent infection consistent concentrations DON accumulation susceptible check planting three dates silking dates hybrid environments Huron Research Station ARIO Agricultural Research Institute Ontario misting lines pumps timers water tanks plumbing field protocols field testing hybrid planting dates infection laborious detailed timelines tedious skill care entry fees corn seed companies corn end users hybrid testing silk browning inoculation temperature moisture conditions ears infected moisture misting optimum temperature silk infection DON index rating corn seed plot analysis hybrid data processing |
| 2021-10 | 2025-11 | Developing a comprehensive framework for assessing economic and environmental aspects of 4R nutrient stewardship in Ontario | Claudia Wagner-Riddle | University of Guelph | economic framework, environmental aspects, 4R nutrient stewardship, Ontario, Claudia Wagner-Riddle, University of Guelph, N fertilizer source, urea, UAN, inhibitor, yield, N2O emissions, winter-wheat-corn-soybean rotations, cover crops, basic practices, advanced practices, landscape scale, soil biogeochemical models, Daycent, DNDC, nitrogen losses, profit-maximizing choice, corn yield response, adoption factors, net economic benefits, environmental benefits, policymakers, nitrogen reduction, crop N use efficiency, best management practices, fertilizer additives, urease inhibitors, nitrification inhibitors, NH3 volatilization, corn grain yields, soil health, residual soil N, mineralization, immobilization, enhanced efficiency fertilizers, risk for farmers, economic effect, nitrogen management techniques, cost savings, integrated approach, external funding partners, Fertilizer Canada, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. |
| 2021-06 | 2026-06 | Surveying the population structure and resistance to pesticides in soybean two-spotted spider mite populations | Vojislava Grbic | Western University | Surveying population structure resistance pesticides soybean two-spotted spider mite populations Principal Investigator Vojislava Grbic Research Institution Western University Timeline June 2021 June 2026 Objectives develop validate diagnostic tool detection two-spotted spider mite TSSM pesticide resistance test susceptibility TSSM populations soybean fields registered pesticides dimethoate resistance soybean mite populations pesticide registration mite control climate change integrate project deliverables GFO Pest Manager App Field Crop Protection Guide OMAFRA Publication 812 develop recommendations sustainable TSSM pest resistance management Ontario soybean growers pesticide susceptibility surveyed populations Impacts farmers dimethoate resistance soybean mite populations pesticide adequacy mite control soybean resistance frequency pesticide registration new pesticides mite control list pesticides susceptible mite populations proactive pesticide resistance management TSSM crop security revenues decreased costs pesticides Integrated Pest Management IPM specialists effective pesticides TSSM application error correct decisions dimethoate efficiency IPM environment efficient TSSM pest control unnecessary pesticide applications environmental footprint crop production chemical industry monitoring TSSM pesticide resistance pesticide efficacy marketability revenues pesticide availability farmers Scientific Summary two-spotted spider mite TSSM Tetranychus urticae global pest 150 crops soybean established pest Ontario Integrated pest management IPM monitoring population applying insecticides thresholds TSSM pest pressure dry years climate change pesticide control TSSM dimethoate Lagon Cygon organophosphate pesticide active ingredient registered mite control soybean pilot analysis mite resistance dimethoate field populations inefficiency farmers alternative pesticides registration effective pesticides multi-resistance status pesticide resistance TSSM populations soybean production areas pesticide registration processes efficacy dimethoate control effective alternative pesticide registered TSSM control agricultural landscape Ontario major reservoir TSSM populations greenhouse horticultural production resistance major problems production process founder populations greenhouses horticultural crops resistance alleles pesticide resistance pattern relatedness TSSM populations production systems migratory paths measures eliminate decrease mite spread External Funding Partners Mitacs Mitacs Accelerate |
| 2021-05 | 2026-10 | Which approach makes the most cents? Evaluating the effect of land conversion practices on soil health and yields of barley and oats | Amanda Diochon | Lakehead University | Which approach makes the most cents evaluating effect land conversion practices soil health yields barley oats Principal Investigator Amanda Diochon Research Institution Lakehead University Timeline May 2021 October 2026 Objectives identify land conversion practices agricultural expansion Northern Ontario maximize profitability promote economic environmental sustainability quantifying comparing effects land clearing practices Northern Ontario soil health soil organic matter stores identifying best management practices land clearing maintain enhance soil health grain crop yield determining profit margins land clearing agricultural management practices most economical increase Ontario agriculturally productive land base Impacts encourage adoption wood residue incorporation soil land clearing bulldozing topsoil residues off-site long-term benefits soil health organic matter stores enhance environmental quality profitability sustainability agriculture identification land conversion practices promote high grain crop yields healthy soils agricultural expansion Northern Ontario profitable growers innovative model environmentally sustainable agricultural expansion Canada Scientific Summary climate change opportunities agricultural expansion Northern Ontario conversion forest scrub-brush productive fields historical conversion losses soil organic matter 50% lower returns organic matter soil conditions favor decomposition existing stores losses erode soil health key role organic matter physical chemical biological properties soil well-being leaving woody biomass on-site mulching subsoiling mitigate losses rapid cost-effective land conversion knowledge gaps proposed research significant declines yield second year mulching large amounts fertilizer longer term benefits leaving organic matter on-site studied established indicators soil health Cornell Soil Health Assessment CSHA applicable northern climates project address gaps examining longer term effects land conversion soil health soil organic matter identifying best indicators monitoring change soil health Northern Ontario measurements comparisons indicators soil health farms mulched cleared conventionally establishing field trial examine effects woody residue incorporation timing placement rate fertilizer application rotation strategy yields oats barley key grain crops Northern Ontario soil health soil organic matter stores determining profit margins land clearing practices effective economical sustainable approach Ontario grain farmers External Funding Partners LUARS Lakehead University Agricultural Research Station Lakehead University Environmental Laboratory NSERC Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council Canada support Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council Canada NSERC. |
| 2021-05 | 2025-10 | Developing best management practices for late nitrogen applications in corn | Joshua Nasielski | University of Guelph | Developing best management practices late nitrogen applications corn Principal Investigator Joshua Nasielski Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline May 2021 October 2024 Objectives optimal nitrogen source placement rates late nitrogen management volatilization Harrow Research Development Centre wind tunnel drought efficacy leaf burn urea economic analysis in-season nitrogen management decisions remotely sensed vegetation indices delayed nitrogen strategies crop effects Impacts late nitrogen application economic environmental performance fertilizer use cereal crops corn 4R best management practices nitrogen placement source rate economic costs benefits on-farm decision making late nitrogen strategies short-term drought risk optimal nitrogen source placement environmental effects agriculture quantification costs benefits risks government incentive programs Scientific Summary Ontario late delayed nitrogen management strategies fertilizer nitrogen silking recovery efficiency synchrony crop demand soil supply labor requirements in-season weather conditions application rates profitability nitrogen losses proof-of-concept studies agronomists farmers effective management decisions minimize losses maximize recovery dry weather risk root zone effectiveness surface applied nitrogen ammonia volatilization losses project best management practices quantify risks fertilizer management strategies late applications previous research interactive demonstrations research stations 4R management practices yield recovery efficiency volatilization rainfall exclusion shelters drought efficacy data economic analysis risks costs benefits AgriRisk Initiatives Canadian Agricultural Partnership External Funding Partners Agriculture Agri-Food Canada National Science Engineering Research Council Ontario Ministry Agriculture Food Rural Affairs University Guelph |
| 2021-04 | 2022-03 | Wrapping up on-farm precision-N research | John Sulik | University of Guelph | Wrapping up on-farm precision-N research Principal Investigator John Sulik Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2021 March 2022 Objectives data aggregation delta-yield nitrogen fertility on-farm trial data sensor field data scaling on-farm trials draft manuscripts peer-reviewed journals in-house expertise long-term cropping systems trials Impacts wrap-up funding project deliverables on-farm projects N fertilizer management corn crop soil data 11 farm fields data analyses advanced analysis environmental economic performance fertilizer N corn Ontario corn production environments soil texture GDDs tools technologies farmer-researcher collaboration protocol data management system matching funding Department Plant Agriculture continuity long-term rotation tillage projects Elora Research Station scientific summary data collection 2-year on-farm experiment farmer-collaborators conclusions dataset actionable advice statistician expertise field crop agronomy Ontario corn production N fertilizer decision support tools code analyzing on-farm strip trial data delta-yield experiments software summarizes deltas Bayesian Graphic Interface N management decision support system DSS sidedress N rate in-season weather field data machine learning algorithms Random Forest analysis Bayesian Networks corn yield economically optimum N rates dataset on-farm research station trials best performing algorithm Bayesian network recommendation tool maximum potential profit Agronomy Journal submitted review algorithm economically optimum N rate estimates delta-yield returns fertilizer N credit first-year corn alfalfa underseeded red clover tillage soil NO3 concentrations no-till PSNT samples accurate fertilizer N recommendation fertilizer N credit second-year corn corn-corn-soy-wheat corn-corn-alfalfa-alfalfa rotation recommendations in-season weather optimal N rate NNI Nitrogen Nutrition Index crop tissue measurement V6 V16 N rate decision-making commercial labs NNI measurement N recommendation External Funding Partners Department Plant Agriculture University Guelph Project Related Publications Sulik Banger Janovicek Nasielski Deen comparing Random Forest Bayesian Networks nitrogen management Decision Support Systems Agronomy Journal under review Janovicek Banger Sulik Nasielski Deen delta yield optimal nitrogen rate estimates corn economically sound Agronomy Journal |
| 2021-04 | 2024-07 | Understanding soil suppressiveness towards the Sudden Death Syndrome / Soybean Cyst Nematode disease complex | Owen Wally and Lori Phillips | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Sudden Death Syndrome, Soybean Cyst Nematode, disease complex, Principal Investigator, Owen Wally, Lori Phillips, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, timeline, April 2021, July 2024, objectives, biological components, soil suppressiveness, SDS establishment, SCN proliferation, timing, suppressive soils, survey fields, inhibition level, biocontrol agents, cultural practices, impacts, microbiome, sustainable methods, high yielding soybeans, agronomic practices, protocols, prophylactic control, disease pressure, scientific summary, devastating diseases, Southern Ontario, disease nursery, screening, disease tolerance, environmental conditions, growth room bioassays, endemic levels, biotic influence, disease suppression, traditional rotations, robust suppression, microbiological components, non-suppressive fields, sustainable soybean production, microbiological ‘omics methods, computational biology, biological organisms, consortia, interactions, biotic contributions, control methods, rotational recommendations, organic amendments, beneficial microbes, external funding partners. |
| 2021-04 | 2025-07 | Evaluating the potential of a winter canola-soybean relay intercrop in Ontario | Eric Page | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | winter canola soybean relay intercrop Ontario Eric Page Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC April 2021 July 2025 on-farm research intercropping systems winter canola density soybean seeding date production cost soil health erosion nutrient loss crop diversification crop rotation oilseed phenology physiology yield row spacing crop growth habit nitrogen fertilization planting date seeding method Elora Woodstock Harrow Woodslee spring relay intercropping fall relay intercropping economic analysis land-use efficiency sustainable intensification planting techniques environmental variability combine headers soybean pods broadcasting row planting plant densities Rubisco Seeds Ontario Canola Growers Association profitability cover cropping cropping system sustainability agronomic factors research stations crop competition establishment relay partnership cropping feasibility |
| 2021-04 | 2024-03 | Marker assisted breeding for SCN and white mould at University of Guelph soybean breeding program | Istvan Rajcan | University of Guelph | Crop Protection Network collaborative resource field crop research results farmers Principal Investigator Dave Hooker Albert Tenuta Research Institution University of Guelph Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Agribusiness Timeline April 2021 March 2023 Objectives Research Update webinar series soybean check-off research results accessible farmer needs expansion maintenance Crop Protection Network website field crop protection resources U.S. Ontario Canada online soybean disease loss estimate tool engagement farmers agronomists extension specialists CPN impacts coordinated responses emerging diseases disorders tar spot corn corn ear mould DON epidemic peer-reviewed cooperative platform integrated pest management IPM economic losses sustainability CPN network researchers trial locations management strategies stakeholder awareness diseases issues template information Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Agribusiness OMAFA Grain Farmers of Ontario GFO scientific summary Canada soybean wheat corn producing countries disease losses agricultural sector Ontario disease losses soybean corn wheat infrastructure regional multi-state field crop Extension outputs Land Grant universities OMAFA extension outputs research information accessible farmers industry CPN tools publications foliar fungicide efficacy guides annual disease loss estimates training field scouts Certified Crop Advisers CCA foliar disease severity training tool entomology collaboration geographic areas regional crop production priorities results soybean corn cereal pest management research recommendations agricultural industry extension workers multi-platform outreach webinars videos web tools partnerships social media fungicide foliar seed treatment efficacy tables reliable disease ratings pathologists Ontario USA CPN information updated expanded OMAFA field crop recommendations branding logo February 2023 social media promotion Certified Crop Advisor CEUs CPN TV podcast Virtual Crop Scouting School Webinars Biological Control Web Book Yield Loss Calculator publications CPN resources National Farm Machinery Show external funding partners Canadian Agriculture Partnership project related publications soybean disease loss estimates overview soybean cyst nematode Fusarium Head Blight disease development deoxynivalenol accumulation modern integrated management practices white mold soybean aphanomyces root rot |
| 2021-04 | 2024-03 | Adaption mechanisms associated with survival under low-temperature flooding and ice encasement in Ontario winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) | Eric Lyons | University of Guelph | Ontario winter wheat Triticum aestivum low-temperature flooding ice encasement LTFIE winter survival cold hardiness Eric Lyons University of Guelph April 2021 March 2024 Branson 25R46 CM614 Priesley Secord AC Hazlet LCS Calypso winter rye winter barley causal factors plant injury plant death morphological traits physiological traits LD50 LT50 survival ice encasement low-temperature tolerance biochemical properties non-structural carbohydrates fructans reactive oxygen species chamber screening field screening hybrid screening genotypes winter survival breeding program seeding date growth stage fertility phosphorus statistical model winterkill historical environment data ground-level sensors economic impact winterkill events Ontario farming systems wheat-growing regions risk economic cost late planting reduced plant size management decisions physiological mechanisms biochemical mechanisms elite winter wheat varieties Ontario climate yield sustainability vegetative recovery resilient winter-hardy varieties Ontario area map winterkill components snow mould frost heaving ice encasement profitable farm systems Eastern Canada Winter Cereal Survival Model cumulative winterkill days risk management fall fertility plant size survival prediction economic impact winter wheat adaptive strategies broad winter survival thaw-refreeze anaerobic stress variation ice encasement survival chamber acclimation field acclimation Norstar AC Carberry water-soluble carbohydrates sucrose fructans planting date yield phosphorus treatments OCCC Ontario Cereal Crop Committee Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Government of Ontario University of Guelph Husiny Ficht Whiting Booker Hooker McElroy Lyons carbohydrate content improved methods mortality estimation Canadian Journal of Plant Science |
| 2021-04 | 2025-07 | Managing 4R’s in corn under high surface residue conditions | Craig Drury | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Managing 4R’s corn high surface residue conditions Principal Investigator Craig Drury Research Institution Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2021 July 2025 Objectives 4R management systems N limitations corn standing cover crop placement urease nitrification inhibitor ammonia volatilization nitrous oxide emission losses cover crops enhanced efficiency fertilizers nutrient uptake yields profitability nutrient management strategies conservation agriculture systems economic analysis partial budget impacts 4R practice cover crops N uptake yields effective N placement inhibitor combination reduce ammonia volatilization N2O emissions key microbes herbicide application cereal rye cover crop 4R practice corn spring zone tillage corn grain emergence conservation tillage profitable management system Ontario corn growers Scientific Summary cover crops soil health C sequestration soil biodiversity residual N nutrient runoff leaching N deficiencies decomposing cover crops N immobilization crop residue breakdown ammonia volatilization surface urease activities elevated plant residue levels 4R management conventional farming practices crop productivity ammonia volatilization losses nitrous oxide emissions cover crops conservation agricultural practices double slot injection system conventional tillage N application cover crop conservation tillage field trial nitrification urease inhibitor regular N treatment liquid UAN broadcast urea SuperU technologies corn yields wind tunnels static chambers biological functions N mineralization beneficial fungal communities herbicide N application cereal cover crop field seasons variable weather patterns N losses crop performance CFCRA activity completion reporting results External Funding Partners Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Fertilizer Canada |
| 2021-04 | 2023-03 | The SCN Coalition: Increasing awareness and sustainable yields | Milad Eskandari & Albert Tenuta | University of Guelph | SCN Coalition, increasing awareness, sustainable yields, soybean cyst nematode, SCN, Milad Eskandari, Albert Tenuta, University of Guelph, April 2021, March 2023, objectives, effectiveness, sources of resistance, management trials, nematicides, control, technology transfer, project results, corn IPM management, grower organizations, United Soybean Board, North Central Soybean Research Program, researchers, extension, industry partners, limiting yield loss, Ontario SCN benchmark data, grower survey, awareness, SCN crisis, grower behaviour, survey results, strategic planning, impacts, yield loss, sampling, SCN egg numbers, tools, minimize losses, maximize return on investment, active management, genetic resistance, PI88788, reducing yield losses, IPM management strategy, integration of tools, SCN sampling, non-host crops, economic profitability, outreach efforts, Soybean Nematode Management Guide, survey, awareness assessment, scientific summary, economic losses, Crop Protection Network, northern soybean production, Ontario losses, SCN management options, erosion of resistance, population distribution, mistakes, local activities, awareness, field demonstration trials, nematicide trials, technology transfer, reproduction levels, yield loss, Brown Stem Rot, Sudden Death Syndrome, hidden yield losses, nematodes, corn, Canadian Agricultural Partnership. |
| 2021-04 | 2024-03 | Integrated weed management strategies for the control of glyphosate-resistant waterhemp | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph | Integrated weed management strategies glyphosate-resistant waterhemp Principal Investigator Peter Sikkema Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2021 March 2024 Objectives GFO-funded project multi-herbicide resistant MHR waterhemp seed depletion soil seedbank integrated weed management IWM practices crop rotation corn soybean wheat cover crops reduced soybean row width efficacious herbicides eight herbicide groups Ontario grain farmers economic benefit dissemination growers agri-business personnel Impacts IWM strategy control MHR waterhemp seed depletion Ontario counties spread herbicide resistance corn yield loss soybean yield loss OMAFRA data corn value soybean value annual farm-gate loss sustainable strategy crop diversity profitability additional herbicide resistant HR weeds Scientific Summary glyphosate-resistant GR waterhemp Ontario Walpole Island Northumberland Glengarry five-way herbicide resistant HR Groups 2 5 9 14 27 Ontario counties Essex Chatham-Kent Lambton Elgin Middlesex Northumberland Stormont Dundas Glengarry yield loss soybean corn small-seeded summer annual broadleaf extended emergence genetic diversity prolific seed competitive rapid spread diversified management continuous soybean two-crop rotation three-crop rotation oat tillage radish cover crop herbicide active ingredients dicamba atrazine bromoxynil glyphosate flumioxazin pyroxasulfone S-metolachlor mesotrione bicyclopyrone pyrasulfotole herbicide groups 4 5 6 9 14 15 27 Results Cottam site Walpole Island site Roundup Fierce Roundup Xtend seedbank depletion ground cover Recommendations crop diversity crop rotation winter wheat multiple herbicide modes tillage strategic cover crops narrow rows soybean harvest weed seed control IWM strategies External Funding Partners BASF Bayer Syngenta Valent Publications Soltani Shropshire Sikkema 2023 Weed Technology |
| 2021-04 | 2024-03 | Modernizing management of true armyworm in Ontario | Jocelyn Smith, Art Schaafsma and David Hooker | University of Guelph | Modernizing management true armyworm Ontario Principal Investigators Jocelyn Smith Art Schaafsma David Hooker Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2021 March 2024 Objectives improve true armyworm monitoring scouting alerts pheromone trapping timing abundance moth migration biological control true armyworm parasitoid predator entomopathogen species revise economic thresholds true armyworm larvae cereals crop growth stage susceptibility true armyworm Ontario Cry1Ab Cry1A.105 Cry2Ab2 Vip3A Bt corn proteins larval instars susceptibility true armyworm insecticides relevant larval instars economic analysis impact true armyworm integrated pest management TAW cereals Impacts comprehensive integrated pest management plan TAW Ontario biological control services economic impact efficacy control tactics Ontario cereal corn producers minimize pesticide use reduce environmental impacts sustainable suppression improved monitoring TAW cereal corn producers timely coordinated information infestations earlier warnings prediction economic infestations baseline susceptibility Bt proteins insecticides insect resistance management bioassay methodology infrastructure knowledge transgenic technology insecticides Ontario optimizing IPM strategies TAW management crop rotation winter wheat diversity agroecosystem resiliency economical training qualified personnel integrated pest management agronomy MSc student Ontario agricultural industry Scientific Summary true armyworm Mythimna unipuncta economic damage winter wheat spring wheat barley Ontario outbreaks economic injury corn outbreak years migrate cereal fields corn fields Ontario TAW outbreaks 2008 2012 2020 winter wheat sporadic pest management approach research 50 years ago advances cereal crop management cover crops grain production climate change impacts TAW populations natural enemies proactive sustainable approach TAW management Ontario notifications TAW populations spring monitoring Ontario widespread scouting reactive high numbers larvae limited region control decisions outdated economic thresholds biological control knowledge modern thresholds crop stage biological control assessment precise spray timing unnecessary insecticide applications crop yield loss insecticides registered susceptibility TAW active ingredients fewer registrations future impact biological control agents conservation insecticide use non-target beneficial insects lowering production costs External Funding Partners project funded Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance government Ontario University of Guelph |
| 2021-04 | 2024-03 | Identification & integration of sudden death syndrome resistance genomic regions into Ontario-adapted food grade soybeans | Milad Eskandari | University of Guelph | identification, integration, sudden death syndrome, resistance, genomic regions, Ontario-adapted, food grade soybeans, Principal Investigator, Milad Eskandari, Research Institution, University of Guelph, timeline, April 2021, March 2024, objectives, development, commercial cultivars, germplasm, stacking, soybean cyst nematode, SCN, quantitative trait loci, QTL, root resistance, foliar resistance, Canadian food-grade soybean, linkage mapping, genome-wide association study, bulked segregant analyses, molecular markers, marker-assisted selection, MAS, impacts, tools, yield-limiting pests, soybean production, enhancement, adapted sources, cultivar development, breeding programs, defined marker-based selection tools, discriminating genotypes, acceleration, hands-on experience, scientific summary, Southwestern Ontario, devastating pest, breeding efforts, disease-resistant cultivars, innovative breeding approaches, breeding activities, inheritance, mode of action, genetic control, exotic germplasm, multiple genes, mapping, isolating, genomic regions, molecular mechanisms, efficient breeding programs, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Harrow Research and Development Center, stacking genes, elite cultivars, robust, stable, genomics-based toolkits, funding partners, SeCan, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. |
| 2021-04 | 2023-03 | Crop Protection Network: A collaborative resource to deliver field crop research results to farmers | Dave Hooker and Albert Tenuta | University of Guelph and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | Crop Protection Network collaborative resource field crop research farmers Dave Hooker Albert Tenuta University of Guelph Ontario Ministry Agriculture Food Agribusiness soybean check-off research stakeholder-friendly accessible applicable field crop protection resources USA Ontario Canada soybean disease loss estimate tool farmers agronomists extension specialists Grain Farmers of Ontario tar spot corn ear mould DON epidemic pest management IPM multi-state field crop Extension regional research foliar fungicide efficacy guides disease loss estimates field scouts Certified Crop Advisers continuing education units soybean corn wheat disease losses Canada North Central Soybean Research Program United Soybean Board tar spot foliar disease severity training tool entomology soybean cyst nematode fusarium head blight crop disease corn soybean wheat management recommendations outreach webinars videos web tools social media fungicide efficacy economic environmentally beneficial Certified Crop Advisor CEUs CPN TV CPN Podcast War Against Weeds Virtual Crop Scouting School Biological Control Web Book Yield Loss Calculator pest management Canada Agricultural Partnership federal provincial territorial governments CPN publications soybean disease corn disease wheat disease fungicide control integrated management practices white mold corn leaf blight aphanomyces root rot. |
| 2021-04 | 2024-09 | 100-Bushel Soybean: What’s really holding us back? | Hugh Earl | University of Guelph | 100-Bushel Soybean, Hugh Earl, University of Guelph, timeline, April 2021, March 2024, objectives, management practices, yield maximization, residual P and K fertility, full-season varieties, seed treatments, fungicide, insecticide, rhizobial inoculant, seeding rates, narrow rows, weed control, insect control, variety selection, fertilizer supplementation, foliar fungicides, in-season fertilizer N, irrigated conditions, rainfed conditions, yield limitation, soil water availability, outdoor soilless culture, physiological basis, yield differences, light interception, radiation use efficiency, biomass accumulation, pod-bearing nodes, pods per node, seeds per pod, seed size, impacts, yield limitations, management practices, silver bullet thinking, upper limits, specific management practices, understanding physiology, high soybean yields, ultra-high-yielding crops, vegetative growth, crop growth rates, pod number establishment, rainfall, early seed-fill, yield potential, water availability, yield gap, below-ground factors, theoretical attainable yield, scientific summary, constraints, field experiments, agronomic interventions, comprehensive fertilizer additions, supplemental N, foliar protection, commercial varieties, high-input packages, soilless culture system, crop development, biomass accumulation, canopy senescence, yield components, external funding partners, Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, government of Ontario. |
| 2021-04 | 2022-09 | Safe fertilizer rate guidance for various fertilizer strategies for strip till corn | John Lauzon | University of Guelph | Safe fertilizer rate guidance strip till corn Principal Investigator John Lauzon Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2021 September 2022 Objectives safe rates fall applied phosphorus potassium fertilizer blends 6-28-28 fertilizer placement strategies shallow 4†shank banding deeper 6†shank banding mixing fertilizer coulter-type strip tiller spring applied P&K fertilizer blends 19-19-19 nitrogen N P&K placement strategies safe rates spring applied N fertilizer 46-0-0 placement strategies impacts maximize benefits strip till systems guidance rates PK NPK N fertilizers safely applied fall spring strip till placement strategies crop injury fertilizer application efficiency fertilizer efficiency seed zone reduced tillage system yield loss trial error developing strip fertility strategies Scientific Summary strip till corn production reduce tillage costs soil losses improve fertilizer logistics Ontario corn acres interest adoption safe fertilizer rates common strip fertility questions farmers agronomists tillage prior corn incorporates larger amounts fertilizer strip till incorporate subsurface fertilizer crop response limit losses safety concerns 2†x 2†planter banding research safe strip till fertilizer rates Ontario trial error improve fertilizer efficiencies crop responses injury risks benefits corn strip till systems strip fertilizer placements timings risks placement strategies shallow shank banding deeper shank banding mixing fertilizer coulter-type strip tillers application timing fall spring fertilizer rates strip fertilizer strategies PK balanced blend NPK balanced blend N only application methods 4†shank band 6†shank band coulter mixed soil texture sandy loam loam clay loam External Funding Partners Canadian Agricultural Partnership CAP |
| 2021-04 | 2025-03 | A fundamentally new approach to determining soil N mineralization potential through thermal cracking analysis | Adam Gillespie | University of Guelph | fundamentally new approach soil N mineralization potential thermal cracking analysis Principal Investigator Adam Gillespie Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2021 March 2025 Objectives develop validate thermal cracking method test soil N availability instrumentation development lab N mineralization study link thermal biological N availability determine link thermal N availability crop response corn wheat develop process-based model predict N availability crops thermal cracking predictor Impacts mineralizable N predictions growing season farmers estimate N availability real time data rain heat reduce input costs soil N stocks potential availability reduction excess N use nitrate leaching loss surface water ammonia volatilization greenhouse gas production support implementation 4R nutrient stewardship N Scientific Summary sustainable intensification growing food existing resources reducing food production impact environment nitrogen N fertilizer environmental trade off nutrient overloading surface waters production nitrous oxide potent greenhouse gas fertilizer application minimize environmental losses input costs determining soil available N fine-tune fertilizer application optimal crop production current soil nitrate N test chemical extraction measures available N time test taken planting V6 pre-sidedress test does not predict soils release N growing season interpretation confounded leaching denitrification losses previously applied N fertilizer manure N test fundamentally different current soil testing approaches chemically extracting available N physical biochemical test thermal cracking advantage assessment available N planting estimate N availability crop growing season External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance collaboration government Ontario University of Guelph |
| 2021-04 | 2023-01 | Corn hybrid DON evaluation | Dave Hooker | University of Guelph | Corn hybrid DON evaluation Dave Hooker University of Guelph April 2021 January 2023 objectives corn hybrid susceptibility deoxynivalenol DON screening protocols reliable determination impacts reliable evaluations corn hybrids DON mycotoxin accumulation farmer industry capacity manage Gibberella ear rot GER DON levels scientific summary hybrid differences DON accumulation corn production growers hybrid selection susceptibility epidemic 2018 Gibberella ear rot GER high DON concentrations industry losses Ontario Corn Committee OCC 1,225 grain samples 136 hybrids analysis hybrid effects DON hybrid consistency exceptions protocol refinement inoculated misted trials 2021 2022 Ridgetown Campus Huron Research Station Exeter results hybrid grouping susceptible less susceptible consistent infection field silk browning inoculation environment moisture temperature misting planting dates three environments Ridgetown Huron research stations planting date environments not comparisons crop heat unit CHU rating hybrid maturity early hybrids less DON later hybrids more DON exposure period infection colonization processing samples bottleneck harvest analysis tabulation whole plots ten ears infection hits misses incidence severity DON index external funding partners Canadian Agricultural Partnership federal provincial territorial governments seed companies end users project related publications 2023 corn hybrid rankings susceptibility DON corn.gocrops.ca |
| 2021-04 | 2025-03 | Timing and placement of sulfur on corn | John Luzon | University of Guelph | Timing placement sulfur corn John Luzon University of Guelph April 2021 March 2025 sulfur S deficiency corn soybean wheat prevalence response magnitude economic impact sulfur fertilization Ontario Grain Farmers of Ontario GFO surveillance trials 2018 S fertilizer type placement timing corn production economic return treatment hard red wheat yield protein content elemental sulfur particle size soil moisture temperature plant available sulfur release ICP analysis colorimetric sulfate elemental sulfur calcium chloride soil test Ontario corn soybean wheat impacts surveillance sulfur response Ontario economic impact sulfur fertilization fertilizer timing placement strategies economic return hard red wheat yield protein content soil test development Ontario soil texture elemental sulfur inexpensive fertilizer scientific summary sulfur fertilizer Ontario grain production Grain Farmers of Ontario Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Government of Ontario University of Guelph corn winter wheat soybean trials sulfur response economic advantage soil test calibration elemental sulfate-based fertilizer fall spring application broadcast side-band foliar S heading laboratory incubation particle size soil temperature soil moisture sulfate release Environment Canada sulfur deposition downward trend crop responsiveness surveillance trials 20 kg S Ha-1 external funding Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance |
| 2021-01 | 2024-02 | Optimizing crop management decisions in early and late-planted soybean and corn | David Hooker | University of Guelph | Optimizing crop management decisions early late-planted soybean corn Principal Investigator David Hooker Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline January 2021 February 2024 Objectives optimal maturity selection CHUs maturity planting dates Ontario farmers profitable data-backed recommendations maturity selections early late planting scenarios profit response functions early late planting scenarios crop prioritize switch corn soybean optimum soybean seeding rates planting date physiological mechanisms corn grain yield planting date maturity ratings Impacts farmer-members Ontario dataset guidance switch soybean maturity planting dates corn dataset OMAFRA agronomy guide location Chatham cross-Ontario dataset planting date maturity rating interaction corn soybean farmers farm advisors decisions switch varieties early late-planting trade-off prioritize soybean corn profitable recommendations real-world trade-off environment unfit ground wet soils yield penalties income late plantings soil structure compaction crop productivity profitability crop management factors prioritize switch varieties increase profitability late planting situations reduce incentive plant wet soils Scientific Summary optimizing management spatial precision precision agriculture corn soybean growers information optimize management temporal position planting time year-to-year Ontario dataset decision-making 2019 corn soybean planting first week May adapted hybrid variety mature killing frost opportunities ultra early ultra late planting growers informed economic returns corn soybean economic sense longer shorter season hybrid variety early late planting seeding rates soybean robust datasets Ontario farmers farmer advisors confident profitable decisions early late planting scenarios yields grain moisture concentrations phenology planting dates CHU ratings plant populations data U.S.A. develop Ontario datasets paired experiments corn soybean regions Ridgetown Elora Winchester 3 years planting dates CHU maturity ratings seeding rates yield parameters paired experiment soybean earliest latest planting seeding density economic analyses profitability analysis crop selection planting date maturity rating External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs |
| 2021-01 | 2021-12 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2021) | Ben Rosser, Horst Bohner and Joanna Follings | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support 2021 Principal Investigator Ben Rosser Horst Bohner Joanna Follings Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs Timeline January 2021 December 2021 Objectives Tech Transfer Efforts upgrades websites apps videos YouTube presentations print publications field diagnostic plot day activities Southwest Diagnostic Days FarmSmart Expo Eastern Diagnostic Days hands-on learning farmers agronomists Information Gathering management techniques producer driven agricultural industry driven innovative practices scientific literature government publications web-based materials government policy practical solutions Ontario farmers Breaking Issues Support growing season challenges labour travel lab costs soil nitrate testing soy pest scouting monitoring Fusarium levels wheat corn leaf disease surveys Impacts competitiveness sustainability Ontario grain sector extension technology transfer information farmers agronomists management decisions Scientific Summary Field Crop News Support GFO Extension funding FieldCropNews.com OMAFRA Field Crop staff cereals soybean corn specialists entomology disease weeds soils nutrients extension articles production information timely breaking information pests disease growing season risk annual survey activities Ontario growers diagnostic events COVID restrictions virtual series soil tissue analysis diagnostic videos manganese deficiency Ad Hoc Extension Research grower calls diagnose issues extension products articles videos research opportunities weather nitrogen applications rainfall simulations strip-till conventional tillage projects results presentations Crop Advances articles Ear Mould DON Survey Field Crop staff pre-harvest grain corn ear mould DON survey proactive management decisions survey results posted Field Crop News industry interest Oat Day August 17 2021 extension funding participants growers agronomists researchers marketing trends oats agronomy research Go Cereals Field Crop News website updates data users page views cereal performance comparisons winter cereals livestock project quality analysis demos pig sheep operations dairy farms drill demo project quality analysis phosphorus response row spacing drill technologies impact discussion starter fertilizer row width lodging analysis FieldCropNews.com |
| 2021-01 | 2021-12 | Evaluation of straw yield potential of cereal crop cultivars | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | OCCC | Evaluation straw yield potential cereal crop cultivars Principal Investigator Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC Research Institution OCCC Timeline January 2021 December 2021 Objectives measure cereal straw yield variety Ontario Cereal Variety Performance Trials locations Impacts collection straw yields cereal varieties improve producers business risk management additional revenue maintain cereals rotation profitable component improve livestock producers management straw supply Scientific Summary straw yield important segment cereal production on-farm use sale straw market project measure cereal straw yield variety oat barley spring wheat winter wheat cultivars Ontario Cereal Variety Performance Trials multiple locations minimum 3 locations OCCC coordinates collection analysis straw yield data releases results performance trials communicate Ontario cereal producers OCCC website External Funding Partners None Project Related Publications www.gocereals.ca |
| 2021-01 | 2021-12 | OCCC Performance Trials – Fungicide vs No Fungicide Comparison | Peter Johnson | Ontario Cereal Crops Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Performance Trials Intensive non-intensive Principal Investigator Peter Johnson Research Institution Ontario Cereal Crops Committee OCCC Timeline January 2021 December 2021 Objectives influence fungicides rankings performance varieties winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Impacts independent data relative tolerance cereal varieties fungal leaf head diseases foliar fungicide growers selecting varieties growing conditions management practices Scientific Summary Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC variety performance trials genetic potential adaptation cereal varieties Province Ontario OCCC Variety Performance Trials absence fungicides growers increasing fungicides management practices committee 2010 comparing varieties fungicide application main objective influence fungicides provincial variety rankings performance winter wheat spring wheat barley oat trial results varietal response fungicide applications winter spring wheat oats lesser extent barley standard protocol intensive trials select locations crops winter wheat spring wheat oats mandated intensive management locations inconclusive results barley committee discretion trial operator spray not all locations run intensive sites participation voluntary locations opt not spray fungicide reasons OCCC coordinates collection analysis intensive trial data releases results OCCC performance trail reports communicated OCCC Ontario cereal producers farming community OCCC www.gocereals.ca website External Funding Partners Fungicide Seed Companies Project Related Publications www.gocereals.ca |
| 2020-10 | 2022-09 | Developing integrated management strategies and communication plan for soybean sudden death syndrome | Milad Eskandari and Albert Tenuta | University of Guelph | integrated management strategies, communication plan, soybean sudden death syndrome, Principal Investigator, Milad Eskandari, Albert Tenuta, University of Guelph, timeline, October 2020, September 2022, objectives, fungicides, nematicide seed treatment, in-furrow, foliar fungicides, efficacy, biological nematicides, chemical nematicides, stewardship guidelines, pathogen resistance, field evaluation, F. virguliforme, soil health, models, yield impacts, SDS foliar symptoms, root rot, meta-analysis, genetic variability, virulence variability, resistance mapping, chlorosis, necrosis, communicate research results, farmers, agribusinesses, stakeholders, impacts, Grain Farmers of Ontario, North Central Soybean Research Program, Soybean Research Information Initiative, United Soybean Board, Crop Protection Network, Extension outputs, awareness, management, Return On Investment, evaluation, SDS products, profitable, sustainable integrated management strategy, fungicide stewardship plan, disease risk, yield losses, zones, soybean varieties, increased SDS resistance, Ontario SDS ratings, scientific summary, Fusarium virguliforme, annual threat, southwestern Ontario, North Central region, yield losses, infection, bushels, U.S., Ontario, disease development, resistant cultivars, evaluation, susceptible cultivars, SDS ratings, provincial variety evaluation, disease control, farmer risk, environmental conditions, integrated management program, external funding partners, Canadian Agricultural Partnership. |
| 2020-10 | 2022-09 | Intensive wheat management to reduce lodging | Dave Hooker and Joshua Nasielski | University of Guelph | Intensive wheat management reduce lodging Principal Investigator Dave Hooker Joshua Nasielski Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline October 2020 September 2022 Objectives plant growth regulators PGR winter wheat performance profitability lodging potential grain yield quality integrated approach profitability grain yields desiccants soybean harvest maturity soybean yield soybean quality full-season long-season cultivars southern Ontario wheat yield farm profitability advancing seeding dates desiccants soybean maturities Impacts independent validation efficacy plant growth regulators PGR reduce lodging potential winter wheat integrated approach wheat performance cross-Ontario dataset intensive wheat management profitability crop rotation quantify yield reductions harvest maturity desiccation treatments farmer management decisions Scientific Summary wheat Ontario agriculture corn soybean yields soil organic matter cover crops soil erosion greenhouse gas emissions farm profitability economic competitiveness lodging reduces yield quality harvest efficiency nitrogen N rates optimized economic response fungicide environment cultivar systems approach reduce lodging input responses environment 4R strategies lodging risk plant growth regulators PGR cultivars N rates N timing split N sources multiple locations province PGR-variety focus integrated focus linked treatments reduce N losses leaching denitrification crop uptake split timing adjust N crop demand soybean harvest timely winter wheat planting optimal planting window soybean maturity groups yield trade-offs desiccants accelerate harvest maturity full-season long-season varieties diquat saflufenacil borax R6.5 R7 R7.5 soybean growth stages soybean grain yield quality oil protein PGR Results lodging Winchester Arva Ridgetown weather variability site-years Moddus Manipulator reduced lodging increased yield stem density stem internode stem wall thickness physiological processes MSc thesis predict lodging potential nitrogen management Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC cultivar responses integrated management planting dates early planting quadratic relationship spikes per square meter lodging risk Desiccant Soybean Results Huron Ridgetown research stations maturity groups full-season long-season diquat R6.5 R7 R7.5 harvest maturity advance 6-10 days long-season maturity differences yield results yield reductions yield advantages 3.6 bu/ac comparison adapted long-season management decisions Key Takeaways high wheat yields lodging risk integrated strategy cultivar lodging tolerance N management economical responses desiccant application cost yield reduction earlier harvest External Funding Canadian Agricultural Partnership federal provincial territorial governments Syngenta Belchim |
| 2020-07 | 2025-07 | Mitigation and management of Cry1F resistance in European corn borer in Canada | Rebecca Hallett and Jocelyn Smith | University of Guelph | Mitigation management Cry1F resistance European corn borer Canada Principal Investigators Rebecca Hallett Jocelyn Smith Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline July 2020 July 2025 Objectives phenology European corn borer ECB Canadian corn regions resistance development transgenic corn timing duration peak flight voltinism models pheromone race host range distribution Cry1F-resistant populations susceptibility Bt proteins Cry1Ab Cry1A.105 Cry2Ab2 characterization SNP markers frequency heritability life tables fitness costs gene flow monitoring techniques cost efficacy diet-overlay concentration-response bioassay molecular method Impacts understanding Cry1F resistance integrated pest management insect resistance management strategies corn growing regions ECB collections susceptibility Bt proteins management practices integrated pest management plan benefit Canadian corn producers consumers longevity transgenic insecticide technology pesticide use environmental impacts Scientific Summary European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Lepidoptera Crambidae serious insect pests corn Zea mays yield quality loss human consumption livestock feed biofuel ethanol production vegetable crops transgenic corn Bacillus thuringiensis Bt corn commercialized management costs yield losses North America area-wide suppression 2018 field-evolved resistance Nova Scotia Cry1F resistance management North America objectives phenology characterization distribution susceptibility sustainable management pyramided products IRM strategies resistance monitoring molecular techniques partner organizations stakeholders Canadian agricultural industry pest management dissemination implementation impact External Funding Partners NSERC Alliance Bayer Syngenta Pioneer Manitoba Corn Growers Association OMAFRA Atlantic Grains Council Perennia Food Agriculture Manitoba Agriculture Centre de recherche sur les grains CEROM |
| 2020-04 | 2023-03 | Effect of CO2 on soybean maturity in the greenhouse | Kangfu Yu and Jamie Larsen | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | CO2, soybean maturity, greenhouse, Principal Investigator, Kangfu Yu, Jamie Larsen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, timeline, April 2020, March 2023, objectives, reduce maturity date, generation advancement, impacts, breeding process, soybean varieties, Canadian growers, research funds, scientific summary, slow generation times, winter nursery, South America, greenhouse conditions, CO2 concentration, 750 ppm, 850 ppm, 1000 ppm, growth chamber, maturity date, COVID pandemic, access limitations, CO2 supplemented, CO2 ambient treatments, varieties, results, supplementation, atmospheric CO2 levels, yield, seed productivity, population size, progeny evaluation, testing, trials, nurseries, improved varieties, immature pods, germination, harvesting pods early, breeding cycles, financial resources, generation advance, cost reduction, variety release, pulse breeding programs, seed multiplication, increased seed production, Ontario farmers, external funding partners, Ontario Soybean & Canola Committee. |
| 2020-04 | 2023-03 | Increasing lodging resistance in oats for enhanced quality and yield | Joshua Nasielski | University of Guelph | Increasing lodging resistance, oats, quality, yield, Principal Investigator, Joshua Nasielski, Research Institution, University of Guelph, timeline, April 2020, March 2023, objectives, agronomic options, lodging resistance, agronomic practices, seeding density, row width, seeding depth, split-N applications, Plant Growth Regulators, PGR, impacts, profitability, oat production, harvest difficulty, lodging-related yield loss, food-grade oats, intensive oat management, nitrogen fertilizer, global demand, oat-based products, consumer interest, healthy foods, plant-based proteins, milling oat marketing, southern/eastern Ontario, winter wheat, cereal rotation, scientific summary, lodging, milling oat production, genotype by environment by crop management interactions, high-yielding years, dwarfing oats, root lodging, stem lodging, agronomic solutions, rooting characteristics, on-farm testing, research stations, reduced seeding density, increased seeding depth, split-N applications impact, structural rooting depth, preliminary study, Plant Growth Regulators market, results, narrower row spacing, yield increases, grain yield, equipment investment, variable impacts, variety-specific, lodging reduction, seeding depth effects, shallow seeding, average seeding depth, lodging increase, root plate depth, deeper seeding recommendation, costless strategy, Moddus, crop height, harvesting efficiency, fuel savings, early grain-fill. |
| 2020-04 | 2023-03 | Herbicides and cover crops for improved corn establishment | Francois Tardif | University of Guelph | Herbicides cover crops corn establishment François Tardif University of Guelph April 2020 March 2023 rye termination fall rye timing planting green herbicide burn fast burn twin rows solid seeded glyphosate glufosinate rimsulfuron mesotrione quizalofop clethodim UAN residual corn herbicides interseeded cover crops soil type timing Acuron Atrazine Callisto Converge XT Dual II Magnum Engarde Frontier MAX Integrity Primextra II Magnum Prowl H2O XtendiMax Zidua SC oats triticale red clover white clover oilseed radish Elora Woodstock Exeter Ridgetown Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Government of Ontario NSERC Alliance Grants weed control rye desiccation rye biomass corn yield nitrogen capture rye allelopathy root diseases light reflection corn seedlings pre-emergence post-emergence variability yield impact cereal cover crops clover injury Lumax Acuron Primextra Converge Integrity Xtendimax PRE POST herbicide resistance weed pressure interseeding recommendations crop management soil health cropping system outcomes Ontario grain farmers Weed Technology Noorenberghe Sikkema Cowbrough Hooker Soltani Tardif |
| 2020-04 | 2023-03 | Developing resistant cultivars to soybean cyst nematode (SCN) for changing climate and genetic dissection of the resistance using advanced functional genomic tools | Milad Eskandari | University of Guelph (U of G) | Developing resistant cultivars soybean cyst nematode SCN climate change genetic dissection resistance functional genomic tools Principal Investigator Milad Eskandari Research Institution University of Guelph U of G Timeline April 2020 March 2023 Objectives Ontario-adapted resilient soybean cultivars germplasm SCN resistance genes PI 88788 PI 548402 PI 437654 Peking Hartwig functional genomics RNA-seq quantitative proteomics genomics-based breeding approaches Impacts SCN-resistant elite cultivars Ontario soybean growers yield protection resistance rotation slow resistance development soybean germplasm Canadian breeders adapted resistance sources breeding programs greenhouse bioassay evaluations Project Overview soybean Ontario Heterodera glycines Ichinohe parasite yield-limiting southwestern Ontario resistant cultivars SCN-infested soils genetic basis molecular breeding tools slow development commercial cultivars over reliance resistance breakdown North America Essex Chatham-Kent polymorphic DNA molecular tools quantitative trait loci QTL marker-assisted selection MAS SCN-resistant lines RNA sequencing Shotgun proteomics Results Ontario-adapted SCN-resistant cultivars crosses OAC Avatar U16-905030 U14-925152 AR15-258059 transcriptomics dual RNA-seq SCN HG type 1.2.5.7 soybean PI lines PI 437654 PI 548402 PI 88788 Lee74 resistance mechanisms virulence genes phenylpropanoid biosynthesis MAPK signalling plant hormone signal transduction biosynthesis secondary metabolites defense mechanism cell wall oxidative enzymes ROS scavengers Ca²⁺ sensors salicylic acid pathway bi-parental populations molecular markers QTL linkage analysis genome-wide association studies GWAS novel discoveries Ontario-adapted SCN-resistant genotypes breeding material diverse sources Recommendations Hartwig Peking nematode gene expression resistant SCN populations commercial cultivars superior Ontario-adapted cultivars External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance government Ontario University of Guelph Publications Torabi Seifi Geddes-McAlister Tenuta Wally Torkamaneh Eskandari 2023 Soybean-SCN Battle International Journal of Molecular Science |
| 2020-04 | 2022-03 | New Ontario solutions for wild oats control in spring wheat and barley | François Tardif | University of Guelph (U of G) | New Ontario solutions wild oats control spring wheat barley Principal Investigator François Tardif Research Institution University of Guelph U of G Timeline April 2020 March 2022 Objectives identify herbicides excellent control wild oats high level crop safety contribute data registration new wild oat products Impacts proactive action wild oats reduce losses yield quality uncontrolled populations weed create list BMPs producers adjust practices minimise production risks caused resistance Scientific Summary wild oat important global weed troublesome areas spring cereals wheat barley oats similarity form growth habit wild oats small grains competitive hard control late 1970s control wild oats wheat barley relied development effective selective post emergence herbicides groups 1 2 efficacy herbicides resulted development herbicide resistant HR wild oats areas Australia western Canada Ontario herbicide resistant wild oats not developed extent due lesser importance spring cereals cropping systems multiple reports increasing incidence HR wild oats Ontario control challenging reports resistance group 1 increase Ontario need explore new herbicide options cost-effective conditions candidate herbicides products registered Western Canada not East smaller market share potential herbicides products grass control efficacy other crops e.g. corn ultimate goal identify products provide control wild oats adequate crop safety field trials conducted two farm locations wild oats problem small plots planted spring wheat spring barley sprayed selected herbicides required timings PRE POST data recorded wild oats control efficacy biomass crop injury crop biomass crop yield Results field trials conducted Elora Woodstock research stations 2020 on-farm research stations 2021 discussion GFO further on farm testing 2022 on-farm trials coordinated two cooperators Flesherton 2021 Orangeville 2021-2022 sites significant herbicide resistant wild oats infestations Flesherton site planted wheat Orangeville site barley on-station trials repeat 2020 trials tame oats seeded spring wheat spring barley plots surrogate wild oats Treatments 2020 Avadex Liquid PPI Avadex Liquid PPI fb Puma Advance POST Avadex Liquid PPI fb Achieve SC POST + Turbocharge Avadex Liquid PPI fb Axial Avadex Liquid PPI fb Varro + Agral 90 Focus PRE Fierce WG PRE Puma Advance POST Achieve SC POST + Turbocharge Axial POST Varro POST + Agral 90 Simplicity GoDRI POST + Agral 90 Untreated check compared 2020 three additional treatments added 2021 2022 Sencor registered Western Canada control many species spring wheat spring barley addition AMS adjuvant Varro label mentions enhance activity Osprey group 2 herbicide registered US wild oat control Varro Simplicity Osprey group 2 herbicides high levels wild oats tame oats control wild oats population resistant group 1 effectively controlled products important considerations wild oats group 2 resistance efficacy three products might reduced injury barley Varro Simplicity high contributing yield losses Osprey effective herbicide high oat control low wheat injury high wheat yields barley injury low yields not affected herbicide not registered Canada crop manufacturer support registration remains determined Focus groups 14+15 Fierce groups 14+15 applied PRE consistent control oats wheat barley safe crops reduce yields options dealing multiple resistant wild oats Sencor group 5 variable control oats wide range efficacy less desirable solution injury wheat barley relatively high negative impacts yields Avadex applied PRE needs incorporated soil immediately following application applied alone variable control oats <5% 95% injury wheat barley low yields statistically different untreated plots efficacy oats dependent sites two farm locations wild oats populations low Avadex provided high control two research stations control tame oats lower higher densities Alternatives group 1 herbicides exist limitations group 2 herbicides effective safe alternative group 1 products resistance group 2 herbicides efficacy group 2 products might reduced modes action injurious crop variable control provide barley less options stage group 2 products causing injury search alternatives continue future solutions not entirely herbicide based integration methods Recommendations producers resistant wild oats suspected first collect seed herbicide resistance testing testing requested herbicides Note each herbicide represents different sub-group within groups 1 2 found past resistance uniform group Group 1 herbicides Puma fenoxaprop-ethyl Achieve tralkoxydim Axial pinoxaden Group 2 herbicides Varro thiencarbazone Simplicity pyroxsulam assume wild oats sample field represents population distinct patches sampled tested separately different resistance patterns example patch resistance Puma wild oats another patch resistant group 1 group 2 herbicides result influence management decisions example resistance confirmed Puma able use group 1 herbicides Axial preferably group 2 product resistance affecting group 1 group 2 herbicides options limited recommendation spring wheat use Fierce Focus PP PRE applications registered treatments acceptable control need accept fact treatments variable results efficacy ranged 0% 95% research methods control micro inter-row cultivation precision herbicide application shrouded sprayers harvest weed seed control currently underway Western Canada methods acceptable applicable Ontario conditions remains seen need keep conservation going herbicide manufacturers new herbicide modes action available wild oats control External Funding Partners Valent Corteva FMC Gowan. |
| 2020-03 | 2023-03 | Practical application of postharvest continuous UV and pulse light treatments to reduce fungal and vomitoxin (DON) loads in corn | Tatiana Koutchma | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | practical application, postharvest, continuous UV, pulse light treatments, reduce fungal loads, vomitoxin, DON, corn, Tatiana Koutchma, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, UVC treatment, contamination vectors, polychromatic UV light, medium pressure mercury lamp, Fusarium graminearum, mycotoxin, static regime, testing unit, monochromatic light, dynamic delivery, corn kernels, efficacy, contact surfaces, air, Gibberella ear rot, food safety, economic loss, UV doses, bulk grain handling, dynamic regime, anti-fungal effects, UV LEDs, polychromatic light, pulse light, pilot scale, UV technology, commercialization, corn production, DON concentration, high DON variability, contamination control points, electron pulsed UV, eUV technology, germicidal photons, UV sources, treatment efficacy, photo-reactivation, kernel delivery, pilot units, UV control, irregular shape, corn kernels, polychromatic spectrum, output power, external funding, project publications, food preservation, microbial control. |
| 2020-01 | 2020-12 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2020) | Joanna Follings, Ben Rosser, and Horst Bohner | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support 2020 Principal Investigator Joanna Follings Ben Rosser Horst Bohner Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs Timeline January 2020 December 2020 Objectives Enhanced Tech Transfer Efforts upgrades websites apps videos YouTube PowerPoint publications print publications technology transfer field diagnostic plot day activities Southwest Diagnostic Days FarmSmart Expo Eastern Diagnostic Days information gathering management techniques producer driven agricultural industry driven innovative practices scientific literature government publications web-based materials government policy practical solutions Ontario farmers breaking issues support growing season challenges soil nitrate testing soy pest scouting Fusarium levels wheat corn wheat leaf disease surveys impacts competitiveness sustainability Ontario grain sector extension technology transfer information farmers agronomists management decisions scientific summary Field Crop News Support GFO Extension funding FieldCropNews.com OMAFRA staff cereals soybean corn specialists entomology disease weeds soils nutrients extension articles timely breaking information pests disease growing season risk annual survey Ontario Soil Nitrate Survey provincial soil nitrate survey sidedress nitrogen rate adjustments samples fields soil nitrate levels recommendations Demonstration Events diagnostics activities supplies analysis posters signs Southwest Crop Diagnostics Days FarmSmart Eastern Ontario Crop Diagnostic Days COVID online demonstration events Grower Extension Extension Products analysis supply costs grower calls diagnose issues small hand plots extension products articles videos low pH high pH knolls Ear Mould DON Survey OMAFRA staff annual pre-harvest grain corn ear mould DON survey management decisions Field Crop News Soybean Planting Depth Trial planting depth trials optimal planting depth results soil temperature impact plant stands yield cold soils foliar fungicide nutrient yield response intensive soybean management nutrient removal barley hybrid rye winter wheat straw nutrient leaching rainfall events OMAFRA guidelines nutrient removal cereal crops |
| 2019-11 | 2023-03 | Biodetoxification to mitigate mycotoxin DON in grains | Ting Zhou | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Biodetoxification, mycotoxin, DON, vomitoxin, grains, microbial detoxification, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, green technology, keto-DON, epi-DON, enzymatic conversions, food safety, grain contamination, deoxynivalenol, corn, wheat, Fusarium, feed production, enzymes, Devosia mutans, detoxification system, trichothecene, 15-Acetyl-DON, nivalenol, enzyme activity, co-factors, PQQ, PMS, NADPH, ascorbic acid, feed matrices, immobilized enzymes, biocatalysis, agricultural products, consumer confidence, enzymatic biotransformation, feed additives, pH, temperature, cost-effectiveness, microbial strains, whole-cell biocatalysts, feed production processes, enzyme optimization, agricultural sustainability, funding, research publications. |
| 2019-05 | 2023-03 | Precision agronomy cover crops by soil type and their soil health footprint | Tony Balkwill and Ian McDonald | NithField Agronomy Research and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Precision agronomy, cover crops, soil type, soil health, footprint, soil fertility, wheat, corn, soybean, digital soil maps, treatment response, soil health rankings, crop rotations, research trial design, landscape positions, soil erosion, nutrient movement, precipitation, farming techniques, pilot project, field-scale research, soil health tests, geo-referenced, cropping season, data analysis, standardization, academic research, Grain Farmers of Ontario, technology, treatment effects, geography, climate, Canadian Agricultural Partnership, funding, federal-provincial-territorial initiative. |
| 2019-05 | 2023-03 | Precision agronomy cover crops by soil type and their soil health footprint | Tony Balkwill and Ian McDonald | NithField Agronomy Research and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | |
| 2019-05 | 2023-03 | Precision agronomy cover crops by soil type and their soil health footprint | Tony Balkwill and Ian McDonald | NithField Agronomy Research and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | |
| 2019-05 | 2023-03 | Precision agronomy cover crops by soil type and their soil health footprint | Tony Balkwill and Ian McDonald | NithField Agronomy Research and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | |
| 2019-05 | 2023-03 | Precision agronomy cover crops by soil type and their soil health footprint | Tony Balkwill and Ian McDonald | NithField Agronomy Research and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | |
| 2019-05 | 2022-04 | Defining mechanisms of mycotoxin degradation in Fusarium head blight of wheat and barley | Jennifer Geddes-McAlister and Rebecca Shapiro | University of Guelph (U of G) | Defining Mechanisms Mycotoxin Degradation Fusarium Head Blight Wheat Barley Principal Investigator Jennifer Geddes-McAlister Rebecca Shapiro Research Institution University of Guelph U of G Timeline May 2019 April 2022 Objectives mechanisms plant resistance mycotoxin accumulation FHB wheat barley identify characterize plant pathways mycotoxin degradation quantify metabolites mycotoxin exposure impact plant health develop platform validate mycotoxin-degradation pathways Impacts candidate genes breeding pathogen mycotoxin-resistant wheat barley varieties higher yielding improved quality crops candidate factors targets novel treatment strategies mycotoxin accumulation wheat barley industry-based partnerships bio-fungicides environmental sustainability global protein level changes plant defense mycotoxins 100 plant proteins response mycotoxin platform test candidate survival presence mycotoxin Scientific Summary Ontario crops corn wheat Fusarium infection losses $200 million/year yield reduction diminished crop quality cereal crops Fusarium head blight FHB mycotoxin production deoxynivalenol DON severe consequences swine poultry industries human health Health Canada mycotoxin levels food proposal address needs farmers industrial end-users systems biology mechanisms mycotoxin degradation wheat barley identify resistance-associated genetic markers breeders varieties resistant Fusarium DON accumulation systems biology approach global makeup cell protein genetic transcripts key plant pathways mycotoxin accumulation degradation analyze metabolites produced mycotoxin exposure identify metabolites generated mycotoxin processing develop in vitro assay proteins mycotoxin degradation long-term goal seed lines mycotoxin-degrading traits large-scale field trials Elora Research Station seed product line commercialization potential reduced mycotoxin levels improved biosafety Results Objective 1 point inoculation experiments FHB-resistant Sumai#3 susceptible Norwell cultivars 15ADON-producing Fusarium graminearum impact mycotoxin Ontario time course infection infected mock-inoculated heads collected 24 120 h post inoculation 10 biological replicates condition optimized protein extraction protocols identify host fungal proteins produced infection quantify changes host defense responses cultivars time course infection protein samples measured orbitrap mass spectrometer Advanced Analysis Centre Mass Spectrometry Facility developed proteomics workflow evaluating phosphorylation events infection insight signal transduction cascades host defense fungal virulence proteomics samples processed bioinformatics pipeline MaxQuant Perseus identify quantify plant fungal proteins differentially changing abundance infection Objective 2 untargeted metabolomics extraction protocol partnered spikelets samples processing Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Dr. David Overy test optimization experiments sample measurements MS1 followed bioinformatics training identify metabolite features top 100 features selected samples measured MS2 students participated bioinformatics workshop Dr. Overy analyze metabolomics datasets combined proteomics datasets Objective 3 identified key plant defense response proteins change abundance infection differ cultivars in silico characterization potential roles fungal virulence mycotoxin production students bioinformatics workshop Dr. Geddes-McAlister support analysis proteomics data proteomics metabolomics data integrated identify prioritize candidates genes encoding top three proteins interest housekeeping gene positive control selected establish mycotoxin assessment platform collaborations Dr. Stephen Seah Dr. Rod Merrill U of G amplify genes interest wheat assess in vitro ability degrade DON cloning gene products Saccharomyces cerevisiae expression system copper-inducible promoter checkerboard assays varying concentrations copper DON assess degradation current project assessed role three candidate proteins DON degradation expand evaluate additional 24 proteins next project measure identify metabolites produced degradation in vitro assays results support deliverables generating comprehensive datasets proteins metabolites produced infection publicly available datasets sharing findings scientific community end users research identified novel plant proteins potential roles degradation DON testing roles successful recommend new genes targeted breeding strategies improve DON degradation field increase quality yield crops presented findings formats seek opportunities met representatives OMAFRA discuss progress plans participated GFO DON working group meeting established collaborations further research scientific advisory committee support program External Funding Partners SeCan funded Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance government Ontario University Guelph Project Related Publications Liu B Stevens-Green R Johal D Buchanan R Geddes-McAlister J 2021 Fungal pathogens cereal crops Proteomic insights fungal pathogenesis host defense resistance Journal Plant Physiology Invited submission Liu B Johal D Ball B Serajazari M Geddes-McAlister J 2022 Label-free quantitative proteomic profiling Fusarium head blight wheat Methods Mol Biol Proteomics Systems Biology Invited submission Book Chapter Buchanan R Serajazari M Geddes-McAlister J In Press Proteomic profiling host response cereal crop Triticum aestivum mycotoxin 15-acetyldeoxynivalenol fungal pathogen Fusarium graminearum Methods Mol Biol Plant-Pathogen Interactions Invited submission Book Chapter Liu B Johal D Buchanan R Ball B Serajazari M Geddes-McAlister J In Press Quantitative phosphoproteome analysis cereal crop fungal pathogen interaction host Methods Mol Biol Plant-Pathogen Interactions Invited submission Book Chapter |
| 2019-04 | 2022-03 | Identification of novel soybean genes involved in host-pathogen interaction between soybean and SCN | Bahram Samanfar | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | identification, novel soybean genes, host-pathogen interaction, soybean, SCN, soybean cyst nematode, Principal Investigator, Bahram Samanfar, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, timeline, April 2019, March 2022, objectives, protein-protein interaction, Protein-protein Interaction Prediction Engine, PIPE, computational approach, nucleotide variations, allelic variations, candidate genes, greenhouse resistance screening, allele-specific markers, marker-assisted selection, impacts, resistance sources, virulence genes, CRISPR, RNAi, soybean breeders, scientific summary, Heterodera glycines, yield loss, management options, resistant lines, crop rotation, bioinformatics tool, proteome-wide interactomes, omics approaches, SNP, gene annotations, loss of function mutations, host-pathogen interactions, genome-wide analysis, candidate genes, priority lists, protein interactome atlas, multi-omics approach, KASP markers, Rhg1, Rhg4, genotyping, external funding partners, Canadian Agricultural Partnership, project related publications. |
| 2019-04 | 2024-03 | Development of the building blocks for Integrated Weed Management programs for control of glyphosate- and multiple herbicide-resistant weeds | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph (U of G) | Canadian Integrated Weed Management IWM glyphosate-resistant GR multiple-herbicide-resistant MHR weeds Ontario Peter Sikkema University of Guelph timeline April 2019 March 2024 objectives building blocks strategies control Canada fleabane waterhemp giant ragweed corn soybean cereals crop rotation cover crops herbicides tankmix preplant postemergence PRE POST WAA Shieldex Atrazine Callisto Acuron Flexi Liberty Enlist Duo Elevore Eragon Sencor BlackHawk Pardner Dicamba 2,4-D MCPA Trophy A Pixxaro Lontrel Infinity Halex Lumax EZ Armezon Marksman Integrity Valtera Bayer BASF Corteva FMC Syngenta Valent Nufarm impacts yield loss financial loss Ontario farmers herbicide resistance five-way MHR waterhemp PPO HPPD photosystem II-inhibitors flumioxazin pyroxasulfone tolpyralate trifludimoxazin V-10456 Bayer-478 Cadou MetriBuzin tiafenacil safIufenacil Halauxifen-methyl Authority Tergeo Conyza canadensis Amaranthus tuberculatus herbicide programs publications Canadian Journal of Plant Science Weed Science Weed Technology American Journal of Plant Science Journal of Agricultural Science Agricultural Sciences agricultural research control efficacy preemergence postemergence tankmixes corn soybean winter wheat cereals resistance management herbicide application rates timing genetic biotype Ontario farms economic impact agronomic performance |
| 2019-04 | 2022-12 | Utilizing drones, machine learning and artificial intelligence to optimize nitrogen credits from a red clover cover crop | Jordan Sinclair | Veritas Farm Management | drones, machine learning, artificial intelligence, nitrogen credits, red clover, cover crop, Remote Piloted Aerial System, Unmanned Aerial System, biomass, spatial variability, production groups, variable rate nitrogen applications, policy, best practices, geospatial attribute, 4R philosophy, double cut red clover, Ontario crop rotations, legume, termination, N credit, conservation, UAS technology, crop characteristics, weed identification, NDVI, pre-side dress nitrogen test, variable rate N prescription, yield data, clover density, soil sample, nitrate levels, multispectral camera, application equipment, yield monitors, clover growth, fertilizer cost reduction, synthetic nitrogen, mapping, Green Eye Technologies, Veritas Farm Management, funding partners. |
| 2019-04 | 2024-03 | Enhancing soil health and phosphorus-use efficiency for crop production with management of organic amendments | Paul Voroney | University of Guelph (U of G) | Enhancing soil health phosphorus use efficiency crop production management organic amendments Principal Investigator Paul Voroney Research Institution University of Guelph U of G Timeline April 2019 March 2024 Objectives organic amendments nutrients soils phosphorus P calcareous soils availability corn soybeans inorganic P fertilizer soil P test grain yields runoff P Impacts organic matter characteristics soil fertility soil P chemistry evidence-based policy farmer decisions organic amendments corn soybean growth calcareous soils P fertilizer costs soil P test methods P losses effective P management agricultural soils mechanistic role organic matter P chemistry scientific summary organic amendments plant-available nutrients organic matter OM soil physical biological properties fertility environmental concern phosphorus-enriched runoff water quality calcium P OM stable P forms labile P forms soil P fixing excess P fertilization soil health role chemical behavior fertilizer P nutrients nutrient complexing corn soybean growth greenhouse field settings soil P test validation effective P management strategies reduced fertilizer costs results objective 1 organic amendments complex nutrients humic acids HA liquid composted swine manure solid manure control inorganic fertilizer carboxyl-rich aliphatic structures microbial activity lignin-like structures crop residues biological resistance aromatic structures plant nutrient availability objective 2 effects organic amendments P chemistry calcareous soils plant available P composted solid swine manure organic matter manure soil P availability objective 3 availability P corn soybeans organic amendments inorganic P fertilizer source-separated organics turkey litter compost Ca-P Mg-P aluminum AI municipal biosolid pellets corn plant height grain yields early plant growth volatile organic acids phytotoxic root growth objective 4 soil P test calcareous soils organic amendments inorganic P fertilizers modified Morgan Olsen method ammonium acetate soil extract soil inorganic P recommendations organic amendments sufficient plant available P agricultural crop production conventional fertilizer P application rates organic amendments P supply N supply soil chemistry cation exchange capacity nutrient availability buffering soil pH organic C N microbial activity beneficial soil properties aggregation soil health humic substances sequestered organic C regular soil P tests fertilizer P input organic amendment nutrient content organic amendments total N total P planting delay external funding partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs New Directions Research Program Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council of Canada NSERC |
| 2019-04 | 2021-03 | Selecting for stress tolerance in oat | A. R. McElroy | PhytoGene Resources Inc. | Selecting stress tolerance oat Principal Investigator A. R. McElroy Research Institution PhytoGene Resources Inc. timeline April 2019 March 2021 objectives late-season stress measures grain plumpness individual panicles predict plot yield grain-fill parameters stress tolerance evaluate elite lines plot panicle data superior candidates cultivar registration impacts effective protocols stress tolerance oat breeders high-yielding stable cultivars profitability grain producers elite stress-tolerant lines registration grain quality TKW test weight milling market rotational crop increased profitability stress-tolerant stable cultivars viable cropping option scientific summary environmental stresses oat yield yield stability grain quality mid-season drought yields test weight milling plant breeding selecting cultivars stress tolerance higher yields premium milling market improvements corn yield yield stability breeding stress tolerance oat challenges measuring specific stress effects kernel size variability panicle effective selection protocols breeding stress tolerance project previous studies grain fill patterns oat panicles early-season stresses yield determinants kernels set groat development mid-late season stresses heat drought grain fill period uniform panicle kernel mass distribution non-stressed plants stress measures quantify effects kernel plumpness mass rapid measurement protocol stress tolerance selection grain fill kernel plumpness external funding partners Cribit Seeds Crop Development Centre University of Saskatchewan |
| 2019-04 | 2024-03 | Research on emerging weed management issues in corn, soybean and cereals | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph (U of G) | Research emerging weed management issues corn soybean cereals Principal Investigator Peter Sikkema Research Institution University of Guelph U of G Timeline April 2019 March 2024 Objectives annual rye grass control glyphosate Group 2 herbicides time-of-day adjuvants efficacy Shieldex weed management corn Roundup Weathermax corn injury Shieldex delayed postemergence herbicide application yield loss corn fungicide broadleaf herbicides POST identity-preserved IP soybean tank mixes Roundup Pinnacle soybean injury yield loss common chickweed winter wheat glyphosate residual herbicides Group 4-resistant green pigweed corn Insight preplant Group 4-resistant green pigweed soybean Group 1-resistant large crabgrass IP soybean soybean Insight preplant weed management strategies strip-till corn efficacy approaches IP soybean fall weed control winter wheat Impacts efficacious strategies Group 4-resistant green pigweed Group 1-resistant large crabgrass IP soybean common chickweed winter wheat herbicides crop yield profitability pesticides environment delayed postemergence herbicide yield corn soybean weed management strategies yield loss net returns weed management programs strip-till corn crop production systems erosion soil structure health herbicides Shieldex Insight herbicide-resistant technologies E3 HT3 HPPD-resistant soybean scientific summary Ontario farmers weed management issues research green pigweed Group 4 herbicides Kent County crabgrass Group 1 herbicides Huron County common ragweed IP soybean Lambton County Group 14 herbicides putative resistant biotypes solutions crop yield net returns resistance mechanism Waterhemp Serine264Glycine amino acid substitution atrazine metribuzin Group 4 herbicides control strategies corn soybean Engarde Acuron PRE Distinct dicamba Marksman atrazine POST Sencor Bifecta TriActor Fierce PRE Flexstar GT Roundup Group 1-resistant large crabgrass Poast Assure Venture Achieve Puma Advance Simplicity Select POST delayed postemergence herbicide application yield loss corn soybean two-pass programs Boundary Authority Supreme TriActor PRE Basagran Reflex Assure POST broadleaf weeds grasses common chickweed winter wheat GR Canada fleabane fall spring herbicide applications sequential application recommendations weed management corn soybean two-pass program soil-applied herbicide postemergence herbicide weed species composition soil characteristics rotation diversity weed management cultural mechanical biological chemical external funding partners BASF Bayer |
| 2019-04 | 2024-03 | Improving cover crop management: Cover crop mixtures with different termination methods | Laura Van Eerd and Joshua Nasielski | University of Guelph (U of G) | improving cover crop management, cover crop mixtures, termination methods, Laura Van Eerd, Joshua Nasielski, University of Guelph, U of G, cover crop growth, residues, aboveground biomass, nitrogen content, grain corn emergence, corn growth, corn yield, soil parameters, agroecosystems, cover cropping management, best management practices, soil organic matter, soil health, agroecosystem resiliency, biodiversity, microbes, insects, birds, regionally-specific production recommendations, economically sustainable, environmentally sustainable, reduced tillage, local information, optimal cover crop strategies, cover crop seed mixes, Ontario locales, adoption rate, business interest, integration, management, cost constraints, cover crop species, winter wheat, winter kill, herbicides, tillage, no-till, strip tillage, bio-till, grain farmers, production barriers, sound management recommendations, Ridgetown, Winchester, New Liskeard, environmental conditions, soil types, precipitation, temperature, Cribit Seeds, Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. |
| 2019-04 | 2022-12 | Development of a protocol for testing waterlogging resistance in winter cereals | Michel McElroy and David Hooker | CEROM and University of Guelph | Development Protocol Testing Waterlogging Resistance Winter Cereals Principal Investigator Michel McElroy David Hooker Research Institution CEROM University of Guelph Timeline April 2019 December 2022 Objectives novel system evaluation excess water ice stress fall-seeded cereals feasibility tool wheat breeding cultivar evaluation Impacts short-term impact inexpensive field method agronomists producers test winter wheat performance spring waterlogging conditions cultivar selection producers soils drainage long-term impact tool plant breeders screen genotypes resistance excess water stresses accelerate development new cultivars climate change Scientific Summary long-term studies winter wheat crop rotations feasibility crop option winter survival eastern northern Ontario excess water late-winter early-spring freeze-thaw cycle abiotic stresses ice encasement frost-heaving waterlogging standing water root-borne diseases management practices excess water severity factors poor drainage soil type topography climate change models extreme precipitation events variation winter spring temperatures Eastern Canada risk damage excess water cultivars adapted water stress selecting traits difficult cumbersome waterlogging natural conditions patchy distribution uneven stress pressure greenhouse conditions expensive multiple stressors field conditions testing water stress cultivars disease near-natural field conditions measured disease pressure project field system evaluate excess water stress winter wheat hill-and-furrow system simulate topographies Results field protocol evaluating winter waterlogging resistance furrows ridges small plots winter wheat spring water engorgement standard protocol evaluating stress study two phases first phase experimental factors ridge height winter covering spring irrigation small number cultivars survival second phase best treatments greater number cultivars protocol sensitivity varietal differences tolerance experiment repeated two sites Beloeil Quebec Ridgetown Ontario first phase practical treatments field execution ridge depth 15 cm retained spring snow melt on-ridge seeding irrigation early season difficult damaging equipment second phase varieties assessed significant differences winter survival ridge furrow treatments final data collected analyzed methodology evaluate winter survival waterlogging tolerance intended techniques interesting results survival trends adjacent fields placement furrows significant additional stress stress observed patterns evaluate varieties factsheet protocol technique produced disseminated disappointing protocol screen stress important eastern Canadian winter wheat producers complexity waterlogging ice encasement damage direct future research specialized field trials unsuitable assessing stress weather large-scale flooding freezing practical growth-chamber protocols mimic field conditions thorough study conditions spring ice temperature oxygen levels physical compression soil engorgement freezing practical low-cost assay breeders agronomists future studies modifying refining protocols controlled environment External Funding Partners Producers de Semences du Quebec |
| 2019-04 | 2022-12 | Quantitative characterization of the compaction of Ontario soils by deflated tractor tires and tracks | Richard J. Heck | University of Guelph | quantitative characterization, compaction, Ontario soils, tractor tires, tracks, Richard J. Heck, University of Guelph, soil structure, topsoil, subsoil, agricultural machinery traffic, soil texture, cropping history, moisture status, compaction consequences, soil physical properties, crop performance, soil 3D microstructure, traction technologies, soil structural quality, vulnerability, structural deterioration, best management practices, BMPs, compaction forces, soil profile structure, soil type, farm equipment manufacturers, machinery retailers, soil health, surface compaction, subsurface compaction, hydrophysical behavior, aeration, biological activity, root development, climate unpredictability, track-based tractors, tire deflation, tire re-inflation, pressure sensing techniques, penetrometer resistance, x-ray CT imaging, micro-penetrometer profiling, density, moisture retention, compaction trials, collaborator fields, coarse soil, medium soil, fine-textured soils, zero-tilled soils, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Agri-Food Innovation Alliance. |
| 2019-04 | 2021-12 | DON mycotoxin forecasting tool for corn | David Hooker | University of Guelph | DON mycotoxin forecasting tool corn David Hooker University of Guelph April 2019 December 2021 Objectives deoxynivalenol DON prediction tool corn early warning system corn producers reduce risk DON contaminated corn agricultural sectors food safety weather interactions agronomic management practices Impacts Gibberella ear rot GER predictive modeling corn new drivers DON accumulation prediction decision support tools growers early management decisions reduce risk DON corn Scientific Summary risk DON contaminated corn decision support tools growers manage DON detrimental effects feed industry swine feed refusal low weight gain immune deficiencies alternative feeds ethanol corn sweetener food industries dried distillers grains DDG economic value ethanol industry DON levels DDGs corn growers grade discounts DON contaminated corn crop insurance Agricorp damages unmarketable grain lost yields agronomic management practices mycotoxin accumulation quantified integrated modeling novel data PhD dissertation Katiana Eli peer reviewed manuscripts World Mycotoxin Journal weather temperature infection process disease mycotoxin accumulation weather driver DON infection refine protocols Ontario Corn Committee OCC corn hybrid DON susceptibility misting trials 2021 Ontario corn mycotoxin database 1990 2000 dataset models poor correlations low predictability Fusarium complex organism mycotoxin production variable modeling challenges hybrid resistance screening plant plant variability emergence higher DON silking grainfill stress effects epidemic 2018 improve prediction modeling External Funding Partners Canadian Agricultural Partnership federal provincial territorial governments Syngenta Publications Eli Schaafsma Hooker 2022 Impact agronomic practices Fusarium mycotoxin maize grain World Mycotoxin Journal Eli Schaafsma Limay Rios Hooker 2021 Effect pydiflumetofen Gibberella ear rot Fusarium mycotoxin maize grain World Mycotoxin Journal |
| 2019-01 | 2019-12 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2019 field season) | Horst Bohner, Ben Rosser, and Joanna Follings | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support, 2019 field season, Horst Bohner, Ben Rosser, Joanna Follings, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, January 2019, December 2019, tech transfer, websites, apps, videos, YouTube, PowerPoint presentations, print publications, field diagnostic, plot day activities, Southwest Diagnostic Days, FarmSmart Expo, Eastern Diagnostic Days, information gathering, management techniques, agricultural industry, innovative practices, scientific literature, government publications, state-of-the-art, research proposals, extension articles, government policy, practical solutions, breaking issues support, soil nitrate testing, soybean pest scouting, Fusarium levels, wheat disease surveys, competitiveness, sustainability, grain sector, diagnostic education, case studies, Field Crop News, Ridgetown, Elora, Winchester, Perth, Elgin, delayed soybean planting recommendations, rainfall, best management, demonstration trials, variety selection, seedling establishment, foliar fungicide, BeanCam, Sporecaster, Outdoor Farm Show, oil seed crops, sulfur fertilizer, Ontario Soil Nitrate Survey, nitrogen rate adjustments, demonstration events, tillage systems, fertilizer injury, grain drying temperature, GoCereals.ca, straw yield data, nutrient removal, winter wheat, delayed harvest, quality, falling number, test weight, field crop technology team, extension materials, grower meetings, funding partners, publications. |
| 2018-11 | 2023-01 | Mitigating DON impacts on the Ontario corn industry | Art Schaafsma, Dave Hooker, Albert Tenuta | University of Guelph | Mitigating DON impacts Ontario corn industry Principal Investigator Art Schaafsma Dave Hooker Albert Tenuta Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline November 2018 January 2023 Objectives evaluate corn hybrid resistance Gibberella ear rot GER DON accumulation mycotoxin dynamics management practices BMPs DON mitigation sampling testing BMPs storage management high-DON corn grain bags grinder pilot project sampling protocol Ontario Grains Researcher Forum knowledge transfer impacts corn hybrid inbred resistance DON accumulation quality actionable information farmers value chain resistance screening protocol new hybrids quality standards corn ethanol production secondary products DDGs livestock producers production efficiencies human health consequences fungicides timing sprayer equipment return on investment yields grain trading opportunities sampling testing protocol reliability high-capacity grinder DON testing capacity retail end-user facilities collaborations research project concepts Great Lakes Region economic losses corn value chain 2018 DON crisis revenue loss research studies crop inputs grain handling risk impact epidemic objective evaluate corn hybrid resistance GER DON accumulation mycotoxin dynamics commercial hybrids Ontario Corn Committee OCC trials planting date weather conditions silking infection DON mycotoxin concentrations environmental conditions stress factors delayed emergence integrated refuge seed mixes non-Bt hybrid susceptibility cross-reaction DON-related compounds DON3G mycotoxins testing methods LC-MSMS mycotoxin profiles Ontario Provincial corn ear mould survey research BMPs fungicides application technologies sprayer systems copper sulphate application timing effectiveness chemical coverage testing protocols sampling variation test kit operator grinding process extraction amount probe samples commercial rapid lateral flow DON test devices mycotoxin testing accuracy training new sampling protocol grain storage grain bags effectiveness quality monitoring CO2 oxygen temperature moisture content anaerobic conditions spoilage grain drying grinding protocol pilot project custom grinders cross contamination cleaning process Ontario Grains Researcher Forum research gaps collaboration opportunities Canadian Agricultural Partnership Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs |
| 2018-10 | 2021-05 | Reducing phosphorus losses from agricultural fields: Developing solutions for Ontario Farmers | Merrin Macrae | University of Waterloo | Reducing phosphorus losses agricultural fields solutions Ontario farmers Principal Investigator Merrin Macrae Research Institution University of Waterloo Timeline October 2018 May 2021 Objectives edge-of-field runoff surface tile drainage phosphorus concentrations loadings soluble reactive P total P annual losses cover crops tillage application strategies preferential transport validate Phosphorus Loss Assessment Tool Ontario PLATO education farmers certified crop advisors agri-environmental professionals impacts regional differences Ontario USA knowledge mechanisms driving differences PLATO estimates benefits practices P loss reduction BMPs public presentations scientific summary phosphorus losses economic environmental concern Great Lakes Region Lake Erie watershed best management strategies P loss pathways surface tile particulate dissolved soil P timing seasonal grain production soil textures loam clay topography hummocky flat patterns risk assessments BMPs P loss data concentrations loads speciation synthesis long-term monitoring water quality budgets conservation practices presentations webinars peer-reviewed journal articles results partitioning water phosphorus losses seasonally winter spring partitioning pathways fields clay plain coarser-textured landscapes efficacy conservation practices publications external funding partners Fertilizer Canada Macrae publications Journal of Environmental Quality presentations stakeholder workshops phosphorus management research Ontario |
| 2018-09 | 2022-12 | Winter Wheat Nutrient Uptake, Partitioning and Removal | Peter Johnson | Middlesex Soil and Crop Improvement Association (MSCIA) | Winter Wheat Nutrient Uptake Partitioning Removal Principal Investigator Peter Johnson Research Institution Middlesex Soil and Crop Improvement Association MSCIA Timeline September 2018 December 2022 Objectives nutrient uptake partitioning wheat genotypes classes growth stages nitrogen environments nutrient uptake curves nutrient dynamics nitrogen use efficiency management opportunities wheat extension publication nutrient uptake curves nutrient dynamics management options maximize yield minimize environmental impact peer-reviewed paper Impacts understanding nutrient uptake timings high yield wheat fine tune fertility applications support high yields determination nitrogen dynamics improved nitrogen use efficiency reduce nitrogen rate applied support higher yields reduce environmental impact Scientific Summary nutrient uptake partitioning corn soybean significant changes nutrient uptake new varieties high yields nitrogen timing phosphorus uptake grain fill exponential increase nitrogen uptake high yields tissue nitrogen contents increased 8-fold 300 bushel/acre corn compared to 150 bu/acre corn fertilizer management strategies wheat production genetics changed significantly yield record Ontario 96.7 bu/ac 2016 89.6 bu/ac 2017 yield trendlines consistent increase 1.05 bushel/acre/year physiological changes wheat plant higher yield altered nutrient uptake patterns uptake patterns high yield wheat nutrient uptake partitioning winter wheat Ontario management input systems four locations three production years harsh winter conditions high yields tissue samples collected growth stages nutrients nitrogen phosphorus potassium magnesium calcium sulphur sodium iron aluminum manganese copper boron zinc plant parts nutrient partitioning crop differences crop classes management levels management opportunities nutrient uptake information grower management decisions fertilization winter wheat crop Results improve grower understanding nutrient demands Ontario winter wheat crop nutrient demand application potential success nutrient uptake early growth stages N S K Ca Na 70% total uptake flag leaf stage milk stage Mg B Mn Cu Al 40% total uptake grain fill P Zn consistent uptake 10% to 25% total uptake late grain fill P Zn removal total uptake 90% head maturity N 83% Cu 75% head maturity lowest removal K 27% Ca 20% Na 45% B 33% maximum uptake physiological maturity total K Ca peaked anthesis maturity lower levels K dropped 40% Na declined 5% maximum uptake B Ca maximum uptake milk stage down 24% B 20% Ca maturity nutrient removal low total uptake 47% K 27% Ca 50% Na 44% B head maturity stem biomass doubles flag leaf milk stage P K Na Zn Cu Al nutrient levels stem leaves milk stage N S Mg Mn concentration leaves 50/50 split total uptake stem leaves Ca B Fe higher concentrations leaves 70% Ca 60% B Fe total uptake leaves little difference nutrient concentration fungicide treatments nitrogen exception higher leaf N maturity no fungicide treatments high low N treatments differences nutrients P Mg Fe nutrient uptake correlated total plant biomass N S K Ca Na Zn B higher concentrations high N treatments Mn Al higher concentrations low N treatments high N treatments higher uptake total uptake nutrients increased biomass accumulation S increased N concentration increased S concentration high N treatments uptake rates N 2.7 lbs/acre/day K 3.7 lbs/acre/day highest total uptake 143 lbs N/acre 132 lbs K/acre B Cu lowest total uptake 13.2 20.6 g/acre little difference varieties nutrient uptake partitioning exceptions HRW varieties Gallus higher N concentrations head lower grain yields N concentrations total N uptake removed 83% HRW lower Mn concentration leaves stem concentration grain similar slight difference Al concentration varieties 25R40 lower Al concentration head HRW higher Al concentrations nutrients boron nutrient deficiency application total plant uptake boron 13 grams per acre application 2 pounds 908 grams sufficient 70 years benefit from application response early grain fill no further uptake indicates best application beginning stem elongation cost boron application $30 2-pound rate save input costs understanding applications magnesium secondary nutrient total Mg uptake 13 pounds/acre uptake minimal stem elongation suggests spring application beneficial fall application total removal grain 8 pounds/acre applications 6 pounds/acre maintain soil levels magnesium fields low magnesium rates increased nitrogen macronutrient uptake rapid stem elongation anthesis 83% total nitrogen uptake 17% grain fill significantly different corn nitrogen uptake grain fill 37% nitrogen uptake information key nitrogen application beginning stem elongation second application flag leaf stage yield gain target phosphorus demand consistent growth supports need solid base fertility high yield wheat External Funding Partners Canadian Agricultural Partnership federal provincial territorial governments |
| 2018-09 | 2022-08 | Quantifying changes in soil health over time: Soil organic carbon and nitrogen storage due to long-term tillage system, crop rotation, cover crop and nitrogen fertilization | Laura Van Eerd and David Hooker | University of Guelph (U of G) | Maintaining crop productivity is critical to Ontario farmers for which healthy, resilient soil plays a key role. This is particularly true in extreme weather years where drought or excessive moisture conditions are exacerbated in poor, degraded soils. A crucial driver of soil health is organic matter and organic carbon. While winter wheat and red clover improvements on soil health and system resiliency have been well documented in Ontario, little is known on how quickly changes to soil health can be made and under which management systems. |
| 2018-06 | 2022-01 | Managing Fusarium and DON with new fungicides | Art Schaafsma and David Hooker | Managing Fusarium DON fungicides ADEPIDYN Technology Fusarium disease mycotoxin reduction corn wheat University of Guelph Art Schaafsma David Hooker field agronomy fungicide effectiveness agronomic fit population density refuge genetics mycotoxin profile resistance management DON levels Gibberella ear rot Fusarium head blight Western bean cutworm insecticide interactions fungicide timing plant development blackened corn stalks black mold fungicide sensitivity EC50 F. graminearum Fusarium graminearum masked mycotoxins Syngenta Canada NSERC research publication Trichothecence mycotoxins plant protection fungicide rotation resistance management corn hybrids wheat varieties DON accumulation fungicide interactions field experiments genetics high yield mycotoxins | |
| 2018-05 | 2019-10 | Cover crops and tillage for glyphosate resistant Canada fleabane management | Francois Tardif | University of Guelph | cover crops, tillage, glyphosate-resistant, Canada fleabane management, Principal Investigator, Francois Tardif, University of Guelph, timeline, May 2018, October 2019, objectives, cereal rye, population biology, fleabane control, impacts, timing, intensity, light fall tillage, soybeans, pre-emergence treatments, in-crop treatments, scientific summary, weed management, Ontario, herbicides, pre-emergence options, post-emergence technologies, Xtend, Enlist, efficacy, light tillage, fleabane density, survival, herbicide control, seed bank, population dynamics, cultural control methods, benzoxazinone acid, germination, biomass reduction, visual control, management tactics, shallow tillage, sustainability, farming operations, resistance management, external funding partners, Canadian Agricultural Partnership, project related publications. |
| 2018-04 | 2021-12 | Evaluating strip tillage and fertility placement to reduce soil and P loss | Ben Rosser | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | evaluating strip tillage fertility placement soil phosphorus loss potassium fertilizer strip tiller broadcast incorporated fall spring planter banded yield performance conservation system runoff agricultural land Lake Erie soil conservation no-till particulate dissolved conservation strategies sustainability erosion fertilizer incorporation research corn hybrids trials geography Perth Wellington Brant Oxford counties competitive PK fertilizer yield responses treatments growing seasons moderate amounts nutrient placements shank-style strip tiller Kuhn Krause Gladiator field testing low fertility broadcast treatments fertilizer application placement timing rainfall simulator runoff soluble reactive phosphorus total dissolved phosphorus particulate phosphorus losses runoff volumes pre-wetting crop injury nitrogen management strategies Canadian Agricultural Partnership |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster: Activity 2 – Short season food type soybean breeding | Elroy Cober, Tom Warkentin and Louise O’Donoughue | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, University of Saskatchewan and CEROM | CFCRA Soybean Cluster Activity 2 Short season food type soybean breeding Principal Investigators Elroy Cober Tom Warkentin Louise O’Donoughue Research Institution Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada University of Saskatchewan CEROM Timeline April 2018 – March 2023 Objectives high yielding conventional soybean cultivars Maturity Group 000 00 areas validate maturity loci performance Canadian environments Impacts non-GM high yielding early maturing soybean cultivars short season regions production risk profitability market premiums Scientific Summary non-GM high yielding early maturing soybean cultivars MG 00 000 breeding programs Elroy Cober Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada tofu texture Tom Warkentin University of Saskatchewan MG 000 Louise O'Donoughue CEROM molecular biology genotype x environment GxE early maturity research highlights six new soybean varieties AAC Dale OT16-06 OT18-16 OT18-09 OT18-15 OT18-01 Sclerotina sclerotiorum white mold resistance Soybean cyst nematode resistance tofu quality Saskatchewan trials F3 microplots F2 populations pre-breeder seed breeder seed crosses advanced lines mass field multiplication O’Donoughue maturity loci performance replicated trials 96 lines short season environments Rosthern Saskatoon Portage la Prairie External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics Project Related Publications Cober et al. 2023 Soybean seed protein content Western Canada Eastern Canada Canadian Journal of Plant Science. |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster: Activity 6 – Breeding for soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance using marker assisted selection | Louise O’Donoughue | Centre de recherche sur les grains (CÉROM) | CFCRA Soybean Cluster Activity 6 Breeding soybean cyst nematode SCN resistance marker assisted selection Principal Investigator Louise O’Donoughue Research Institution Centre de recherche sur les grains CÉROM Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Objectives early maturing SCN-resistant varieties Canadian environments MG 1-00 marker assisted selection Impacts identification sources resistance SCN populations Ontario SCN-resistant soybean cultivars Canadian environments maturity 00 to 1 soybean production competitiveness SCN pest Scientific Summary soybean cyst nematode SCN pest Ontario 1988 Quebec Manitoba SCN-resistant soybean varieties North America maturity zones Manitoba Quebec PI88788 resistance populations resistance varieties SCN-resistant varieties development marker assisted selection Research highlights 156 advanced soybean lines SCN populations SCN-resistance 37 lines first generation crosses exotic material agronomics second generation crosses agronomically favorable 67 second generation crosses genotyped markers Rhg1 Rhg4 maturity genes allelic frequency plants resistance 16,800 plants screened 3,766 plants predicted resistance External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics Project Related Publications None |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster: Activity 7 – Breeding of high yielding resistance & value-added soybean using elite and exotic germplasm | Istvan Rajcan | University of Guelph | CFCRA Soybean Cluster Activity 7 breeding high yielding resistance value-added soybean elite exotic germplasm Principal Investigator Istvan Rajcan Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Objectives food grade non-GM soybean varieties maturity groups 00 to 1 enhanced yields genetic resistance soybean cyst nematode SCN resistance white mould resistance Impacts disease resistant soybean cultivars seed industry non-GM global market genetic diversity hybridizing Canadian cultivars elite Chinese cultivars SCN resistant soybean cultivars soybean production Ontario soyasaponins antioxidant anti-cancerous attributes healthy soyasaponin-enhanced cultivars Scientific Summary molecular breeding genomic tools enhanced yield alleles elite Canadian exotic Chinese varieties tofu soymilk properties sucrose saponin isoflavones modified oil profiles bio-products markets genetic resistance SCN sources white mould genomic approaches Results University of Guelph soybean cultivars OAC Bounty OAC Cooper OAC Acclaim OAC Bryce OAC Hastings OAC Shine OAC Dawn OAC Casey OAC Malory OAC Elevation OAC Candy OAC Glaze OAC Dunkel OAC Aberdeen OAC Attika OAC Almond OAC Kamran OAC Rush OAC Ambrose OAC Carson OAC Bruno OAC Moria OAC Kyiv SCN resistance Publications genomic contributions soybean traits project related publications AgriScience Program Canadian Agriculture Partnership CAP Program CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster; Activity 8: Breeding food grade soybean varieties or germplasm for high yield, better quality or pest resistance | Kangfu Yu and Owen Wally | Harrow Research & Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada | |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster; Activity 9: Strategies for effective and durable management of Phytophthora and root rot complexes of soybean | Debbie McLaren and Stephen Strelkov | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada and University of Alberta | CFCRA Soybean Cluster Activity 9 strategies durable management Phytophthora root rot Fusarium Rhizoctonia Pythium fungal spp. soybean cyst nematode SCN western eastern Canada sudden death syndrome SDS Ontario nursery SDS tolerance PCR analysis root rot pathogens droplet digital PCR pathogen quantification spread root rot diseases Fusarium species Macrophomina phaseolina pathogenicity resistance gene pyramiding SCN soybean producing areas molecular diagnostics soybean cultivars Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada University of Alberta AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics publications charcoal rot soybean Macrophomina phaseolina Manitoba Plant Dis Fusarium pathogenicity host resistance genetic diversity Journal of Fungi |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster: Activity 10 – A new method for precise and reproducible phenotyping of Phythophthora sojae isolates in soybean | Richard Bélanger | Université Laval | CFCRA Soybean Cluster Activity 10 Phytophthora sojae isolates soybean Principal Investigator Richard Bélanger Research Institution Université Laval Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Inoculation technique zoospore infection hydroponic system molecular markers virulence patterns soybean cultivars horizontal resistance root resistance P. sojae phenotyping pathotypes disease-resistant variety growers Rps genes pathotype distribution Phytophthora root rot virulence profile hypocotyl assay molecular diagnostics tool P. sojae bioassay genomic signatures resistance genes Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec Atlantic Canada commercial context pathotype identification yield increase soybean plots drone experimental plots resistance gene susceptibility gene Rps3a Rps6 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics SoyaGen Project molecular assessment pathotype diversity high-resolution melting analysis publications |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster; Activity 11: Ultra early herbicide tolerant soybean | Elroy Cober | OttawaResearch & Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Soybean Cluster ultra early herbicide tolerant soybean Elroy Cober Ottawa Research & Development Centre Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada project funding Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership early-maturing high-yield RR2Xtend soybean populations experimental lines cultivars MG 00 markers maturity genes short season Canada adapted cultivars germplasm soybean industry expansion molecular markers breeding mechanisms yield Western Canada genetically modified GM Maturity Groups 00-000 |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Oat Project: Activity 1 – Breeding, genomics and agronomy research to improve oat yield and quality | Weikai Yan, Wubishet Bekele, Baoluo Ma, and Nick Tinker | Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Oat Project Activity 1 Breeding genomics agronomy oat yield quality Principal Investigators Weikai Yan Wubishet Bekele Baoluo Ma Nick Tinker Research Institution Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Objectives oat cultivars grain yield quality agronomic practices genomic selection crown rust resistance ENCORE data knowledge management pre-competitive research Impacts oat cultivars crown rust resistance oat growers eastern Canada food feed cover crop beta-glucan oat milling industry agronomic recommendations nitrogen management seeding rate oat production Canada Scientific Summary breeding genomic selection agronomy oat cultivars eastern Canada milling quality genomic tools selection accuracy breeding Ottawa Brandon nitrogen planting density results 16 new cultivars 2018-2023 ME1 ME2 ME3 AAC Excellence AAC Reid AAC Chandler AAC Zip AAC Wallace AAC Wight AAC Hunt AAC Dehaan GS breeding prediction yield β-glucan GS vs visual selection yield ME1 cohorts nitrogen fertilization rates MERN nitrogen fertilizer efficiency plant density seeding rate Ontario agronomy studies External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics oat millers Project Related Publications Blake V.C. et al. 2022 GrainGenes Ma B.L. et al. 2022 oat genotypes cover crop Tinker N.A. et al. 2022 genome analysis Avena sativa Yao E. et al. 2022 GrainGenes Yan W. et al. 2022 AAC Excellence AAC Reid |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Corn Project; Activity 1: Development of short season, cold tolerant, disease resistant corn inbreds | Lana Reid | OttawaResearch & Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Corn Project cold tolerant disease resistant corn inbreds Lana Reid Ottawa Research & Development Centre Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada project funding Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership early maturing corn inbreds 1800-2000 CHU gibberella ear rot northern corn leaf blight NCLB Goss’s wilt common rust eyespot corn acreage corn yields grain quality mycotoxins resistant hybrids conventional breeding double haploid inbred production screening techniques yield trials Alberta Manitoba Quebec Ontario PEI disease nurseries surveys emerging diseases |
| 2018-04 | 2022-03 | CFCRA Corn Project; Activity 2: Cross-Canada agronomic and environmental benefit of advanced 4R nitrogen management of grain corn | Mario Tenuta | University ofManitoba | CFCRA Corn Project Activity 2 cross-Canada agronomic environmental benefit advanced 4R nitrogen management grain corn Mario Tenuta University of Manitoba project funding Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics objective nitrogen management MERN grower return on investment ROI N losses environment single injection double injection bands depth placement N source corn grain yield advanced grower tools in-season nitrogen rate determination impacts profitability environmental stewardship activity summary productivity performance nutrient leaching GHG emissions nitrogen-intensive corn production use efficiency nitrogen fertilizers nitrogen fertilizer rates yields greenhouse gas emissions knowledge transfer farmers industry adjusting N rates |
| 2018-04 | 2021-03 | Response of corn, soybeans and cereals to sulphur application | John Lauzon | University of Guelph | Response corn soybeans cereals sulphur application Principal Investigator Dr. John Lauzon Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2018 March 2021 Objectives sulphur deficiency yield response sulphur fertilization Ontario corn winter wheat soybean maximum economic rate sulphur fertilization soil collection experimental sites yield data sulphur soil test Impacts soil yield data development calibration sulphur soil test growers applied sulphur fertilizer costs sulphur deficiency productivity Ontario best management practices profitability input expenses cash crop production Scientific Summary sulphur fertilizer corn wheat Ontario yield response soil test predicting yield response previous research trials benefits sulfur alfalfa canola responses corn soybean deposition rates variation response 2017 acres planted corn cereals expenditure growers scientific evidence project investigated sulphur response corn soybean winter wheat sulphur trials three years Elora Research Station sulphur rates potassium sulphate soil samples fertilization depth yield test weight moisture protein sulphur concentration grain stover on-farm trials farmer-cooperators sulphur deficiency Ontario treatments no sulphur 20 kg sulphur/ha field conditions weather soil type slope cropping history manure application soil samples collected grain yield harvest greenhouse trial results soils texture pH organic matter extraction procedures soil test sulfur mustard plant biomass uptake non fertilized fertilized treatments correlation plant responses sodium bicarbonate extraction soil test values crop sulphur uptake plant uptake relationships pH texture extraction sodium bicarbonate not predictive field trial results sites applied sulfur responsiveness multi-rate trials income reduction net increase corn winter wheat sulfur responsive sites increase farm income blanket fertilization soybean corn winter wheat yield response fertilizer costs increase farm income winter wheat blanket application increase Ontario farm income 20 kg S ha-1 demand plant External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance government University of Guelph |
| 2018-04 | 2020-12 | Improving malting barley yield and quality in northern climates | Emily Seed1, Cameron Ford1, Kim Jo Bliss2, Tarlok Singh Sahota3, Nathan Mountain4, Mikala Parr5, (Sampling & Data Analysis - Rich Joy6 and Kenneth Janovicek7), (Project Consultants - Bill Deen7, Aaron Mills8 and Duane Falk) | 1Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA), 2Emo Agricultural Research Station - University of Guelph, 3Lakehead University Agricultural Research station (LUARS), 4New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station - University of Guelph, 5Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN), 6Canada Malting Company (CMC), 7University of Guelph (U of G), 8Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Improving malting barley yield quality northern climates Principal Investigator Emily Seed Cameron Ford Kim Jo Bliss Tarlok Singh Sahota Nathan Mountain Mikala Parr Sampling Data Analysis Rich Joy Kenneth Janovicek Project Consultants Bill Deen Aaron Mills Duane Falk Research Institution Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance NOFIA Emo Agricultural Research Station University of Guelph Lakehead University Agricultural Research station LUARS New Liskeard Agricultural Research Station University of Guelph Rural Agri-Innovation Network RAIN Canada Malting Company CMC University of Guelph U of G Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AAFC Timeline April 2018 December 2020 Objectives assess malting barley varieties dual-purpose heritage location-specific needs northern Ontario determine optimum rates nitrogen sulphur application improve grain yield malt quality maintaining protein specifications quantify economic value improved yields management practices return on investment Impacts evaluation malting barley varieties heritage dual-purpose anticipate yields returns climatic site differences Northern Ontario determination optimal management practices economically sustainable improving grain yield malt quality effective malting barley production practices cash cropping malting barley crop rotation accessing local markets local products reduction environmental footprint importing malting barley western Canada collaborations research facilities processing industry Scientific Summary increase craft breweries malting barley production Western Canada expanding market Ontario Canada Malting Company MY/year requirement aggressively building interest northern Ontario grain farmers increase production transportation costs climate Northern Ontario promising opportunity growth malting barley production appropriate management practices meet standards brewing protein mycotoxins quality requirements mycotoxin regulations variety evaluations nutrient management techniques support Ontario growers accessing markets marketing malting barley grain quality price production costs managed desired quality northern producers meet market needs weather yields governed genetics varieties nutrient management evaluate varieties malting barley optimal levels nitrogen sulphur application location market requirements Algoma Manitoulin Parry Sound Nipissing precipitation shadows Lake Superior Lake Huron crop growing conditions Rainy River Thunder Bay Temiskaming trials four locations site conditions dual purpose barley strategic crop option Northern Ontario rotations conditions malting-quality grain feed livestock nitrogen sulphur applications increase grain yield protein content project focused determining optimum rates improve grain yield quality ensuring economically viable yields good quality barley supply malting brewing industry findings regionally help producers select varieties best management practices potential market development increasing production malting barley Northern Ontario External Funding Partners Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance NOFIA Canada Malting Company CMC Canadian Agricultural Partnership Partnership project funded Canadian Agricultural Partnership five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative Project Related Publications Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance 2021 Improving malting barley yield quality northern climates final report. |
| 2018-04 | 2022-03 | Discovery and testing of corn silk associated probiotic microbes to combat Fusarium disease and mycotoxins: An exciting new frontier in an old battle | Manish Raizada | University of Guelph | corn silk probiotic microbes Fusarium disease mycotoxins corn kernels wheat rachis Fusarium head blight FHB deoxynivalenol DON Gibberella ear rot biocontrol agents BCAs greenhouse trials field trials silk spraying microbial DNA sequencing culture-independent microbiome anti-Fusarium microbial DNA-profiles microbial barcodes microbiome-assisted selection probiotic composition endophytes epiphytes maize silks pollen tubes rachis microbiome bacterial taxa fungal taxa Burkholderia Enterobacter Delftia Buchnera Escherichia-Shigella Rhizobium Pantoea Clostridium Tilletia Blumeria Alternaria wheat breeding Ontario corn producers processors livestock consumers Grain Farmers of Ontario University of Guelph Manish Raizada Khalaf Shrestha Thompson Gregory Muileboom Neogen Veratox Kit DON 5/5 ELISA fungicide compatibility microbial sprays microbial inoculants microbial community characterization yield potential microbial potential seed storage trials commercialization licensing Organic Federation of Canada OSC Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC Prairie Heritage Seeds Alberta Wheat Commission Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission microbial diversity microbial colonization biocontrol potential fungicide synergy microbial consortia microbial formulations microbial viability inoculant concentration greenhouse experiments rachis-associated microbes maize genotypes heterotic groups pollen/style niches microbial interactions fluorescence microscopy microbial colonization maize style tissue Microorganisms journal Scientific Reports Frontiers in Plant Science Pathogens Bacteria Journal of Microbiological Methods microbial selection breeding programs microbial endophytes epiphytic microbes microbial barcodes seed packaging |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | Development of high yielding, Eastern Canadian winter wheat cultivars and germplasm with increased resistance to FHB and leaf diseases and good agronomic and quality performance | Lily Tamburic-Illincic | University of Guelph | Development high yielding Eastern Canadian winter wheat cultivars germplasm resistance FHB leaf diseases agronomic quality performance Principal Investigator Lily Tamburic-Illincic Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Objectives Canadian Eastern soft red winter CESRW germplasm cultivars high yield quality characteristics resistance diseases tolerance cold drought lodging Canadian Eastern white winter CEWW germplasm cultivars high yield quality characteristics resistance diseases tolerance stresses improvement Fusarium head blight FHB symptoms Fusarium damaged kernels FDK DON accumulation breeding lines cultivars marker-assisted selection MAS quantitative trait loci QTL validation Impacts growers high yielding winter wheat resistance FHB diseases tolerance stresses quality characteristics marketing opportunities wheat Ontario Eastern Canada reduced toxin levels grain farm gate consistent winter wheat yield quality FHB leaf disease epidemics lower yield quality loss germplasm cultivars resistance cold drought lodging diseases DON accumulation breeders germplasm new crosses Scientific Summary Quantitative Trait Loci QTL validation breeding lines Marker-Assisted Selection MAS cultivars Canadian Eastern soft red winter CESRW Canadian Eastern soft white winter CEWW Eastern Canada Ontario Quebec resistance FHB Marker official moderately resistant MR check Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC yield average yield Branson Ava agronomy checks doubled-haploid DH winter wheat lines Ridgetown single rows yield plots replicated multi-location preliminary advanced yield trials Ontario Tupperville Winchester cold drought tolerance lodging heading date maturity plant height agronomic performance disease resistance yield kernel characteristics test weight thousand kernel weight protein level quality characteristics SGS Agriculture Food new wheat cultivars registered CFIA VRO licensed seed companies growers industry winter wheat breeding lines germplasm resistance diseases lodging cold drought tolerance cultivar development elite sources breeding lines quality high yields germplasm adapted Asian sources disease resistance stress tolerances breeding lines public private breeders results winter wheat germplasm cultivars cold drought tolerance disease resistance protein level increased yield doubled-haploid DH technology breeding material best performing lines agronomy quality disease checks Orthogonal Performance trails Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC new cultivars performance available Ontario growers quality testing SGS Canada Inc. laboratory Guelph Fusarium screening FHB-inoculated nursery germplasm cultivars breeding program Orthogonal bread Orthogonal pastry trials Performance testing FHB symptoms FDK DON accumulation best performing lines Fusarium-related traits January 2023 OCCC registration new CESRW CA 19-232 breeding program yield CA 14 19-232 FHB resistance official OCCC checks External Funding Partners SeCan Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance University of Guelph Project Related Publications Tamburic-Ilincic Progress breeding Winter Wheat FHB DON resistance OCCC Research Activity Reports January 23 2023 Tamburic-Ilincic Update UGRC breeding program OCCC Research Activity Reports January 26 2022 |
| 2018-04 | 2022-03 | Development of breeding strategies for organic soybean production systems in Canada | Istvan Rajcan | University of Guelph | development, breeding strategies, organic soybean production, Canada, Principal Investigator, Istvan Rajcan, University of Guelph, timeline, April 2018, March 2022, objectives, F7, F8, F9 breeding lines, organic farms, conventional farms, yield trials, weed competitiveness, root morphology, agronomic traits, phenotypic traits, molecular analysis, single nucleotide polymorphism, SNP markers, genotyping-by-sequencing, GBS, impacts, soybean growers, commercial cultivars, genetic control, QTL, scientific summary, cultivar trials, Ontario, Manitoba, phenotypes, agronomic performance, genomic regions, molecular markers, crossover effects, root surface area, nodule dry mass, biomass samples, field experiments, drought, heat stress, leaf tissue nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, linkage maps, recombinant inbred line, RIL populations, randomized complete block design, yield, plant height, lodging, maturity, pubescence, hilum colour, DNA extraction, Genome Quebec Lab, organic agriculture sector, external funding partners, Organic Science Cluster 3, Organic Federation of Canada, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, project related publications. |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | Soybean cultivar & germplasm development: Focusing on seed yield & quality and disease resistance | Milad Eskandari | University of Guelph (U of G) | soybean cultivar germplasm development seed yield quality disease resistance Principal Investigator Milad Eskandari Research Institution University of Guelph U of G Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Objectives developing high-yielding full-season soybeans yield increase food-grade oil crush markets classical genetic genomic approaches modern soybean cultivars Canada Japan China US high-yielding modern exotic-derived experimental lines yield-related genes alleles food-grade specialty soybeans value-added characteristics protein content seed size isoflavones sucrose content altered fatty acids amino acids niche end use markets genetic control molecular markers genomic tools enhance Canadian soybean germplasm seed yield composition traits biotic stresses durable disease resistance favourable alleles US Chinese Japanese germplasm SCN soybean cyst nematode genetic diversity SCN resistance PI 88788 PI 437654 Hartwig Impacts Canadian soybean growers industries high-yielding full-season soybeans value-added traits high protein sucrose oil content modified fatty amino acids seed size biotic stress SCN superior soybeans global competitiveness food-grade soybean industry leadership germplasm high-throughput genetic genomic tools breeding program Canadian soybean breeders pyramiding favourable genes cultivars adapted Ontario Scientific Summary demand GMO non-GMO food-grade soybeans increase worldwide Canada 2% world soybean production global leader specialty high-seed-quality soybeans value Canadian economy production trends increase Canadian production soybeans increase tonnes 37% University of Guelph soybean breeding genetics program Ridgetown Campus public breeding program full-season soybean cultivars germplasm southwestern Ontario maturity groups MG MG1 early MG3 high-yielding high-quality cultivars farm gate value domestic international end users project develop high-yielding food-grade soybean elite cultivars value-added traits identification introgression favourable genes alleles exotic germplasm North American Chinese Japanese modern cultivars PI-derived experimental lines classical modern genetic genomic tools knowledge technology continued development superior food-grade soybeans Canada productivity soybean export industry development commercial release new value-added high-yielding soybeans Results F1 seedlings 110 crosses 29-35 soybean elite exotic germplasm planted field Ridgetown summer F2 seeds harvested 500 F2 seeds each cross Costa Rica winter nursery advanced F4 generation Single Seed Descent SSD breeding procedure winter 50,000 single F4 plants evaluated F4 nursery Ridgetown 15-20% promising visual agronomic performance maturity selected F4-5 generation materials evaluation 12,000 F4-5 soybean lines head-rows Ridgetown 15-20% selected preliminary yield trials two locations 2-rep randomized complete block designs evaluated 300 F4-6 lines yield traits six locations southwestern Ontario seed composition traits protein oil sucrose fatty acids measured NIR fall yield three locations SCN resistant tests F4-7 advanced lines KASP markers rhg1 Rhg4 genes lines rhg1 P188788 SCN resistant gene identified rhg1 KASP marker average 50-60 lines 100-120 advanced lines P188788-type SCN resistant gene rhg1 copy number TaqMan assay genotypes three rhg1 copy number resistance SCN one two CN susceptible advanced lines Rhg4 KASP marker Peking-type SCN resistant gene identified Rhg4 CN evaluated SCN resistant lines hypothesized high CN Rhg4 resistance broad spectrum SCN HG types program resistant lines rhg1 gene 8 CN Rhg4 copy number molecular marker analyses fast cost-efficient reliable tool select SCN resistant lines Ontario-based seed industries licensing commercial release Cultivars Developed U of G Ridgetown Soybean Breeding Program 2018-2023 variety name line number year release SeCan members NA 2300 SC 6014N 2019 OAC Paris SC 5714N 2019 SC 3116N SC 3116N 2019 SC 4317N SC 4317N 2020 SC 8515N SC 8515N 2020 OAC Union SC 6218N 2021 OAC Stirling SC 8518N 2021 SC 5420N SC 5420N 2023 SC 0621N SC 0621N breeder seed production stage 2023 released farmers 2024 SC 0821N SC 0821N SC 2521N SC 2521N External Funding Partners SeCan Project Related Publications machine learning algorithms plant breeding predicting yield hyperspectral reflectance soyabean Frontiers Plant Science application machine learning genetic optimization algorithms modelling optimizing soyabean yield component traits PLoS ONE optimizing genomic selection soyabean agricultural genomics Heliyon machine learning based genome wide association studies QTL soybean yield components International Journal Molecular Science machine learning-assisted approaches modernized plant breeding programs Genes OAC Union Soybean Canadian Journal Plant Science OAC Stirling Soybean Canadian Journal Plant Science |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | Efficacy of using cover crops in 2 of the 3 growing seasons on nitrogen supply in an organic soybean-winter wheat-corn rotation | Xueming Yang | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | efficacy cover crops nitrogen supply organic soybean winter wheat corn rotation Xueming Yang Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada timeline objectives winter-hardy leguminous cover crops red clover crimson clover white clover hairy vetch biomass N termination soil mineral nitrogen grain yield protein content soil quality fertility nutrients organic matter labile organic matter best management practices leguminous fixed-N soil health cropping systems southern Ontario rotation living crops year-round cropping legume above-ground biomass NPK analyses chlorophyll meter yields plowing cover crop corn planting organic control moldboard plow chisel plow input-output analysis production margin organic production returns conventional production summer-seeding legumes nitrogen source soil testing weed management biodiversity habitat beneficial insects wildlife ecological impacts external funding Organic Science Cluster-3 publications |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Corn Project: Activity 1 – Development of short season, cold tolerant, disease resistant corn inbreds | Lana Reid and Aida Kebede | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Corn Project Activity 1 Development short season cold tolerant disease resistant corn inbreds Principal Investigator Lana Reid Aida Kebede Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Objectives early maturing cold tolerant corn inbreds 1800-2000 CHU market improved disease resistance Gibberella ear rot GER northern corn leaf blight NCLB Goss’s wilt common rust eyespot Impacts improved genetics technology early maturity regions less than 2800 CHU competitiveness corn disease resistance seed sector reduce incidence severity major diseases corn hybrids mycotoxins corn growers select resistant hybrids conventional corn breeding methodology double haploid inbred production screening techniques yield trials Alberta Manitoba Quebec Ontario PEI disease nurseries Ottawa Carberry Manitoba Goss’s wilt surveys emerging diseases 21 new inbred lines 2200-2500 CHU short-season environments CO484 CO485 CO462 CM145 sugarcorn hybrids hybrid performance reduce fungicide applications production costs sustainable disease management Northern Ontario Québec biparental crosses elite germplasm Canadian-adapted inbred lines early vigor germination seedling growth controlled low temperatures 9°C 13/7°C day/night coleoptile length root length root number days to emergence DTE image-based phenotyping screening pipeline selection progeny trait measurement emergence variance components heritability field trials NCLB polygenic PG Ht genes Htm1 Ht2 tar spot tropical germplasm CIMMYT integrated management fungicide stewardship residue harvest timing climate-driven disease forecasting Canadian Agricultural Partnership AgriScience program Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics CO481 CO477 CO478 CO479 CO480 CO476 CO475 CO468 CO469 CO470 CO471 CO472 CO473 CO467 CO466 CO465 deoxynivalenol DON Fusarium graminearum tar spot Plant Science Plant Pathology BMC Genomics Agronomy Plants Plant Disease Canadian maize inbreds corn disease survey Ontario Eastern Ontario United States Canada disease update physiological races Exserohilum turcicum race-specific non-race-specific grey leaf spot GLS southern rust foliar ear rots DON contamination weather-dependent tar spot epidemic management |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | CFCRA Soybean Cluster: Activity 8 – Breeding food grade soybean varieties or germplasm for high yield, better quality or pest resistance | Kangfu Yu and Owen Wally | Harrow Research & Development Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada | CFCRA Soybean Cluster Activity 8 Food grade soybean varieties germplasm yield quality pest resistance Principal Investigators Kangfu Yu Owen Wally Research Institution Harrow Research & Development Centre Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2018 March 2023 Objectives food grade soybean cultivars maturity group 2-2.5 yield quality disease resistance niche markets lipoxygenase protein profiles soyfood manufacturing disease resistant varieties SCN resistance Impacts non-GM soybean varieties global market share Canadian soybean producers Asia Pacific Rim novel breeding technologies selection accuracy efficiency agro-environmental health Scientific Summary food grade non-GM soybean varieties yield SCN-resistance maturity group 2.0-2.5 low lipoxygenase soymilk protein profiles Results seven new soybean cultivars registered CSGA AAC Wigle AAC Big Ben AAC McRae AAC Nancy AAC Richard OX-221 OX-222 registered Plant Gene Resources Canada specialty germplasm valuable genetic material breeding programs Germplasm HS 221 HS 222 HS 223 HS 224 HS 225 HS 226 HS 227 External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario Manitoba Corn Growers Association Manitoba Pulse Soybean Growers Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Prairie Oat Growers Association SeCan FP Genetics Project Related Publications Yu K. Woodrow L. Shi C. 2022 AAC McRae soybean Yu K. Woodrow L. Shi C. 2022 AAC Richard soybean |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | Canadian National Wheat Cluster: Activity 9 – Building economic value in winter wheat through improved hard red and soft white genetics for Eastern Canada | Gavin Humphreys | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Canadian National Wheat Cluster Activity 9 economic value winter wheat hard red soft white genetics Eastern Canada Principal Investigator Gavin Humphreys Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2018 – March 2023 Objectives Canadian eastern hard red winter wheat CEHRW varieties resistance abiotic winter hardiness preharvest sprouting biotic Fusarium head blight FHB powdery mildew PM leaf stem stripe rusts adaptation agro-ecological zones Ontario Atlantic Provinces food industry Canadian eastern soft white wheat CESWW abiotic biotic stresses adaptation end-use quality food industry Impacts winter wheat varieties farmers productivity sustainability crop rotations Scientific Summary hard red soft white winter wheat cultivars eastern Canadian production high grain yield disease resistance Fusarium head blight powdery mildew end-use quality export market AAFC Ottawa winter wheat breeding program Ug-26-32 registration elite parent commercial partner microculture-based doubled haploid DH system Ottawa Research and Development Centre ORDC early generation populations eastern Canada Harrow Ottawa Charlottetown environmental resilience germplasm breeding pipeline External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario SeCan Publications None |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | Canadian National Wheat Cluster: Activity 2 – Improving profitability of hard red spring wheat for eastern Canada through superior grain yields, Fusarium head blight resistance and improved end-use quality | Andrew Burt | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Canadian National Wheat Cluster Activity 2 profitability hard red spring wheat eastern Canada grain yields Fusarium head blight resistance end-use quality Principal Investigator Andrew Burt Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2018 – March 2023 Objectives Canada Eastern Hard Red Spring wheat cultivars grain yield AAC Scotia lodging resistance Fusarium Head Blight resistance powdery mildew resistance Impacts higher performing spring wheat varieties farmers productivity sustainability crop rotations Scientific Summary spring wheat breeding AAFC Ottawa Research and Development Centre RDC Ottawa Harrington Research Farm Charlottetown RDC Eastern Canada Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island growers yield lodging resistance Fusarium Head Blight powdery mildew milling quality straw on-farm use animal bedding dairy feed breeding target 2023 AAC Scotia protein content FHB resistance results AAFC Ottawa spring wheat breeding program Dr. Burt 2018 pipeline variety development Ontario Quebec Maritime registration trials ECSW237 ECSW244 AW952 AW961 registration Quebec Cereal Registration Recommending Committee AAC Nantic AAC Atea External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de gains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario SeCan Publications None |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | National Barley Cluster: Activity 4 – Breeding barley for high yield and resistance to Fusarium head blight for eastern Canada | Raja Khanal | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | National Barley Cluster Activity 4 barley high yield Fusarium head blight resistance eastern Canada Principal Investigator Raja Khanal Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2018 – March 2023 Objectives feed barley varieties two-row six-row Fusarium head blight resistance FHB advanced barley lines western Canada adaptability eastern Canada screening disease nursery Impacts seven barley varieties developed commercialized eastern Canada barley industry productivity environmental sustainability western Canadian advanced barley lines eastern Canada genetic diversity hybridizing elite cultivars FHB-resistant barley cultivars economic damages FHB Scientific Summary barley crop rotation eastern Canada Fusarium head blight mycotoxins deoxynivalenol DON human animal health high-yielding FHB-resistant barley cultivars Ottawa barley breeding program malt barley variety markets growers new opportunities SeCan Eastern Grain Inc. barley varieties AAC Bell AAC Ling AAC Madawaska AAC Cranbrook AAC Malcolm AAC Sorel CH1209-1 Quebec Maritimes AAC Ling Yield Enhancement Network 550 advanced lines western Canada evaluated crossing blocks 12,000 breeding lines FHB nurseries genomic selection model training population phenotypic genomic data 470 lines Ottawa Harrington F4 lines SNP genotyping Laval University External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership CFCRA Atlantic Grains Council Producteurs de grains du Quebec Grain Farmers of Ontario SeCan Publications Khanal R. Badea A. 2021 Evaluation barley locations Ontario Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Choo T.M. Ter Beek S. Pageau D. 2020 AAC Madawaska Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Choo T.M. Ter Beek S. MacDonald D. Scott P. Dion Y. Rioux S. Pageau D. 2019 AAC Ling Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Choo T.M. Ter Beek S. MacDonald D. Scott P. Dion Y. Rioux S. Pageau D. 2019 AAC Bell Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Choo T.M. Martin R. Xue A. Beek S.T. MacDonald D. Scott P. 2018 AAC Bloomfield Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Copley T. Ter Beek S. Choo T.M. 2022 AAC Sorel Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Hudson K. Foster A. Wang X. Brauer E.K. Witte T.E. Overy D.P. 2024 Fusarium graminearum Fusarium poae Journal Fungi Khanal R. MacEachern D. Badea A. Copley T. Telmosse G. 2024 AAC Choo Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Mills A. Choo T.M. Fillmore S. Pageau D. Mountain M. 2022 Optimum seeding rates hulless barley Canadian Journal Plant Science Khanal R. Thomas S. Morrison H. Beek S.T. Tucker J.R. Badea A. Choo T.M. 2022 AAC Cranbrook Canadian Journal Plant Science |
| 2018-04 | 2023-03 | National Barley Cluster: Activity 6 – CropSNP: Ultra-low-cost genotyping in barley and soybean | Francois Belzile | Laval University | National Barley Cluster Activity 6 CropSNP Ultra-low-cost genotyping barley soybean Principal Investigator Francois Belzile Research Institution Laval University Timeline April 2018 – March 2023 Objectives assemble 500 soybean and barley cultivars, genotyping by sequencing (GBS) technology, SNP markers, genetic map, trait-specific SNP markers, develop cost-effective genotyping tool, confirm reliability and performance Impacts affordable genotyping tool for breeding programs DNA markers better varieties technology adoption in breeding programs 2023-2028 Scientific Summary molecular markers breeding programs background gene- or trait-specific markers all-in-one genotyping tool results 500 soybean barley lines SNP genotyping 618 barley lines 80,000 SNP markers 145 Brandon barley lines 51,000 markers consensus genetic map GBS derived high-quality map barley and soybean test SNP markers gene-/trait-specific markers AmpSeq multiplex PCR multiplex barley 34 SNP markers disease resistance flowering spike development test data accuracy >95% validation reference genomes NanoGBS AmpSeq External Funding Partners Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AgriScience Program Canadian Agricultural Partnership SeCan Project Related Publications Abed A., Badea A., Beattie A., Khanal R., Tucker J., Belzile F. 2021 A high-resolution consensus linkage map for barley based on GBS-derived genotypes. Genome. 65:83–94. de Ronne M., Abed A., Légaré G., Laroche J., Boucher St-Amour V.T., Fortier E., Beattie A., Badea A., Khanal R., O’Donoughue L., Rajcan I., Belzile F., Boyle B., Torkamaneh D. 2024 Integrating targeted genetic markers to genotyping-by-sequencing for an ultimate genotyping tool. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 137:247. de Ronne M., Légaré G., Belzile F., Boyle B., Torkamaneh D. 2023 3D-GBS: A universal genotyping-by-sequencing approach for genomic selection and other high-throughput low-cost applications in species with small to medium-sized genomes. Plant Methods. (19):13. Fallah M., Jean M., Boucher St-Amour V.T., O’Donoughue L., Belzile F. 2022 The construction of a high-density consensus genetic map for soybean based on SNP markers derived from genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS). Genome. 65: 413–425. |
| 2018-01 | 2023-02 | Developing genomics tools as indicators of soil health and sustainable productive agriculture | Kari Dunfield & Robert Hanner &Steven Newmaster | University of Guelph | Developing genomics tools indicators soil health sustainable productive agriculture Principal Investigators Kari Dunfield Robert Hanner Steven Newmaster Research Institution University of Guelph Project Start January 2018 Project End February 2023 Objectives baseline measurement soil biodiversity agricultural soils weed pest databases biomonitoring link soil biodiversity ecosystem services nutrient cycling nitrogen phosphorus Impacts weed biomonitoring technology tool rapidly assess weed species seedbank growing season manage herbicide resistance Integrated Pest Management IPM understanding soil health soil biodiversity long-term research plots best management practices BMPs maintain improve soil health grain crops intensive management practices cover crop usage biomass removal seeding systems tillage techniques crop rotation understanding healthy soil microbiome southern Ontario agricultural systems Scientific Summary healthy soils ecosystem services nutrient cycling plant growth water storage quality climate erosion control agricultural soils high-quality food fibre economic losses living organisms soils ecosystem services biomonitoring sequencing DNA barcodes organisms soil bacteria fungi protists plants soil insects soil health agro-ecosystem sustainability characterization quantification genetic information ecological geochemical measurements agricultural productivity gaps knowledge soil organisms regulate soil health project aims genomics predict soil health agricultural sustainability cropping systems long-term field trials Ridgetown cover crops residue retention Elora conservation tillage crop rotation Woodslee crop rotation soil samples growing season established soil health indicators physical quality tests biomonitoring soil plant communities information soil health agricultural productivity farm income External Funding Partners OMAFRA University of Guelph funding partnership Canada First Research Excellence Fund CFREF Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council Canada Collaborative Research Development NSERC-CRD |
| 2018-01 | 2022-02 | Long-term strategic management of P and K: Phase Two | David Hooker1 and Horst Bohner2 | University of Guelph1 and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) 2 | Long-term strategic management P K Phase Two Principal Investigator David Hooker Horst Bohner Research Institution University of Guelph Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Timeline January 2018 February 2022 Objectives economic responses starter fertilizer strategies corn soybean wheat performance soil test phosphorus P potassium K soil health indicators built fertility crop responses Phase One soil test stabilization fertilizer application rates crop removal estimates database environmental sustainability Phosphorus Loss Assessment Tool PLATO impacts growers economic comparison sufficiency build maintain fertilization approaches drawdown phase fertilizer recommendations soil health indicators environmental impact nutrient application timing placement technology transfer best management practices scientific summary Phase One sites starters background levels fertilizer strategies sufficiency build maintain approach grain yields crop management P K management soil health influences fertility responses drawdown phase crop removal rates findings recommendations declining soil fertility higher yields starter limitations high-rate starter fertilizers return on investment tile drainage updated OMAFRA recommendations multiple approaches soil health investigation rare opportunity external funding partners Fertilizer Canada Grain Farmers of Ontario project publications Bohner H 2019 soybean school nutrient investment Bohner H 2017 P K management Field Crop News Bohner H Hooker D C 2018 P K Management Ontario Grain Farmer |
| 2018-01 | 2019-12 | Evaluation of straw yield potential of cereal crop cultivars | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | OCCC | Evaluation, straw yield potential, cereal crop cultivars, Principal Investigator, Ontario Cereal Crop Committee, OCCC, research institution, timeline, 2018, 2019, measure, report, cereal straw yields, varieties, Ontario Cereal Variety Performance Trials, impacts, straw yield data, producers, informed decisions, profitability, selling straw, bedding, additional revenue, small cereals, rotation, livestock producers, straw supply, scientific summary, cereal production, on-farm use, straw market, high demand, horse industry, Florida, dairy industry, US eastern seaboard, mushroom industry, straw prices, grain price, project purpose, oat, barley, spring wheat, winter wheat, cultivars, multiple locations, collection, analysis, results, communication, farming community, www.gocereals.ca, external funding partners, sponsors, funding collection. |
| 2017-05 | 2021-04 | Integrated Weed Management strategies for the control of glyphosate-resistant waterhemp | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph | Integrated Weed Management glyphosate-resistant waterhemp Principal Investigator Peter Sikkema University of Guelph timeline objectives waterhemp control soil seedbank depletion impacts sustainable weed management corn soybean wheat rotation herbicide-resistant weed biotypes yield loss herbicides Amaranthus tuberculatus var. rudis Ontario commercial farms resistance groups 2 5 9 14 herbicide options seed producer competitive spread rapidly emergence genetic diversity multiple weed management tactics diverse crop rotation cover crops herbicide modes of action seed density three-year crop rotation Cottam site agronomic treatments results growers management program implementation yield increase external funding BASF Bayer Crop Science Syngenta Valent Canada |
| 2017-04 | 2020-03 | An examination of stripe rust-winter wheat pathosystem in Ontario to improve genetic gain in breeding programs | K Peter Pauls and Ali Navabi | University of Guelph | stripe rust winter wheat pathosystem Ontario genetic gain breeding programs Principal Investigators K Peter Pauls Ali Navabi Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2017 March 2020 Objectives monitor spread stripe rust pathogen Puccinia striiformis characterize races stripe rust Ontario study symptoms seedling adult plant stages winter wheat breeding population diversity panel genome-wide search stripe rust resistance genes develop molecular marker breeding tools breeder-friendly assays improve selection rust resistance genes pyramiding resistance Fusarium head blight FHB understand molecular mechanisms wheat plant defeat pathogen Impacts information incidence timing stripe rust wheat disease management solutions commercial wheat cultivars Ontario susceptible seedling stage protective agents prevent yield quality losses development new breeding tools molecular markers resistance improve efficiency selecting lines accelerate development rust-resistant high-yielding varieties pyramid resistance multiple diseases introgression Yr15 seedling resistance Ontario-adapted winter wheat background marker-aided backcrossing germplasm breeding new rust-resistant wheat lines progress molecular mechanism rust resistance genomic locations resistance genes breeding rust resistance new races Scientific Summary stripe rust Puccinia striiformis spreading North America new races aggressive tolerate higher spring temperatures research host-pathogen interaction characterization P. striiformis isolates Ontario resistance sources molecular markers disease resistance enable breeders select resistant varieties absence disease monitor spread virulence pattern P. striiformis Ontario stripe rust-infected plant tissue samples collected 15 locations mid-May mid-August urediniospores isolates harvested purified multiplied tested wheat stripe rust differential lines identify stripe rust races results races Ontario similar central eastern United States resistance genes Yr1 5 10 15 24 26 28 Sp still effective southwest Ontario phenotypic genotypic variation stripe rust resistance Canadian winter wheat Canadian Winter Wheat Diversity Panel CWWDP n=430 evaluated response typical Ontario stripe rust isolate seedling adult plant stages results variety Priesley susceptible seedling stage 50% commercial varieties acceptable level adult plant resistance SNP markers genome-wide association study GWAS adult plant resistant locus chromosome 3B identified associated locus SNP marker RAC875_c3956_659 decreased stripe rust severity 30% field analysis chromosomal region linked marker identified 44 genes closest gene TraesCS3B01G063100 encodes protease inhibitor seed storage lipid transfer protein LTP member pathogenesis-related proteins PRPs candidate gene adult plant stripe rust resistance winter wheat genetics resistance stripe rust Ontario winter wheat bi-parental population 242 lines cross resistant susceptible wheat lines Priesley x Venture screened indoors vernalization seedlings mature plants UGWYR16001 isolate results 42% lines symptoms 58% susceptibility adult stage 52% lines symptoms 7% resistant 9% moderately resistant 23% moderately susceptible 7% susceptible Priesley valuable source resistance seedling adult stripe rust Yr15 seedling resistance emmer wheat effective worldwide crossing block introgress Yr15 Ontario-adapted winter wheat background marker-aided backcrossing Avocet+Yr15 crossed OAC-SRW-03 OAC Constellation OAC-SRW-04 Princeton Gallus F1 plants backcrossed elite parents second round backcrossing seeds harvested cold storage development elite wheat lines resistance rust seedling level additional funding SOSCIP research molecular aspects resistance stripe rust FHB near-isogenic lines Avocet-S Susceptible Avocet+Yr15 Yr15 seedling resistance gene grown greenhouse inoculated seedling stage mock infected leaves sampled four-day post-inoculation high-quality RNA samples sequencing company RNA-seq data infection trials microscopic analyses DAB staining detect defense-associated hydrogen peroxide molecules epi-fluorescence microscopy cell wall fortifications bright field microscopy HR reaction results Avocet+Yr15 unique resistance non-hypersensitive response stripe rust isolate UGWYr16001 project progressed planned no major issues information stripe rust pathosystem molecular markers developed germplasm useful plant breeding programs selecting elite wheat lines seedling mature plant stripe rust resistance Ontario producers commercial wheat cultivars Ontario susceptible stripe rust seedling stage protective agents appropriate stages development prevent yield quality losses stripe rust External Funding Partners SeCan Ontario Ministry Agriculture Food Rural Affairs Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform SOSCIP computations SOSCIP Consortium Blue Gene/Q Cloud Data Analytics Agile Large Memory System computing platform SOSCIP funded Federal Economic Development Agency Southern Ontario Province Ontario IBM Canada Ltd Ontario Centres Excellence Mitacs Ontario academic member institutions Ontario Centre Innovation OCE member Ontario Network Entrepreneurs ONE Project Related Publications Seifi H Serajazari M Kaviani M Pauls P Booker H Navabi A Immunity stripe rust wheat hypersensitive response HR-independent resistance Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici Avocet-Yr15 Canadian Journal Plant Pathology DOI 10.1080/07060661.2021.1907448 conference abstracts presentations posters Serajazari M H Sidhu J Follings N Wilker K.P Pauls A Navabi potential QTL Chromosome 3BS major effect adult plant resistance stripe rust Canadian winter wheat diversity panel Plant Canada conference Guelph Ontario Canada Harlow E Serajazari M Kaviani M Navabi A genetic study resistance new races stripe rust Eastern Canada poster presentation 1st International Wheat Congress Saskatoon Canada Serajazari M Hilker B Sing Sidhu H Follings J Navabi A Host-pathogen interaction winter wheat-stripe rust pathosystem Ontario 4th Canadian Wheat Symposium 9th Canadian Workshop FHB Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Seifi H S Serajazari M Kaviani M Navabi A Yr15-mediated resistance stripe rust wheat Evidence Hr-Independent Mechanism 4th Canadian Wheat Symposium 9th Canadian Workshop FHB Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Media Elijah Dalton 2018 Stripe Rust Video Canadian Phytopathological Society Won 2nd prize Carolyn King 2019 Preparing Emerging Threat Top Crop Manager April 2019 interview stripe rust project |
| 2017-04 | 2019-03 | Preliminary Assessment of Barley Varieties and Development of Barley Grain Analyses Related to Malting Quality in Ontario | Duane E. Falk | Mimosa Research Farm | Preliminary Assessment Barley Varieties Development Barley Grain Analyses Malting Quality Ontario Principal Investigator Duane E. Falk Research Institution Mimosa Research Farm Timeline April 1 2017 March 31 2019 Objectives assess agronomic disease quality evaluation malting barley varieties Canada USA worldwide malting brewing quality evaluation modification methods critical malting quality parameters high-throughput small-scale cost-effective Impacts identification barley introductions adoption new varieties malting quality barley Ontario malting premium optimization barley grain analysis predicting malting quality craft large commercial maltsters brewing markets identification high malting quality lines breeding programs combine high yielding locally adapted feed barleys new varieties desirable features development new protocols evaluating grain traits malting quality effective selections breeding process potential gains selection reducing costs time variety development Scientific Summary growing interest malting barley production Ontario craft breweries farmers locally grown malt sourcing outside Ontario high-value alternative traditional commodity crops current barley varieties quality production malt brewers Eastern Canada Canada Eastern Malting class adaptation yield malting quality goals identifying high-quality malting barleys adapted Ontario modernizing methods evaluate malting quality small samples unmalted barley grain specific needs craft maltsters brewers agronomic evaluation un-replicated hill plots head rows non-destructive malting quality analyses selecting lines extensive quality evaluations potential malting barley breeding parents modernized techniques evaluate barley malting quality technical advances higher-precision electronic devices higher-throughput lower-cost machines modifications optimizations barley grain tests standard array known malting quality barley samples refinement protocols validation wider array barley varieties diverse environments robust suite grain tests screen samples potential malting quality Results evaluation diverse malting quality barley varieties unsuccessful good performance extreme variable weather conditions 2017 2018 climate change severe suitable producing quality malt consistently Ontario Quebec small plots disease environmental stresses External Funding Partners BMBRI Brewing Malting Barley Research Institute Mimosa Research Farm |
| 2017-04 | 2022-03 | Long-term cover crop experiment: How much difference do cover crops make? | Laura Van Eerd | University of Guelph | long-term cover crop experiment cover crops crop productivity nitrogen dynamics crop yield variability economics resiliency carbon inputs carbon sequestration soil health soil organic matter biomass weight crop yield stability management practices Ontario Ridgetown Campus trials oat radish winter cereal rye best management practices nitrogen losses corn growth yield visual observations SPAD meter nitrogen deficiency symptoms drought tolerance corn root density moisture stress carbon storage rate site-years grain corn profitability agricultural partnership funding Ontario Ministry of Agriculture soil microbial communities crop rotation tomato yield soil quality agricultural research |
| 2017-04 | 2018-03 | Molecular markers to select for oat grain fill | A. R. McElroy | PhytoGene Resources Inc. | Molecular markers, oat grain fill, Principal Investigator, A. R. McElroy, Research Institution, PhytoGene Resources Inc., timeline, April 2017, March 2018, objectives, single nucleotide polymorphisms, SNPs, in silico array chip, 6K Chip, kernel number, unfilled kernels, elite oat lines, impacts, oat breeding, yield potential, grain quality, profitability, rotation crop, scientific summary, Ontario, high-quality grain, feed, milling, low yields, test weight, grain fill, heritable traits, laborious evaluation, efficiency, screening, quantitative trait loci, QTLs, trials, randomized complete blocks, Cumberland, ON, phenotypic assessment, significant differences, TKW, filled kernels, unfilled kernels, breeding nurseries, selection criterion, SNP relationships, loci detection, oat genome, barley, wheat, multiple loci, heritability, silver-bullet, closely-related populations, genotyping techniques, genomic maps, yield improvement, eastern Canada. |
| 2017-04 | 2022-03 | Metagenomics of Fusarium Head Blight of wheat | David Guttman and Gopal Subramaniam | University of Toronto / Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | metagenomics Fusarium Head Blight wheat Principal Investigators David Guttman Gopal Subramaniam Research Institution University of Toronto Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2017 March 2022 Objectives catalogue monitor natural microbial endophytes epiphytes wheat heads assessing variation microbial populations resistant susceptible wheat varieties determining dynamics microbial populations behaviours Fusarium graminearum infection identifying beneficial microbes influence F. graminearum infection process Impacts identification yield-promoting members wheat head microbiome Fusarium Head Blight FHB guide future research biocontrol agents protect wheat FHB knowledge host pathogen interaction natural microbiome improve resistance strategies disease development sustainable crop management protocols biological control Scientific Summary FHB global disease small grain cereals worst plant disease US rust epidemics 1950s caused fungus Fusarium graminearum overwinter crop debris infects grain heads favourable environmental conditions FHB reduces yield seed germination discoloring shriveling grain kernels pathogen mycotoxins contaminate grains health risk humans domesticated animals severity infection depends cereal variety fungal inoculum weather conditions effective control strategies resistant varieties fungicides interest identification development novel biocontrol agents fight disease goals characterize microbial communities wheat heads sequencing assess microbiomes cultivars susceptibility respond Fusarium graminearum infections development FHB impact host pathogen genetic variability disease development understanding wheat head microbiome dynamics community FHB disease development potential pathogen antagonists growth promoting microbes facilitate identification novel biocontrol agents developed robust protocol assess wheat head microbiomes surveyed diversity microbial communities multiple wheat varieties different stages FHB infection microbiome analysis 159 samples four wheat cultivars two periods growing season analysis microbial species differently abundant resistant susceptible cultivars candidates further study beneficial role during infection protocol reproducible easy to use works well plants fungi reptiles insects bacteria identified bacterial endophytes Pantoea agglomerans Exiguobacterium acetylicum Pseudomonas rhizosphaerae species differential abundance resistant susceptible cultivars Pseudoxanthomonas mexicana Modicisalibacter tunisiensis potentially used plant growth-promoting biotic abiotic control strategies species beneficial plant growth increasing plant resistance pathogens work allow grain farmers determine wheat genetic diversity influences microbiome composition wheat-associated microbiome impacts FHB infection combination microbes microbiome deter FHB diseases analyses significant differences microbial community composition resistant cultivars susceptible cultivars variety wheat impact microbiome communities comprised putatively beneficial pathogenic bacteria External Funding Partners Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Compute Canada Resource Allocation Competition RAC |
| 2017-04 | 2019-04 | Development of a protocol for farmer participatory validation of a corn nitrogen decision support system (DSS) | Bill Deen | University of Guelph | Development protocol farmer participatory validation corn nitrogen decision support system DSS Principal Investigator Bill Deen Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2017 – April 2019 Objectives nitrogen N soil moisture supply corn lifecycle yield potential peer reviewed manuscript Maximum Economic Rate of Nitrogen MERN delta-yield model biologically relevant parameters Corn N-DSS moisture interactions N demand farmer participation validation Impacts moisture interactions nitrogen corn yield potential corn N requirements Ontario precision agriculture technologies management N inputs improved Corn N-DSS farm profits environmental N losses optimal fertilizer N rates fields years Scientific Summary corn nitrogen fertilizers agricultural crops N fertilizer recovery grain fertilizer N agro-ecosystem crop uptake nitrogen use efficiency NUE economic inefficiency global N cycling N pollution optimal N rates variability fields predict moisture natural soil N supply corn N demand existing N recommendation systems success variation weather late vegetative stage precipitation corn N requirement N x water interaction late season N application strategies yield risks volatilization unavailability dry conditions Results rainfall vegetative stages V5-V12 influence fertilizer N requirements N supply losses demand driving fertilizer requirements decision support tools yearly variation yield late vegetative stage split N applications optimization fertilizer rates strategies planting sufficient N vegetative stage required N applied later stages V13 supplemental optimal N rate weather conditions corn N needs economically optimal yields data on-farm generation approach developing validating new N DSS key considerations on-farm protocol pilot study 2019 2020 CORN N DSS three sources variation supply losses demand weather precipitation data generation on-farm trials N response delta yield transect extreme years regions field minimum data set N x water interactions scalable data flow farmer researcher CFREF funding $450K Dr. Bill Deen Dr. John Sulik Dr. Asim Biswas pilot study on-farm N response research trials farms/year goal validate protocol N response trials CFREF project data developing validating improved Corn N DSS N supply losses demand weather interactions efficient flow data farmer researcher scalable 2021+ field sites External Funding Partners None Project Related Publications Banger K Nasielski J Janovicek K Sulik J Deen B 2020 Potential Farm-Level Economic Impact Incorporating Environmental Costs Nitrogen Decision Making Case Study Canadian Corn Production Frontiers Sustainable Food Systems Janovicek K Banger K Sulik J Nasielski J Deen B 2021 Delta yield–based optimal nitrogen rate estimates corn economically sound Agronomy Journal Nasielski J Deen B 2019 Nitrogen applications close silking yield formation maize Field Crops Research Nasielski J Earl H Deen B 2019 Luxury Vegetative Nitrogen Uptake Maize Buffers Grain Yield Post-Silking Water Nitrogen Stress Mechanistic Understanding Frontiers Plant Science Nasielski J Earl H Deen B 2020 Plant traits related post-silking nitrogen uptake maize water nitrogen stress Journal Plant Physiology Nasielski J Grant B Smith W Niemeyer C Janovicek K Deen B 2020 Effect nitrogen source placement timing environmental performance economically optimum nitrogen rates maize Field Crops Research Niemeyer C Nasielski J Janovicek K Bruulsema T Deen B 2021 Yield explain interannual variation optimum nitrogen rates continuous corn Nutrient Cycling Agroecosystems |
| 2017-04 | 2022-03 | Economics of long-term tillage rotation platforms at Ridgetown and Elora | Dave Hooker and Bill Deen | University of Guelph | Economics long-term tillage rotation platforms Ridgetown Elora Principal Investigator Dave Hooker Bill Deen Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2017 March 2022 Objectives measure crop performance yield assessments stability economic analysis tillage crop rotation cover crop nitrogen rates CashCropper App Impacts crop rotations tillage systems underseeded red clover fertilizer nitrogen rates soil health measurements growers economic potentials cropping systems robust soil health measurements scientific summary cropping system decisions economic performance individual crops short-term less diverse crop rotations Ontario quantifiable data informed decisions long-term cropping system studies economic crop productivity trials Ridgetown 1995 Elora 1981 training students soil cropping system responses scientific publications farmer-focused field days extension materials CashCropper App media articles economic benefits crop rotation diversity reduced tillage systems fertilizer nitrogen efficiency cover crops platform multi-disciplinary research crop rotation treatments lysimeter project Elora Research Station soil microbiological profiling nutrient uptake grain quality effects soil health rotation diversity yield drought resiliency wheat acreage Ontario findings corn soybean yields small grain cereal winter wheat forage crop rotations reduced tillage cover crops wheat drought resilience soil nitrogen use efficiency fertilizer nitrogen corn-soybean rotation underseeded red clover soil quality total nitrogen organic carbon soil microbes diversify rotation reduced tillage Governments of Canada Ontario Canadian Agricultural Partnership federal-provincial-territorial initiative |
| 2017-04 | 2019-06 | Isoflavonoid levels in soybean (Glycine max) cultivars and associated anti-herbivore activity | Ian Scott and Sangeeta Dhaubhadel | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Isoflavonoid levels, soybean, Glycine max, cultivars, anti-herbivore activity, Principal Investigator, Ian Scott, Sangeeta Dhaubhadel, Research Institution, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, timeline, April 2017, June 2019, objectives, genetic resistance, herbivore pests, Ontario soybean, soybean aphid, two spotted spider mite, isoflavonoid concentration, resistance screening, pest management, cultivar recommendation, impacts, pest forecasts, breeding insect resistance, scientific summary, soybean pests, Aphis glycines, Tetranychus urticae, yield reduction, insecticides, herbivore-induced production, feeding inhibitory activity, growth inhibitory activity, integrated pest management, IPM, chromatographic techniques, pest damage ratings, herbivore resistance, total isoflavonoid concentrations, V1, V3, R3 stages, antibiosis, antixenosis, resistance assessment, susceptibility, genistin, daidzein, genistein, resistant cultivars, external funding partners, project related publications. |
| 2017-04 | 2020-03 | Integrated pest management and insecticide resistance management for western bean cutworm in Ontario corn | Art Schaafsma & Jocelyn Smith | University of Guelph | integrated pest management insecticide resistance western bean cutworm Ontario corn Art Schaafsma Jocelyn Smith University of Guelph OMAFRA CFIA Mitacs DuPont Syngenta Dow AgroSciences project timeline objectives action threshold recommendations insecticidal control mycotoxin accumulation field experiments alternative insecticide active ingredients combination rotation control insect resistance management strategies application technology baseline susceptibility larval stages Vip3A insecticide resistance management plan impact Canadian corn producers consumers transgenic technology pesticide use environmental impacts grain quality loss livestock human health Fusarium graminearum mycotoxin contamination deoxynivalenol DON vomitoxin economic pest corn losses insect damage moulds native range Midwest Corn Belt eastern Canada action threshold yield-based mycotoxins transgenic solution Cry1F reliance insecticide product Coragen decision threshold alternative active ingredients sustainable plan corn producers management publications |
| 2017-04 | 2021-06 | Evergreen farming in southern Ontario: more effective use of cover crops in rotations involving corn, soybean, or winter wheat | Xueming Yang and Dan Reynolds | Harrow Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Evergreen farming southern Ontario cover crops rotations corn soybean winter wheat Principal Investigators Xueming Yang Dan Reynolds Research Institution Harrow Research Development Centre Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AAFC Timeline April 2017 – June 2021 Objectives recommendations cover crops corn-soybean-winter wheat corn-soybean rotations medium fine textured soils Brookston clay loam lower Great Lakes watershed suitable legume cover crops wheat stubble nitrogen accumulated aboveground biomass cover crop termination incorporation root-zone-available nitrogen concentrations corn yield nitrogen fertilizer inputs cover crop nitrogen N credit impacts stewardship nutrient use efficiency soil resilience water excesses flooding water deficits droughts year-round soil cover water quality lower Great Lakes sources water fish recreation corn dependence fertilizer N heavy textured soil southwestern Ontario summer-seeding legume cover crops biomass winter-hardy spring re-growth fall termination hairy vetch white crimson clover mix biomass accumulation red clover strong spring re-growth corn emergence establishment cover crop termination tillage method grain yields tillage system soil quality health soil physical quality nitrogen credit scientific summary soil water quality southwestern Ontario field crop yields sediment streams lakes dead zones algal blooms Great Lakes freshwater reserve Canadians Americans drinking water irrigation fishing recreation agriculture soil water quality Great Lakes watershed intensive crop production degradation soil structure permeability organic carbon cover crops soil health carbon nitrogen stores agronomic economic environmental benefits crop rotations growing degree days establishment fall hairy vetch red clover white crimson clover mix nitrogen losses scavenging nutrients storing nutrients soil air water organic carbon nutrient retention crop root zone objective field study feasibility legume cover crops economic environmental performance soybean winter wheat corn rotations fine-textured Brookston clay loam soil southwestern Ontario cover crops winter wheat harvest hairy vetch red clover white crimson clover mix non-cover crop control cover crop termination corn planting moldboard plow spring herbicide no-till strip-till biomass N carbon root zone plant available N corn stand yield chlorophyll soil quality measurements bulk density macro-porosity water air capacities saturated permeability temperature organic carbon content results hairy vetch red clover white crimson clover establishment growth over-winter survival spring re-growth above-ground biomass N freeze-up spring re-growth corn stands cover crop termination corn grain yields apparent legume N credits soil physical quality health recommendations hairy vetch red clover white crimson clover nitrogen legume cover crop termination corn planting external funding partners none project related publications Yang XM Drury CF Reynolds WD Reeb M 2019 legume cover crops nitrogen corn transition organic cropping Agronomy Journal Yang XM Drury CF Xu W Reeb M Oloya T 2019 nitrogen soil leachate mid-infrared spectroscopy Canadian Journal Soil Science Yang XM Drury CF Reynolds WD Philipps LA 2020 nitrogen release crimson clover hairy vetch red clover Canadian Journal Soil Science Yang XM Reynolds WD Drury CF Reeb MD 2021 cover crop effects soil temperature clay loam soil southwestern Ontario Canadian Journal Soil Science Yang XM Reynolds WD Drury CF Reeb MD 2022 summer-seeded legume cover crops termination-tillage nitrogen availability corn Frontiers Soil Science |
| 2017-01 | 2017-10 | Evaluation of straw yield potential of cereal crop cultivars | Ellen Sparry | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Performance Trials, intensive, non-intensive, Peter Johnson, Ontario Cereal Crops Committee, OCCC, January 2021, December 2021, objectives, influence, fungicides, rankings, performance, varieties, winter wheat, spring wheat, barley, oat, impacts, independent data, relative tolerance, cereal varieties, fungal diseases, foliar fungicide, growers, selection, growing conditions, management practices, scientific summary, variety performance trials, genetic potential, adaptation, fungicide application, varietal response, trial results, intensive trials, standard protocol, select locations, mandated management, inconclusive results, trial operator, spray fungicide, voluntary basis, collection, analysis, performance trail reports, communication, Ontario cereal producers, farming community, external funding partners, fungicide companies, seed companies, project publications, gocereals.ca. |
| 2016-09 | 2023-03 | Improving winter hardiness in wheat using genomic technologies | Peter Pauls and Alireza Navabi | University of Guelph | Improving winter hardiness wheat genomic technologies Principal Investigator Peter Pauls Alireza Navabi Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline September 2016 March 2023 Objectives adaptation winter spring wheat Vrn Ppd genes genomic regions candidate genes winter hardiness physiology cold acclimation maintenance transcriptome profiles cold acclimation induction natural artificial acclimation Vrn-Ppd genotypic combinations planting date impacts adaptive traits Eastern Canadian winter wheat varieties University of Guelph Winter Wheat Breeding Program resilient varieties Ontario consumers facultative growth habit flexibility planting date yield GFO OMAFRA funded research project scientific summary genetics winter wheat low-temperature tolerance cold acclimation physiological biochemical molecular mechanisms traits lethal temperature LT50 threshold induction temperature vegetative reproductive transition elite Ontario winter wheat cultivars Branson 25R46 CM614 Priesley Secord check cultivars Norstar Gaines AC Carberry biochemical analyses total non-structural carbohydrates TNSC abscisic acid ABA acclimation period controlled environments differential gene expression cold acclimation de-acclimation hardy non-hardy hypotheses hardy cultivars cold temperature stress LT50 vernalize accumulation TNSC ABA LT tolerance cold acclimation maintenance genetic variability physiological phenological mechanisms gene expression patterns cold response pathways results threshold induction temperature vegetative reproduction lethal temperature experiments Ontario wheat varieties similarities non-hardy check Gaines reproductive growth cold temperatures facultative wheat distinct genetic pathways cold acclimation regional adaptation unmanned aerial vehicle UAV imagery field indices winter survival external funding partners Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council Canada SeCan project related publications QTL in-field winter survival stripe rust immunity Fusarium head blight resistant genes allelic variation vernalization photoperiod response genes North American high latitude winter wheat genotypes |
| 2016-09 | 2017-10 | Tillage, fertility, and potential phosphorus movement | Aaron Breimer | Veritas Farm Management | Tillage fertility phosphorus movement Principal Investigator Aaron Breimer Research Institution Veritas Farm Management Timeline September 2016 October 2017 Objective phosphorus P movement tillage Impacts Ontario agriculture yields productivity profitability soil erosion off-target P movement soil resiliency Great Lakes ecosystem P reduction public perception agriculture Scientific Summary agricultural phosphorus P off target movement soil erosion crop yields Algal blooms Lake Erie phosphorus fertilizer environmental impact tillage zone strip-tillage phosphate runoff fertility management phosphorus losses incorporation soil zone tillage macro pores off-target movement surface runoff leaching geo-referenced soil testing yield zones precision farming sustainability P uptake crop residue water extractable phosphate WEP fertilizer regimes economic environmental sustainability Results strip tilling cropping system yield variation soil type fertility dissolved reactive phosphate stover macro pores water infiltration soil erosion water ponding fertilizer incorporation economic environmental impact phosphorus crop systems Growing Forward 2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative |
| 2016-09 | 2017-10 | Tillage, fertility, and potential phosphorus movement | Aaron Breimer | Veritas Farm Management | Eutrophication of the Great Lakes by phosphorus must be reduced. Algal blooms in Lake Erie have increased dramatically, and agriculture has been implicated as one of the non-point sources of phosphorus (P). Management techniques need to be developed that will reduce any possible environmental impacts that are related to fertilizer usage, especially in regards to P. These systems need to include productivity as well as environmental impact, as both are key elements in sustainability. Tillage, specifically zone or strip-tillage, and fertility management will be evaluated regarding phosphate movement and crop productivity. The project aims to develop management strategies to mitigate any potential for off-target movement of agricultural phosphorus into the environment. Strategies will be investigated to mitigate off-target movement of agricultural phosphorus, reduce soil erosion potential, yet allow growers to maintain and increase yields. These key elements need to be investigated concurrently to develop best management strategies that can be implemented by Ontario producers. Each site will be divided into three zones of expected yield productivity with randomized treatments being replicated within each zone. Fertility will be variably applied; this will be based on yield potential within each zone. All zones will be monitored individually. This component adds greatly to the knowledge base on interactions of yield with fertility management and potential phosphorus movement. Additionally, it utilizes the latest technology in precision farming, and should allow even further fine-tuning of fertility management for optimum sustainability. Plant tissue samples will be taken to quantify phosphate uptake at key growth stages, with crop residue and grain being tested for total and water extractable phosphate (WEP) in order to measure potential for off-target movement. WEP values in crop residue will give an indication of phosphorus at risk of off-target movement, and evaluations can be made of the impacts of different fertilizer regimes and application strategies on WEP in residues. Yield data and all yield-related parameters will be collected and analyzed. Data will be added to the evaluations of economic and environmental implications of the management techniques evaluated. |
| 2016-06 | 2019-03 | Survey and management of soybean diseases | Owen Wally | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Survey, management, soybean diseases, Principal Investigator, Owen Wally, Research Institution, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, timeline, June 2016, March 2019, objectives, disease survey, Ontario, soybean fields, pathogen distribution, pathogen load, root diseases, thresholds, disease outbreak, impacts, cost reduction, time reduction, molecular methods, pathogen presence, incidence levels, damage thresholds, pest management, integrated pest management, resistant soybean varieties, crop rotations, chemical control, scientific summary, yield losses, 2016, 2017, 2018, growing seasons, soil sampling, 337 fields, Essex county, Ottawa Valley, unique organisms, morphology, DNA barcoding, Phytophthora sojae, pathotyped, resistance genes, Pythium, virulence, Fusarium virguliforme, Canadian Culture collection, molecular protocols, soybean cyst nematode, detection thresholds, disease thresholds, microbiome, research investigation, AAFC Harrow Research and Development Center, OMAFRA, risk factors, disease outbreaks, methods, external funding partners, project related publications, Top Crop Manager, Ontario Grain Farmer. |
| 2016-05 | 2021-04 | Environmental and economic value of soil ecosystem services provided by diverse cropping systems | Claudia Wagner-Riddle | University of Guelph | Environmental economic value soil ecosystem services diverse cropping systems Principal Investigator Claudia Wagner-Riddle Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline May 2016 April 2021 Objectives diverse rotation crop nitrogen losses water conservation crop productivity conventional rotations profitability relative advantage diverse conventional cropping systems Impacts management choices sustainability producers informed decisions environmental economic consequences policies programs sustainability objectives proactive responses environmental stressors resiliency grain farming Scientific Summary healthy soils ecosystem services nutrient recycling carbon sequestration climate regulation water filtration soil health degradation corn-soy rotations diverse crop rotation cover crops intercrops sustainable agricultural practices economic environmental benefits trade-offs soil ecosystem services management environmental stressors diverse cropping systems competition water nutrients cash crop yields profitability farmers productive profitable cash crops environmental economic benefits diverse cropping rotation Field research soil lysimeter site 2016-2020 soil water budget conventional corn-soybean-soybean rotation diversified corn-soybean-wheat rotation cover crops soil plant data ecosystem services economic decision framework profit conventional diverse rotation weather scenario simulations economic environmental trade-offs agricultural resiliency climate variability crop insurance sustainable management profitability diverse rotation cover crops yields winter warming nitrate leaching private value farmers winter wheat cover crops corn soy soil health risk aversion optimal crop prices corn-soy CS rotations soil carbon corn-soy-wheat CSW rotations External Funding Partners OMAFRA New Directions Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council Canada NSERC Project Related Publications environmental economic efficacy beneficial management practices mitigating soil-related greenhouse gas emissions Ontario cover crop mixtures strategy post-harvest surplus soil nitrate leaching |
| 2016-04 | 2019-03 | Barley enhancement to meet the needs of Ontario industry | Lewis Lukens & Alireza Navabi | University of Guelph | Barley enhancement Ontario industry Principal Investigators Lewis Lukens Alireza Navabi Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline March 2016 March 2019 Objectives evaluate cross barley genotypes western Canada disease-resistant barley adapted Ontario generate mutagenized lines barley genotype Dignity novel genetic variation stay-green barley crop stress tolerance yield Impacts improvement barley genetics development improved cultivars global competitiveness Ontario barley growers processors elite barley diversity mutagenized population valuable traits barley improvement Scientific Summary barley Hordeum vulgare crop Ontario farmers feed food malt craft brewing industry genetic improvement novel germplasm important traits high yielding quality crop genetic improvement Ontario barley private barley breeding genetic improvement productivity disease pressures variety development barley yields quality value project introducing novel germplasm statistical information technologies selections crosses active barley breeding program diverse germplasm cultivars breeders environments Ontario mutagenize elite variety genetic variation traits cultivated variety stay-green barley green leaves flowering water heat stress heritable induced mutagenesis EMS treatment evaluate cross diverse barley genotypes Ontario seed malting quality lines agronomic traits Elora data promising introduction nurseries Western Canadian elite barley germplasm agronomic traits entries selected multi-location replicated trials head rows advanced generations yield trial Barley Orthogonal Trials EMS mutagenized lines genetically pure Dignity seed stock seed optimal EMS concentration mutagenesis treatments lethality fertility genotypic tolerance mutation frequency population 2800 barley lines M3 plants M4 seed lineages tracked stay green trait existing cultivars EMS lines mutants inheritance evaluation stay green field External Funding Partners Cribit Seeds SeCan Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council Project Related Publications Grain Farmer Magazine Journal of Plant Registrations |
| 2016-04 | 2017-03 | Advancing corn and wheat in Ontario through site-specific management: conclusion | David Hooker | University of Guelph | Advancing corn wheat Ontario site-specific management Principal Investigator David Hooker Research Institution University of Guelph Project Start April 2016 Project End March 2017 Objectives corn hybrids fungicide nitrogen seeding rates spatially variable landscapes in-season crop sensors wheat nitrogen rates sources timings applications protein grain yield hard red wheat yield soft red wheat soil properties topography variability yield protein responses site-specific management zone partial budget corn wheat studies impacts optimization precision agriculture input use efficiency environmental impact statistical approaches experimental designs hypotheses precision agriculture analyze compare treatments spatially farm fields Scientific Summary agricultural producers crop inputs recommendations rate application fields variable responses agronomic inputs optimize precision agriculture site-specific management field prescriptions inputs different rates areas field scientific data agronomic responses variable landscapes Ontario profitability grower better understanding site-specific responses soil topography characterized spatially management zones OFIP projects corn wheat performance agronomic inputs varied fields economic profitability site-specific management field site weather dataset environments M.Sc. theses graduate students primary objective characterize spatial response hybrid agronomic treatments corn soft hard red wheat predictive variables management zones responsive management under-application productivity profitability excessive inputs non-responsive profitability environmental impact off-site movement responsive non-responsive reasons direct application crop responses agronomic inputs predicted soil crop sensor information technology sensors predict spatial input allocation field-scale experiments southwestern Ontario spatial variability treatments learning blocks stamps replicated contrasting characteristics soil properties topography corn plant population N rate fungicide hybrid spatial position soft red wheat grain yield N rate fungicide hard red winter wheat N rate source timing grain protein spatial variability soil characteristics responsive zones weakly associated soil characteristic soil fertility pH organic matter CEC variability predicting responsiveness temporal variability HQP M.Sc. Doria Ali Lauren Deshaw External Funding Partners Ontario Farm Innovation Program OFIP Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council delivery Ontario |
| 2016-04 | 2017-10 | Phosphorus loss mitigation: cover crop species and soil P interactions | Ivan O’Halloran | University of Guelph | Phosphorus loss mitigation cover crop species soil P interactions Principal Investigator Ivan O’Halloran Research Institution University of Guelph project start April 2016 project end October 2017 objectives evaluate cover crop species biomass production P uptake release freeze/thaw cycles P fertility reduce soil erosion soil P fertility snowmelt rainfall simulation influence soluble total P losses impacts best management practice agricultural phosphorus P loss environmental impact soil test P ranges scientific summary algal blooms Lake Erie phosphorus P management limit P surface waters agricultural P losses particulate-P reactive soluble-P biologically available soluble-P loading Lake Erie management practices particulate-P losses cover crops erosion mixed impacts soluble forms P loss freeze-thaw cycles environmental conditions cover crop species season specific region specific leached P plant killed winter phosphorus leaches plant material frozen phosphorus leaches soil soluble P runoff increased losses freeze-thaw cycles Ontario soil interact P loss cover crops net benefit protections freezing water extractable P WEP dissolved P algae blooms hold soil stop erosion particulate P bioavailable soluble P total soluble P targeted reductions Ontario government phosphorus reduction strategies cover cropping practices P losses conditions effective best management practice mitigating P loss P lost cover cropping systems soil type soil test P levels erosion potential cover crop age species freeze-thaw cycles runoff events simulation freeze-thaw cycle P loss cover crop growth P uptake P release plant biomass four plant species oat rye mustard red clover soils low medium high soil test P 8 12 weeks planting higher soil test P biomass WEP kg P/ha oat rye freeze-thaw cycles P released biomass grasses mustard red clover WEP red clover kg P/ha oat kg P/ha soil test P WEP freeze-thaw biomass age susceptibility WEP losses older plant material investigation external funding partners OMAFRA University of Guelph Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council delivery Ontario |
| 2016-04 | 2018-09 | Enhanced OMAFRA Extension Support (2018) | Joanna Follings | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Technology is constantly changing in agriculture. Information gathering of current cereals research and extension outside of Ontario is the first step in technology transfer. Some general topics that will be under investigation are Fusarium monitoring; N recommendations for oats and barley; and production of malting barley. The dissemination of these topics will occur at various meetings and conferences throughout the year. |
| 2016-04 | 2018-09 | OMAFRA Extension Support | Ben Rosser | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | OMAFRA Extension Support Principal Investigator Ben Rosser Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs OMAFRA External Funding Partners Project Start April 2016 Project End September 2018 Objectives enhance corn extension efforts Ontario growers access up to date information project focuses three main areas Improved Information Gathering Enhanced Extension Efforts Breaking Issue Support Impact development display demonstration research trials provides farmers agronomists information production strategies gathered assessed update best management strategies corn production accessibility timely high quality information enables producers make informed in-season management decisions Scientific Summary project dedicated improvements Agricultural Extension focussed three main areas Improved Information Gathering Enhanced Extension Efforts Breaking Issue Support initiatives supported Breaking Issue Support soil nitrate survey vomitoxin survey information disseminated grower meeting presentations GOCorn Field Crop News Websites Crop Advances Publications. |
| 2016-04 | 2019-05 | Landscape sensitivity to P losses: biogeochemical analysis of agricultural soils | Merrin L. Macrae | University of Waterloo | Landscape sensitivity P losses biogeochemical analysis agricultural soils Principal Investigator Merrin L. Macrae Research Institution University of Waterloo Timeline April 2016 May 2019 Objectives soil stratification plant available phosphorus (P) soil textures agricultural soils soil P retention environmental conditions soil P sorption capacity saturation depth Impacts surface subsurface soil test phosphorus (STP) dissolved phosphorus (P) runoff losses farmers apply P strategically environmental impact profits subsoils tile drains P loss regions Scientific Summary phosphorus P losses agricultural lands environmental economic political issues lower Great Lakes region water quality best management practices (BMPs) minimize P loss dissolved particulate tile drains USA Ontario P loss patterns soil cracking preferential transport soil P loss retention potential BMP efficacy soil texture biogeochemical properties soil P sorption capacity agricultural lands P movement fate agricultural subsoils predictive models spatial assessment soil P stratification agricultural lands lower Great Lakes region Southern Ontario USA soil cores P stratification soil test P (STP) concentrations Olsen Bray Mechlich-3 soil textures sand silt clay biogeochemical analysis P sorption capacity retention objectives soil P stratification soil test plant available P soil samples management practices natural variability landscape lower Great Lakes region University of Waterloo Biogeochemistry Group USDA soil P stratification quantified soil tests plant available P (STP) sampling depths soil texture %sand %silt %clay Geochemical characterization soil P retention multi-step sequential extraction Zhang Kovar soluble reactive P Pi operationally defined soil fractions loosely adsorbed Pi oxide surfaces clay bound-P sodium citrate sodium dithionite sodium bicarbonate acid-soluble Pi carbonate apatite bound-P residual soil digested K2S2O8 mineralogy XRD Soil P sorption capacity degree P saturation equilibrium P concentrations EPA isotherm techniques Results physical geochemical properties soils geographic regions loam-textured soils mid-western Ontario calcareous alkaline Total P stored soil P calcium clay-textured soils southern Ontario Northeast Indiana northwestern Ohio acidic lower carbonate content lower P sorption capacity soluble P mobility runoff tile drainage region specific management strategies hydrology soil biogeochemistry minimize P losses agricultural lower Great Lakes region External Funding Partners Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council Project Related Publications glacial landforms lower Great Lakes soil phosphorus chemistry risk phosphorus loss climate topography soil type extractable phosphorus croplands northern glacial-derived landscapes phosphorus retention bunker silo effluent |
| 2016-04 | 2017-03 | Genotype x Environment interaction for oat grain fill | A.R. McElroy | PhytoGene Resources Inc. | Genotype x Environment interaction, oat grain fill, Principal Investigator, A.R. McElroy, Research Institution, PhytoGene Resources Inc., timeline, April 2016, March 2017, objectives, unfilled oat kernels, testing sites, environmental factors, impact, breeders, yield, grain quality, test weight, milling markets, higher-value feed markets, profitability, crop rotations, biodiversity, scientific summary, oat rotation crop, cash crop, northern Ontario, grain fill, yield components, plant stress, disease, environmental stress, developmental problems, heritable trait, breeding protocols, multiple-site screening, elite oat lines, Ontario sites, yield component parameters, total kernel set, unfilled kernels, mass of filled kernels, season, early drought, moisture stress, heat stress, crop failure, genetic variation, selection strategies, external funding partners, project related publications. |
| 2016-04 | 2018-04 | Decision support tools for Ontario grain farmers | Mike Cowbrough | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Decision support tools Ontario grain farmers Principal Investigator Mike Cowbrough Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA Project Start April 2016 Project End April 2018 Objectives apps latest information Pest Manager Corn N calculator CashCropper Field Trial mobile cover crop decision tool Impact mobile cover crop decision tool appropriate cover crop selection http://decision-tool.incovercrops.ca/ Pest Manager App updated product registrations data points best management practices Scientific Summary Grain Farmers of Ontario cooperation Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA project Plant health resources Ontario farmers decision support tools management insects diseases weeds popularity financial resources update information recent best management practices |
| 2016-03 | 2020-02 | Disease study group: focus on new and emerging soybean diseases | Albert Tenuta* & Kiersten Wise | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)* / Purdue University | Disease study group, new soybean diseases, Principal Investigator, Albert Tenuta, Kiersten Wise, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Purdue University, External Funding Partners, Crop Protection Network, CPN, North Central Soybean Research Program, NCSRP, United Soybean Board, USB, Grain Farmers of Ontario, project start, March 2016, project end, February 2020, objectives, Extension personnel, emerging diseases, Ontario, Midwest US, information dissemination, stakeholders, research summaries, impact, disease risks, management decisions, awareness, yield losses, scientific summary, Canada, soybean production, disease severity, prevalence, sudden death syndrome, SDS, soybean cyst nematode, SCN, management information, traditional system, research, Extension materials, economic losses, electronic information delivery, smartphone, tablet technology, updates, ongoing research, resources. |
| 2016-03 | 2019-12 | Enhancing water stress tolerance in soybean through phytoglobin manipulations | Claudio Stasolla | University of Manitoba | Enhancing, water stress tolerance, soybean, phytoglobin, Principal Investigator, Claudio Stasolla, Research Institution, University of Manitoba, timeline, March 2016, December 2019, objectives, altered expression, soil flooding, waterlogging, submergence, class 1 Pgb gene, isolated, cloned, vectors, over-express, down-regulate, regenerated lines, waterlogging tolerance, submergence tolerance, controlled environmental conditions, plant survival, gas exchange parameters, molecular marker, commercial soybean genotypes, endogenous Pgb, drought stress tolerance, impacts, gene manipulation, breeding programs, scientific summary, phytoglobins, ubiquitous proteins, biotic stress, abiotic stress, alfalfa, plant survival, submergence, maize, photosynthetic rate, leaf injury, survival frequency, flooding, waterlogging stress, high energy status, ATP, developmental fate, signal molecules, introgress, tolerance trait, soybean yield loss, Manitoba, river flooding, field inundation, torrential rainfalls, unfavorable conditions, drought, nitrogen fixation, results, transgenic soybean lines, parameters measured, stomatal conductivity, intercellular CO2, transpiration rate, adventitious roots, recovery rate, wild type, correlation, commercial soybean varieties, aquaporins, Tonoplast intrinsic proteins, TIPs, water conductivity, polyethylene glycol, root length, lateral roots, external funding partners, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, project related publications, tolerance, Glycine max, GmPgb1, Plant Physiol Biochem. |
| 2016-03 | 2019-12 | Mitigating mycotoxins in the Canadian food value chain | Art W. Schaafsma and Victor Limay Rios | University of Guelph | Mitigating mycotoxins Canadian food value chain Principal Investigators Art W. Schaafsma Victor Limay Rios Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline March 2016 December 2019 Objectives rapid reliable method testing deoxynivalenol DON Ochratoxin A OTA grain elevator aspirated dust best management practices surveillance OTA post farm grain storage measuring progress mitigating DON wheat epidemics impacts information resource grain farmers awareness OTA management proactive response detection OTA prevent contamination grain-based foods cost effective non-destructive sampling OTA DON grain loads aspirated dust prevent contaminated grain value chain Scientific Summary mycotoxins whole grains monitoring grain value chain Best Management Practices BMPs mycotoxins grain production on-farm storage grain industry sampling detecting mycotoxins cost effective efficient reliable DON economically important toxin Fusarium-damaged kernels FDK method relationship FDK DON inconsistent year grain market classes resistance sampling testing DON elevators cost logistics sampling uncertainty OTA greater challenge sampling testing heterogeneous distribution grain lots EU regulations monitoring OTA whole grain dust surrogate detection management Identity Preserved load certification reliable protocol testing DON OTA on-farm loading extension material BMPs OTA grain handling storage awareness industry sectors self-directed monitoring sampling control points OTA formation grain handling storage comparing crop failure great lakes region soft winter wheat 2013 2015 growing conditions genetic developments seed farming practices forecasting fungicide application Objective 1 rapid reliable method testing DON OTA aspirated dust paired grain grain dust samples particle size <1650 μm collected combines harvest on-farm bins experimental minibins ochratoxin A OTA Penicillium verrucosum hot spots soft red winter wheat liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry LC-MS/MS mycotoxins detection DON 3-β-d-glucoside DON 3-Glc mycotoxin concentrations grain dust higher grain p < 0.0030 Pearson correlation coefficients two-variable regression significant p < 0.0001 linear relationship mycotoxin content grain grain dust 19 toxins DON OTA variation data explained two-variable regression model strong relationship p < 0.0001 r2 = 0.949 low root-mean-square error RMSE 293.41 ng/g modeling levels grain based grain dust estimate DON bulk Objective 2 best management practices surveillance OTA post farm grain storage ochratoxin-contaminated grain down-grading rejection significant cost farmer guide published online on-farm storage bins small grains wheat oats barley bulletin preventing ochratoxin development steps Objective 3 measuring progress mitigating DON wheat epidemics Fusarium head blight FHB yield loss quality reduction mycotoxin contamination temperate wheat production areas management strategy moderately resistant cultivars fungicide applied flowering high rate N fertilizer reduced total deoxynivalenol 67% reduced Fusarium-damaged kernels 49% reduced FHB index 86% increased grain test weight 11% increased grain yield 31% standard management practice susceptible cultivars fungicide lower rate N fertilizer 1996 economic assessment return investment improvements cultivars fungicide N fertilizer applications External Funding Partners University of Guelph Pepsico Foods Mondelēz Kellogg Prairie Oat Growers Association Nestlé Canadian National Millers Association Western Grains Research Foundation Food & Consumer Products Canada Government of Canada Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 AgriInnovation Program AIP Industry-led Research Development Stream Project Related Publications Limay-Rios V Schaafsma A W Relationship Mycotoxin Content Winter Wheat Grain Aspirated Dust Collected Harvest Storage ACS Omega Limay-Rios V Miller J D Schaafsma A W Occurrence Penicillium verrucosum ochratoxin A ochratoxin B citrinin on-farm stored winter wheat Canadian Great Lakes Region PLOS ONE Limay-Rios V Miller J D Schaafsma A W Preventing Contaminated Grain Ochratoxin A Xia R Schaafsma A W Wu F Hooker D C Change Winter Wheat Response Deoxynivalenol Fusarium Head Blight Technological Agronomic Progress Plant Disease |
| 2016-03 | 2020-02 | Disease study group: focus on new and emerging soybean diseases | Albert Tenuta* & Kiersten Wise | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)* / Purdue University | |
| 2016-01 | 2020-04 | OCCC Ontario Performance Trials – Fungicide vs no fungicide | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | OCCC | OCCC Ontario Performance Trials fungicide no fungicide Principal Investigator Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC Research Institution OCCC Timeline January 2016 Ongoing Objectives influence fungicides rankings performance varieties winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Impacts independent data relative tolerance cereal varieties fungal leaf head diseases foliar fungicide growers selecting varieties growing conditions management practices Scientific Summary Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC variety performance trials genetic potential adaptation cereal varieties Ontario fungicides management practices wheat project comparing varieties fungicide application objective influence fungicides provincial variety rankings performance winter wheat spring wheat barley oat report Dr. Dave Hooker intensive non-intensive winter wheat trials 2010-2013 OCCC January 2013 spring cereal report varietal response fungicide applications winter spring wheat oats barley standard protocol intensive trials select locations crops mandated intensive management inconclusive results barley trial location operator spray locations intensive sites voluntary participation fungicide reasons OCCC coordinates collection analysis intensive trial data releases results OCCC performance trial reports communicates Ontario cereal producers farming community OCCC www.gocereals.ca External Funding Partners BASF Bayer Syngenta Project Related Publications None |
| 2016-01 | Ongoing | OCCC Ontario Performance Trials – Fungicide vs no fungicide | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | Ontario Cereal Crop Committee (OCCC) | OCCC Ontario Performance Trials fungicide no fungicide Principal Investigator Ontario Cereal Crop Committee OCCC Research Institution OCCC Timeline January 2016 ongoing Objectives influence fungicides rankings performance winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Ontario Performance Trials Impacts independent data tolerance cereal varieties fungal leaf diseases head diseases foliar fungicide growers selecting varieties growing conditions management practices Scientific Summary Ontario Cereal Crop Committee variety performance trials genetic potential adaptation cereal varieties Ontario fungicides wheat 3-year project 2010 comparing varieties fungicide application influence provincial variety rankings performance winter wheat spring wheat barley oat Dr. Dave Hooker intensive non-intensive winter wheat trials 2010-2013 OCCC January 2013 spring cereal report varietal response fungicide applications winter wheat spring wheat oats barley committee protocol intensive trials locations crops intensive management winter wheat spring wheat oats mandated intensive management barley voluntary fungicide spray trial location operator intensive sites voluntary participation data analysis OCCC performance trial reports results communicated Ontario cereal producers farming community gocereals.ca External Funding Partners BASF Bayer Syngenta Project Related Publications none |
| 2015-11 | 2018-03 | Development of postharvest UV treatment to reduce fungal toxins in stored wheat and corn | Tatiana Koutchma | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Development postharvest UV treatment fungal toxins stored wheat corn Principal Investigator Tatiana Koutchma Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada AAFC timeline November 2015 March 2018 objectives antifungal activity ultraviolet UV treatment mycotoxin-producing fungi analyzing mycotoxins wheat corn kernels UV unit experimental set-up methodologies optimize exposure UV irradiation measure UV dose critical process parameters surface intensity air humidity grain characteristics establish 90% reduction microorganisms mycotoxins processing concept targeted degradation impacts UV light treatment degrading mycotoxins contaminated stored grain kill suppress spoilage mycotoxin-producing fungi Canadian grain farmers quality safety global market scientific summary mycotoxin accumulation wheat corn Ontario Canada economic loss farmers price discounts food safety regulations strategies harvest mycotoxin accumulation grain post-harvest treatments short-wavelength ultraviolet UV-C food industry water treatment kill suppress microorganisms Fusarium toxins naturally contaminated grain postharvest strategies mould development 3D UV-C illumination 253.7 nm mycotoxin fungal loads surface corn wheat kernels non-ionizing reduction fungal mycotoxin loads artificial grain surfaces regulatory-approved UVC light applications food feed feasibility UV-C light reduction fungal mycotoxin loads flat model surfaces corn wheat kernels 2D 3D illumination reduction Penicillium verrucosum Fusarium graminearum agar UV-C dose mJ cm-2 naturally occurring Penicillium growth corn reduced Fusarium growth wheat significant reduction DON ZEN OTA static conditions postharvest UV-C treatment corn kernels Fusarium Penicillium growth mycotoxin accumulation higher UV doses ZEN germination grain protein UV dose order magnitude higher food feed treatment applications long exposure time anti-fungal anti-toxin high power monochromatic UV polychromatic UV pulse light corn kernels dynamic regime technology commercialization integrating 3D UV light illumination conveyer system industrial feasibility polychromatic emission spectrum 200-1000 nm higher power output medium pressure mercury pulsed lamps reducing mycotoxin levels affordable technology discussions grain sector application external funding partners Growing Forward 2 Agri-Innovation Program AIP project related publications Koutchma T. 2018 Popovic V. 2018 mycotoxin research |
| 2015-09 | 2019-12 | Soyagen: Improving yield and disease resistance in short-season soybean | Francois Belzile | Universite Laval | Soyagen, improving yield, disease resistance, short-season soybean, Principal Investigator, Francois Belzile, Research Institution, Université Laval, Timeline, September 2015, December 2019, Objectives, novel platform, rapid genotyping, cost-effective, selection tools, breeders, early maturing, diagnostic tools, screen, identify, races, Phytophthora root rot, PRR, Phytophthora sojae, soybean cyst nematode, SCN, Heterodera glycines, outreach strategy, producer adoption, impacts, short-season soybeans, crop rotations, on-farm diagnostic tools, economic return, optimal selection, Scientific Summary, soybean, Canadian growers, multipurpose crop, protein, oil, environmental benefits, chemical fertilizer, nitrogen, challenges, high yielding, Canadian conditions, pest resistance, farmer adoption, genomics, sequencing technologies, genetic makeup, DNA markers, plant growth, maturity, disease resistance, economic research, social research, soybean industry, Genomics and Bioinformatics Platforms, genotyping services, SNP, genotyping by sequencing, GBS, cost reduction, selection model, breeders, predictive approach, advanced breeding lines, superior progeny, expression quantitative trait loci, eQTL, candidate maturity genes, markers, diagnostic tool, accuracy, pathotypes, distribution, resistance genes, crop royalty models, external funding partners, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance, Genome Canada, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers, University of Guelph, Project Related Publications. |
| 2015-09 | 2017-08 | Assessing soil organic matter quality as an attribute of soil health in long-term tillage and crop rotation experiments | Amanda Diochon | Lakehead University | Assessing soil organic matter quality soil health long-term tillage crop rotation experiments Principal Investigator Amanda Diochon Research Institution Lakehead University Project Start September 2015 Project End August 2017 Objectives quantify impact tillage system crop rotation soil organic matter attributes agricultural experimental installations Ontario best management practices minimum data set soil health test Impact improved soil health test Ontario farmers changes soil health farming practices identification best management practices soil health Ontario agroecosystems profitability maintain improve soil health Scientific Summary knowledge gap agricultural management practices soil health attribute soil organic matter measurement commercially available soil health tests Cornell Soil Health Test assessment management practices change soil organic matter background pool resilience management practices organic matter accumulation environmental pressures moisture conditions microbial biomass carbon mineralizable carbon light fraction carbon inputs outputs organic matter project goal examine response attributes soil organic matter tillage crop rotation corn soybean wheat long term agricultural experiments Ontario Ridgetown Elora Ottawa Delhi soil health scoring framework evaluating soil health tests best management practices corn soybean wheat findings monitoring system soil health sustainable management practices no till conventional crop rotations grower revenues environmental quality |
| 2015-05 | 2018-12 | Determination of a sugarcorn to ethanol and co-products value chain | Brandon Gilroyed | University of Guelph | Determination sugarcorn ethanol co-products value chain Principal Investigator Brandon Gilroyed Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline May 2015 April 2018 Objectives compare field trial sugarcorn varieties Ottawa sucrose yield harvest scenarios evaluate sugarcorn bioconversion ethanol best uses sugarcorn press cake ensiling animal feed biogas anaerobic digestion extraction cellulosic sugars evaluate juice storage ensiled stalks calculate economic potential sugarcorn crop impacts farm management system optimum biomass sugar yield on-farm viability sugarcorn value chain economic evaluation ethanol sugarcorn press cake co-product market Ontario growers entire plant Scientific Summary sustainable biofuel production sugarcane sucrose ethanol industry Brazil Ontario farmers corn C4 grass solar energy sugar harvested grain starch sugarcorn corn varieties high sucrose concentrations stalks AAFC juice handling fermentation processes genotypes Ridgetown Ottawa production height biomass moisture content juice yield sugar composition ethanol fermentation ensiled corn biogas substrate economic evaluation value ethanol co-products production costs sugarcorn Genotype Comparison inbred lines randomized complete block design four replicates growing seasons hybrid control harvest total fresh dry matter moisture content juice extraction refractometer HPLC spectrophotometer biomass yield nitrogen application sugar yield ethanol butanol production theoretical ethanol production comparisons Ridgetown Ottawa methodology extraction sugarcorn juice succinic acid production fermentative production platform chemical industries yeast extract sodium bicarbonate fermentations Box-Behnken response surface optimal conditions titer productivity yield economic potential succinic acid supply chain fermentation process production costs sugarcorn silage animal feed chopped ensiled mixed ration dairy production biogas potential biochemical methane potential incubating biomass anaerobic inoculum methane production yield corn silage external funding OMAFRA University of Guelph partnership Project Related Publications bioethanol biobutanol production sugarcorn juice bioethanol production corn wheat food fuel future biogas crop digestion high stalk sugar corn biofuel crop Canada |
| 2015-05 | 2020-04 | Targeting neurodegeneration to maintaining brain health with soybean-derived functional foods | Scott Ryan | University of Guelph | Targeting, neurodegeneration, brain health, soybean-derived, functional foods, Principal Investigator, Scott Ryan, Research Institution, University of Guelph, External Funding Partners, Parkinson’s Society of Canada, National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, NSERC-CRD, College of Biological Sciences, OMAFRA, project start, May 2015, project end, April 2020, objectives, soybean oil, fatty acids, oxidative stress, cellular pathologies, high-resolution live cell imaging, crude oil extracts, anti-oxidant response, motor deficits, Parkinson’s disease, PD symptoms, impact, validation, omega-3, omega-6, functional foods, global market, dietary guidelines, quality of life, health care costs, fatty acid profile, Health Claim, balanced diet, consumer demand, nutritional foods, health benefits, food industry, generation, oxidative stress, neurodegenerative diseases, epidemiological data, patient-based model, stem cell technology, skin cells, genetic repair, cellular pathologies, therapeutic compounds, efficacy, PD mice, dietary soybean oil. |
| 2015-04 | 2018-03 | Usefulness of the Haney soil health test for Ontario grain farmers | Laura Van Eerd | University of Guelph | Usefulness Haney soil health test Ontario grain farmers Principal Investigator Laura Van Eerd Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2015 March 2018 Objectives assess validity applicability Haney soil health test Ontario compare nitrogen N phosphorus P fertilizer recommendations Haney soil health test soil-based recommendations influence time sampling soil health test quantify cropping system management practices soil health impacts knowledge management practices enhance maintain soil health crop productivity resiliency weather conditions provincial recommendation soil health validation applicability predict N P fertilizer requirements cost effective tests ineffective test Scientific Summary healthy soil crop productivity resiliency profitability Ontario farmers accredited soil health test debate best soil health indicator Dr. Rick Haney USDA Agricultural Research Services soil health test rangeland Texas Haney test USA Ontario farmers cheap commercially available validity applicability Haney test soil health cropping systems evaluate Haney test Solvita CO2-Burst test Solvita SLAN tests long-term experiments Ridgetown Elora 2015 2016 long-term cover crop experiment tillage systems no-till strip tillage conventional fall moldboard plow 5-8 crop rotations corn soybean winter wheat alfalfa red clover spring cereals P K experiments 2008 Ridgetown Elora Lucan Bornholm evaluate P fertilizer applications Haney soil test Solvita SLAN medium-term cover cropping improved soil health soil organic carbon Solvita CO2-Burst SLAN detected cover crop treatment differences inconsistent years Haney soil health test detected cover crop treatment differences long-term tillage crop rotation experiment Ridgetown Elora Solvita CO2-Burst SLAN identified no-till/zone tillage systems crop rotations winter wheat red clover alfalfa better soil health correlated soil organic carbon total N consistent published Cornell soil health assessment preliminary Solvita CO2-Burst results P K fertility trials consistent expectations timing soil sampling influence results cover crop trial P&K fertility trials consistency timing soil health testing research understanding tillage system crop rotation cover cropping fertility soil health 6-yrs summer-annual cover cropping improved soil health no cover crop control cover cropping soil health BMP consistency years cover crop treatments long-term cover crop experiment Haney soil health test Solvita CO2 burst SLAN tests detect subtle soil differences larger differences tillage systems crop rotation experiments Elora Ridgetown useful indicators soil health timing soil sampling important interpretation results Solvita CO2 burst SLAN tests same time year consistent interpretation results External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs OMAFRA University of Guelph Partnership Agreement Environmental Sustainability theme Elora research station Ridgetown Campus Agricultural Research Institute Ontario University of Guelph Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Project Related Publications Chahal I. Van Eerd soil health indicators medium-term cover crop experiment PlosONE Accepted June 2020 Chahal I. Van Eerd 2019 Quantifying soil quality horticultural-cover cropping system Geoderma 352 38-48 Chahal I. Van Eerd 2018 Evaluation commercial soil health tests medium-term cover crop experiment Plant Soil 427 351–367 |
| 2015-04 | 2018-05 | Interseeding cover crops options for grain corn and their effects on soil health in Southern Ontario | Mehdi Sharifi and David Hooker | Trent University and University of Guelph | Interseeding cover crops grain corn effects soil health Southern Ontario Principal Investigator Mehdi Sharifi David Hooker Research Institution Trent University University of Guelph Timeline April 2015 May 2018 Objectives cover crop species mixture establishment rate biomass production competitiveness grain corn Southern Ontario soil health parameters soil pH total soil organic carbon C nitrogen N particulate organic matter C N readily mineralizable soil N soil mineral N NO3+ NH4– microbial biomass C N soil enzyme activities beta-glucosidase dehydrogenase Impacts adoption interseeded cover crops increase soil organic matter benefits soil water holding capacity water infiltration rate soil health nutrient cycling long-term soil productivity profitability environmental sustainability Ontario grain production Scientific Summary long-term crop rotation research Ontario corn-soybean rotation lower productivity diverse rotations wheat growing seasons shortage excessive rainfall poor soil structure soil organic carbon C resilient soils best cropping practices grain farmers perennial crops cover crops corn interseeding cover crops corn resilience soil health investigate interseeding cover crop options benefits risks uncertainties impacts interseeding cover crops yield soil health three locations Ontario Ridgetown Campus Elora Research Station Trent University Experimental Farm Peterborough corn interseeded interseeder equipment InterSeeder Technologies Inc. four cover crop treatments V5 developmental stage red clover annual ryegrass mixture of red clover and annual ryegrass broadcast mix of red clover and annual ryegrass controls total plots replications treatment site experiment three seasons 2015 2017 ranking interseeding cover crop treatments establishment biomass production competitiveness grain corn soil health sensitive indicators residual soil nitrate harvest soil health nitrate reduction benefits long-term environmental sustainability Conclusions cover crops interseeded grain corn V5 stage detriment grain silage corn yield N uptake soybean yield previous interseeded cover crops treatment corn cover crop biomass interseeded system climatic conditions competitiveness corn crop cultivar annual ryegrass drought red clover annual ryegrass control spring stem elongation herbicide resistance drilling interseeding cover crops effective broadcasting early season establishment growth precipitation limited growing season greater cover crop biomass silage corn grain corn weed biomass suppressed successful cover crop stand establishment interseeded cover crops reduced weeds 50% cover crop establishment growth grain harvest inadequate reduce residual soil N levels Southern Ontario annual ryegrass treatment residual soil N values 48% 27% lower control treatment average red clover mixture treatments interseeded cover crops accumulated 15-860 kg C ha-1 1.3 to 77 kg N ha-1 soil each season high end C N successful establishment cover crops favorable growth conditions community-level physiological profiling microbial diversity annual ryegrass control cover crop residues corn stover decomposition rate C N mineralization trend greater decomposition addition cover crop residues combination annual ryegrass red clover corn did not enhance net C mineralization corn alone corn residues significant change size labile C pool combination annual ryegrass red clover residues labile C increased 25% 27% N immobilization lasted 60 days highest corn residues higher C:N ratios annual ryegrass red clover residues did not reduce N immobilization corn residues corn residues accounting 90% added residue C seasonal effects interseeded cover crops soil health indicators not detectable lack cover crops effect selected soil health indicators attributed short-term experiment larger amounts corn stover residues high environmental variability may have masked effects further investigation wider range interseeding cover crops grain corn multiple rotation cycles detection long-term effects yield N uptake N dynamics soil health effect practice crop residue decomposition soil C N dynamics next crop soybean important requires further examination External Funding Partners Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council delivery GF2 Ontario Project Publications Clark J.C. Deen B. Hooker D. Sharifi M. 2018 Opportunities Inclusion Cover Crops Corn-Soybean Rotation Ontario MSc thesis Department Plant Agriculture University Guelph Guelph ON Katanda Y. Hutchinson T. Thompson K. Van Eerd L. Hooker D. Sharifi M. 2020 Soil Health Nitrogen Supply Residue Decomposition Interseeded Cover Crop-Grain Corn Systems Ontario PhD thesis Trent University School Environment Peterborough ON Katanda Y. Hutchinson T. Sharifi M. Van Eerd L. Hooker D. 2018 Can cover crop residues reduce nitrogen immobilization during corn stover decomposition CGU-CSSS-CIG-ESSSA-CSAFM Joint Annual Meeting June 10-14 Niagara Falls Katanda Y. Sharifi M. Hooker D. Deen B. Messiga A.J. Interseeded cover crops soil health nitrogen supply grain corn Ontario 2018 Soil Crop Conference March 6-7 Saskatoon SK Canada (Poster) Katanda Y. Sharifi M. Hooker D. Clark J. Messiga A.J. Interseeded cover crops soil health nitrogen supply grain corn Ontario 2018 Soil Crop Conference March 6-7 Saskatoon SK Canada (Oral) Katanda Y. Sharifi M. Van Eerd L. L. Hooker D.C. 2017 Interseeded cover crops effects dynamic indicators soil health ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2017 International Annual Meeting Oct. 22-25 Tampa FL USA (Oral presentation #29-14) Katanda Y. Sharifi M. Hooker D.C. Van Eerd L. L. Clark J. Deen B. Messiga A.J. 2017 Interseeded Cover Crops Soil Nitrogen Supply Grain Corn Ontario 2017 Canadian Society Soil Science Annual Meeting June 10-14 Peterborough Ontario (Oral) Clark J. B. Deen D. Hooker M. Sharifi L. Van Eerd Y. Katanda 2016 Potential interseeding cover crops corn address issues corn-soybean rotation ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2016 International Annual Meeting Nov. 6-9 Phoenix AZ USA (Poster presentation #328-418) Interview Karen Dallimore 2015 Can cover crops benefit corn-soy rotation Interview Today’s Farmer Magazine August 11 |
| 2015-04 | 2016-03 | Mapping cover crop planting windows in Ontario | Rishi Burlakoti | Weather INnovations Consulting LP (WIN; former employee) | Mapping cover crop planting windows Ontario Principal Investigator Rishi Burlakoti Research Institution Weather Innovations Consulting LP WIN Project Start April 2015 Project End March 2016 Objectives prototype prediction maps cover crop planting window oats buckwheat oilseed radish daikon radish mustard forage peas field validation deployment models Impact planting advisory maps cover crops enable farmers decide when to plant cover crops fields economic benefit growers Scientific Summary grain farmers cover crops weed suppression insect disease nutrient recovery livestock feed forage soil health soil health goals compaction erosion soil organic matter feeding soil microbes fauna species selection plant biomass stage development location specific recommendations planting windows successful cover crop biomass production models cover crop planting windows northeastern United States growing degree days GDD cover crop growth planting dates GDD-based models cover crop planting windows southern Ontario crop production region fit cover crop fallow period third week July first frost benefit grain farmers livestock feed soil quality identify planting date range optimum window period cover crops study useful Ontario grain growers cover crop planting advisory maps biomass data multi-year field trials University of Guelph Ridgetown campus thresholds advisory maps scientific literature inputs University of Guelph OMAFRA cover crop specialists refine advisory maps guidelines optimum latest time plant cover crops Ontario planting cover crops appropriate time fall established grow killing frost -4°C planting advisory maps short-season cover crops buckwheat mustard radish oats forage peas winter annual cover crops cereal rye hairy vetch cover crops broad groups grasses broadleaves Brassicas legumes planting advisory maps available Ontario growers online Links Cover Crop Planting Advisory Maps Ontario Growers |
| 2015-04 | 2017-10 | Management of glyphosate resistant and new, invading weeds in Ontario | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph | Management glyphosate resistant invading weeds Ontario Principal Investigator Peter Sikkema Research Institution University of Guelph External Funding Partners BASF Bayer CropSciences Dupont Monsanto Pioneer Syngenta Valent project funded Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council delivery GF2 Ontario Project Start April 2015 Project End October 2017 Objectives survey distribution glyphosate resistant weeds Ontario develop strategies control glyphosate resistant waterhemp soybean investigate mechanism resistance glyphosate-resistant common ragweed develop strategies control glyphosate resistant Canada fleabane common ragweed soybean determine effect cover crops seeded winter wheat Canada fleabane establishment develop control strategies new invasive weeds corn soybean wheat identified Impact development effective weed management programs Glyphosate resistant GR common ragweed GR waterhemp GR giant ragweed GR Canada fleabane cropping systems farmers competitive global market effectively use pesticides production Scientific Summary glyphosate resistant GR control invasive weeds efficacy data registered herbicides new weeds widespread adoption Roundup Ready crops increase glyphosate weed control increased adoption no-till production systems increased glyphosate burndown reduced use herbicides alternate mode-of-action greater movement farm machinery produce rapid movement weeds five GR weed species Canada giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida Ontario Canada fleabane Conyza canadensis Ontario common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Ontario kochia Kochia scoparia Alberta Saskatchewan waterhemp Amaranthus tuberculatus Ontario yield losses soybean Canada fleabane giant ragweed common ragweed competition high 99 96 92% research knowledge transfer increase awareness glyphosate resistant invading weeds problem Ontario farmers develop cost effective control strategies producers weed biotypes farms reduce spread glyphosate resistant invading weeds Ontario GR common ragweed confirmed Essex County soybean effective soil applied herbicides Sencor 87% Lorox 85% effective post-emergence POST herbicide Reflex 75% GR waterhemp confirmed Essex Kent Lambton Counties concern 3-way multiple resistance Group 2 5 9 Essex Lambton counties soybean effective preemergence PRE herbicides Fierce 97% Focus 96% Authority Supreme 91% GR giant ragweed confirmed Essex Kent Lambton Elgin Middlesex Huron counties soybean best control preplant application Roundup 2,4-D corn Marksman 88% best herbicide applied POST winter wheat GR giant ragweed controlled MCPA 89% Trophy 92% 2,4-D 94% Estaprop 93% GR Canada fleabane confirmed 28 counties Ontario Essex county southwest Glengarry county Quebec border concern 22 counties multiple 2-way resistance Group 2 9 control soybean difficult corn GR Canada fleabane controlled PP application Banvel Marksman Callisto + atrazine Integrity greater 90% control Banvel Distinct Marksman Pardner + atrazine applied POST greater 90% control corn soybean three-way mix Roundup Eragon Sencor greater 90% control herbicide choice winter wheat Infinity 92% control |
| 2015-04 | 2016-12 | Assessment of Ontario’s Capacity to use Precision Agri-food Technologies | Tyler Whale | Ontario Agri-Food Technologies (OAFT) | Assessment Ontario Capacity Precision Agri-food Technologies Principal Investigator Tyler Whale Research Institution Ontario Agri-Food Technologies OAFT External Funding Partners University of Guelph Livestock Research Innovation Corporation Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association Vineland Research and Innovation Centre Niagara College University of Waterloo Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council Project Start April 2015 Project End December 2016 Objectives assess initiatives precision agri-food PAF global jurisdictions standards interoperability research data sharing niche opportunities Ontario collaborative opportunities Big Data precision agriculture research data streams evaluate protocols data storage sharing compatibility security global data standards hardware software capacity resources needed pilot projects scalable introduction PAF Ontario agri-food user community Impact Ontario precision agri-food technology strategy vision cooperative environment agri-technology PAT stakeholders common vision infrastructure development stakeholder groups academia government industry pilot projects hybrid data collection platform stakeholder need affordable technology infrastructure capacity building collaborations accelerate Ontario adoption development PAT efficiencies improved management decisions transparency traceability reduced costs ag-sector Scientific Summary agri-food industry pressure grow manage risk lower costs operational efficiencies precision agri-food technologies PATs data inform decisions convergence agricultural food sciences genomics information technology reduction cost sensors unprecedented data environmental phenotypic measurements real-time agri-food enterprises information technology innovative products services agri-food value chain Ontario potential global market organized driven achieve systematic organization collaboration optimize resources enable PATs flourish project compile connect complex Big Data agri-food sector engage hardware software networking experts database platform hard soft infrastructure connectivity users long term methods manage data decision support tools agri-food system input suppliers farmers packers handlers distributors wholesalers retailers merchandisers consumers primary benefit farmers production supply chain Phase 1 Highlights precision agriculture concept Ontario progressing precision agriculture 1.0 2.0 3.0 technology regions Europe Holland Belgium Germany California big data research discovery stage academic institutions big data initiatives government agencies research leaders precision agriculture big data applications precision agri-food research IT service centres capability maturity big data precision agri-food initiative develop adopt standards research operational requirements terminology procedure-based standards Phase 2 Highlights Ag Data Transparency Evaluator ADTE Canada North American standard data principles tool evaluates end user agreements Agricultural Technology Providers reduced risk farmers Precision Agricultural Technologies farm data on-farm data repository Agriculture Data Coalition ADC collaboration Ontario Canadian organization ag data repository integration services pilot projects scoped developed Phase 3 Highlights identification execution pilot projects commodity groups stakeholders dairy poultry management decisions functionality industry expansion future projects soil health plant animal health Canadian Precision Agri-Food CPAF infrastructure secure data collaboration Agri-Food value chain data standards interoperability security seamless sharing stakeholders open innovation Canadian Internet of Things IoT collaboration platform open source FIWARE secure scalable Canadian cloud infrastructure workshop Grain Oilseeds sector challenges data handling scale privacy market access crop input analysis soil information soil health emerging data |
| 2015-04 | 2016-07 | Utilization of soy processing by-products in foods | Alphonsus Utioh & Lindsey Boyd | Food Development Centre | Utilization, soy processing, by-products, foods, Principal Investigator, Alphonsus Utioh, Lindsey Boyd, Research Institution, Food Development Centre, project start, April 2015, project end, July 2016, objectives, processing methods, soy press cakes, novel food prototypes, regulations, soy by-product, modification methods, nutritional composition, consumer panel, impact, cold pressed, market value, animal feed, benefits, soybean producers, processors, fermentation, functional ingredient, health benefits, beany flavour, food product development, new food uses, demand, farmers, soybeans, major crop, Canada, oil, soy milk, flour, miso, soy sauce, by-product, nutrients, protein, fibre, residual oil, micronutrients, cardiovascular disease, cancer, systematic approach, commercializing, nutritious, tasty food products, health benefits, pre-treatments, drying, milling, fractionation, high protein fraction, physical attributes, sensory attributes, hydration, ethanol extraction, cooking, drum drying, hammer milled, sieving, particle size, particle size distribution, proximate composition, bio-active analyses, protein content, ethanol extracted, dry basis, solubility, grassy flavours, Asian, garlic, soy hummus dip, dip mix, consumer recipe, nutrition facts table, blending, smooth mouth feel, pleasant flavour, dipping action, crackers, vegetables, prototype recipe. |
| 2015-04 | 2017-10 | Reproductive biology and overwintering success of the Western Bean Cutworm | Jeremy McNeil | The University of Western Ontario | Reproductive biology overwintering success Western Bean Cutworm Principal Investigator Jeremy McNeil Research Institution University of Western Ontario External Funding Partners Ontario Bean Growers Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council Project Start April 2015 Project End October 2017 Objectives sex pheromones temperature humidity respiration prepupae survival field cages Impact monitoring techniques WBC biology crop damage corn farmers insect control products threshold targets overwintering survival parameters model abiotic conditions climate Scientific Summary Western Bean Cutworm WBC Striacosta albicosta agricultural pest corn edible dry beans range Great Lakes region sex pheromone monitoring tool trap catch data damage beans corn WBC injury fungal diseases corn ears herbivory mycotoxins grain deoxynivalenol DON project gaps reproductive overwintering biology densities Ontario determine male female moths long distance sex pheromone captures traps preliminary results conspecifics overwintering biology physiology prepupae field plot cages seasonal changes temperature data base models population density local populations temporal mortality curves resource utilization winter cohorts survival excavated subsample high mortality hot weather September October immigrants local populations burrowing depths early late cohorts temperatures sandy-loam clay-loam soils larvae pupating overwintering conditions mass individuals overwintering cells declined temperature field experiments complex interaction soil type air temperature laboratory experiments prepupal mortality cold hardiness model abiotic conditions overwintering survival management strategy OMAFRA action thresholds integrated pest management strategies Project Related Publications popular articles scientific articles |
| 2015-04 | 2017-10 | Nitrogen monitoring for higher yields and greater nitrogen use efficiency | Ben Rosser | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Nitrogen monitoring higher yields greater nitrogen use efficiency Principal Investigator Ben Rosser Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA External Funding Partners Weather Innovations Consulting LP WIN project funded Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council delivery GF2 Ontario Project Start April 2015 Project End October 2017 Objectives nitrogen N monitoring fields Ontario measure accurate rainfall evaporation transpiration temperatures crop heat units soil moisture soil nitrates field optimum n rates corn growth development yield soil nitrate survey N sampling times spring period Impact improved tools estimate nitrogen fertilizer requirements seasonal weather impacts nitrogen N supply improved nitrogen use efficiency farmers decision-making economic fertilizer rate appropriate timing efficient uptake corn crop project outcomes shared farmers public best practices improve production decrease environmental impacts nitrogen monitoring recommendation network producers access real time internet nitrogen supply corn fields Scientific Summary Nitrogen N key input corn cereal production determining rate required elusive target weather dominant force impacting nitrogen use efficiency Ontario agriculture weather nitrate supply soil N recommendations risk over applied environment under applied producer economic sustainability previous research general recommendations weather soil N status adjustment limited predicting correct N rates average in-crop nitrogen fertilization strategies side-dressing high clearance injection tool bars Y-Drops influence weather soil nitrogen status crop demand nitrogen significant predicting correct N rate imperative Ontario network sites evaluate weather data crop soil factors recommendation tools improve yields environmental sustainability weather fluctuations severe season season recommendation tools real time weather soil N status data accurate recommendations project focused addressing climate change challenges precipitation temperature impact nitrogen application rate high yielding corn nitrogen availability season nutrient stewardship Ontario right rate nitrogen right time development new tools recommendations improve farmers responsiveness weather events reduce environmental risks impact sector society yield expectation soil nitrate status reliable N recommendation side-dress application |
| 2015-04 | 2018-03 | Soybean seedling diseases - characterization and education | Albert Tenuta1 and Jason Bond2 | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) 1 and Southern Illinois University2 | Soybean, seedling diseases, characterization, education, Principal Investigator, Albert Tenuta, Jason Bond, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Southern Illinois University, Timeline, April 2015, March 2018, Objectives, environmental conditions, aggressiveness, seedling pathogens, fungal species, oomycete species, moisture, temperature, chemical properties, diagnostic tools, management strategies, production practices, regional extension publications, impacts, pathogen distribution, Fusarium, Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, disease management solutions, fungicide seed treatments, soybean breeding, variety development, pathogen populations, soil temperature, latitude, collaboration, US researchers, communication, extension publications, scientific summary, economic mainstay, losses, resistance genes, no-till farming, industrial uses, bioenergy, management recommendations, educational efforts, joint project, environmental impact, epidemiology, United Soybean Board, North Central Soybean Research Program, NCSRP, USB, comprehensive study, pathogen management, education activities, soilborne pathogens, fungal organisms, Glycine max, isolates, pathogenicity tests, inoculation assays, germplasm screening, greenhouse assays, breeding efforts, virulent species, risk, fungicide resistance, disease risk, communication, cooperation, funding partners, USB, NCSRP, USDA-NIFA, Coordinated Agricultural Program, CAP, publications, external funding partners, efficacy table, seed treatment fungicides, Phytophthora root rot, extension publications, Oomycete-Soybean Coordinated Agricultural Project, OSCAP, transdisciplinary effort, publications, Phytopathology. |
| 2015-04 | 2017-03 | Monitoring for brown marmorated stink bug in Ontario corn and soybean | Tracey Baute | OMAFRA | Monitoring, brown marmorated stink bug, BMSB, Halyomorpha halys, Principal Investigator, Tracey Baute, Research Institution, OMAFRA, Timeline, April 2015, March 2017, Objectives, early detection, management strategies, field crops, Impacts, early detection system, spread, overwintering sites, education, corn producers, soybean producers, agricultural representatives, consultants, homeowners, citizen scientists, identification, awareness, invasive species, grower alerts, crop yield, crop quality, Scientific Summary, invasive pest, Asia, field crops, serious pest, host crops, Mid-Atlantic US, field detections, injury, New York, Ohio, surveys, distribution, public education, reporting, high-risk areas, detection likelihood, BMSB detection, Pennsylvania, 2001, spread, 44 states, 4 provinces, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, established populations, breeding, overwintering, southern Ontario, crop damage, yield loss, survey efforts, OMAFRA, 620 high-risk locations, monitoring, tourist locations, horticultural crops, samples, plant assessments, traps, sticky traps, bucket traps, external funding partners, OMAFRA-UG Funding Partnership, Emergency Management. |
| 2014-07 | 2017-03 | Practical management of soybean cyst nematode – Part III | Tom Welacky | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Practical management soybean cyst nematode Part III Principal Investigator Tom Welacky Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline July 2014 March 2017 Objectives structured surveys field race reactions race/HG Type bio-indicators soybean cyst nematode SCN population reactions varieties resistant moderately resistant susceptible SCN producer field populations database visual map survey sample field population HG types monitor SCN population random farm samples 11-year farm crop rotation studies Impacts new objectives SCN management outreach projects OMAFRA consistent message virulence characteristics SCN populations Ontario guide soybean breeding risk management producers Scientific Summary soybean cyst nematode SCN resistant varieties yield limiting disease Ontario northern United States yield losses effective management tools unaware problem silent yield robber research funding SCN Ontario producers industry variety genetic reactions SCN populations agronomic production potential SCN-resistant cultivars identification races HG Types farm field SCN populations varieties site-specific resistance crop rotation project southern Ontario trends verified non-host crops resistant varieties SCN populations deviations outcomes rotation maximum reduction SCN External Funding Partners Ontario Soybean Canola Committee |
| 2014-06 | 2017-05 | Aptamer Development for mycotoxin detection in grains | Richard Manderville | ||
| 2014-06 | 2017-05 | Aptamer development for mycotoxin detection in grains | Richard Manderville | University of Guelph | Aptamer development mycotoxin detection grains Principal Investigator Richard Manderville Research Institution University of Guelph External Funding Partners Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council project start June 2014 project end May 2017 objectives fluorescent DNA bases ochratoxin A OTA aflatoxin aptamers optimize mycotoxin detection chemically synthesize modified DNA base triphosphates random libraries impact affordable hand-held aptamer test-kits mycotoxin detection grain dust field Canadian grain products government regulations mycotoxin levels food safety scientific summary mycotoxins health threat humans animals economic losses single stranded DNA RNA bind targets high affinity specificity low-cost robust sensors antibody-based technologies cheaper manufacture stable re-used limitations chemical diversity specificity diagnostic features commercial use ochratoxin A aflatoxin B1 modified DNA bases fluorescent signal binding fluorescent aptamers aptasensors rapid testing detection platforms Manderville laboratory synthesized fluorescent DNA bases manipulation binding site fluorescence intensity detection mycotoxin sample optimizing aptasensors field modified DNA bases tools wider range mycotoxins grain products |
| 2014-06 | 2017-05 | Contribution of cover crops in cropping systems in relation to crop yield, the nitrogen dynamic in the soil and their impacts on the soil quality | Anne Vanasse | Université Laval | contribution cover crops cropping systems crop yield nitrogen dynamic soil quality Principal Investigator Anne Vanasse Research Institution Université Laval External Funding Partners Ministère de l’Agriculture Pêcheries Alimentation du Québec MAPAQ Programme Innov’action agroalimentaire Cultivons l’avenir 2 Innovagrains project timeline June 2014 May 2017 Objectives quantify effects cover crops cash crop yields nitrogen dynamic soil quality meta-analysis data literature unpublished studies nitrogen leaching losses Impact best management practices cash crop production soil quality rapid adoption cover crop use nitrogen contribution production efficacy economical return Scientific Summary cover cropping system best management practice captures recycles excess nutrients soil erosion renewed interest interseeded seeded main crop improve fertility soil quality nitrogen contribution green manures soil structure cover crops productivity cover crop type legumes non-legumes mixtures biomass production timing methods termination impacts cash crop yields soil nitrogen dynamics soil quality N contribution nitrogen fertilizer application meta-analysis 139 field experiments peer-reviewed unpublished literature comprehensive quantitative approach cash crop systems objectives effect cash crop yield N contribution growth bare fallow variation impacts systems criteria cover crops grown intercropping successive full season systems control treatment without cover crops replicated study humid temperate climate cash crop yield cover crop biomass N concentrations plant tissues yield ratio significant effect cash crop yields corn cereal production 16% 22% yield increases soybean neutral cover crops corn yield cover crop types legumes mixes grass cover crops decreased corn yield rains mitigated negative effect corn fertilization increased yield losses compensated N/ha non-legume broadleaf cover crops no effect yield increases reduced corn N fertilization increased cover crop benefits corn crop yield organic matter content cover crops highest N accumulated aboveground biomass legumes greatest yield benefits drier wet years mixes legumes promoted greater corn yield drier fewer benefits wet non-legume broadleaves overall neutral effect cereal yield rainfall N content biomass influencing factors cereal yield legumes N contribution cereal yield studied less grasses red clover intercropping greater N contribution pea hairy vetch mixture red white clover wheat N uptake positive cover crop effects soil quality soil organic matter long term biomass soil type tillage climate biological activity soil aggregation water infiltration water erosion sediment runoff residual N content N leaching sustainable development cover crops larger scale adoption agricultural watersheds non-point source pollution integration research comprehensive quantitative approach cover crop contribution crop yields soil protection |
| 2014-05 | 2017-10 | Weed management issues in corn, soybean and wheat in Ontario | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph | Weed management corn soybean wheat Ontario Principal Investigator Peter Sikkema Research Institution University of Guelph External Funding Partners Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council delivery GF2 Ontario Project Start May 2014 Project End October 2017 Objectives fungicide last postemergence herbicide application corn Assure Venture Select corn emergence yield Roundup Ready corn replant dicamba XtendiMax VaporGrip antagonizes Group 1 herbicides Assure Select control volunteer corn RR2 Xtend soybean dicamba tolerant soybean tolerance winter wheat herbicide fungicide foliar fertilizer manganese sulfur combinations soil applied broadleaf herbicides soybean postemergence broadleaf herbicides wheat emergence growth development tillage radish cover crops 250 bu/ac corn Impact validation addition fungicide last POST herbicide application corn reduced disease incidence increased yield efficiency pesticide use return on investment validation XtendiMax Assure Select Roundup Ready Xtend soybean control volunteer corn informed management decisions validation ammonium thiosulfate herbicide fungicide combinations winter wheat crop injury yield efficiency pesticide use return on investment determination broadleaf herbicides soybean wheat oilseed radish establishment confidence integrating oilseed radish cover crop cropping system Scientific Summary weed control pest management corn yield loss no weed management tactics implemented nutrient deficiencies crop production systems herbicide resistance traits Roundup Ready Xtend Enlist tankmixes herbicides fungicides micronutrients crop production systems cover crops Ontario growers crop consultants local data variability corn responses tankmix fungicide glyphosate Roundup Ready Xtend soybean XtendiMax Group 1 herbicides volunteer corn control winter wheat producers minimize trips sprayers reduce tramping herbicide fungicide foliar fertilizer mixed results residual herbicides soybean wheat emergence growth oilseed radish project aims Ontario grain growers information manage crops weed disease control minimal crop injury successful establishment cover crops experiments fungicide Roundup tolerance corn Group 1 herbicides field studies XtendiMax dicamba RR2 Xtend soybean control volunteer corn Assure Select field experiments herbicides soybean wheat cover crop establishment field studies establishment annual ryegrass corn |
| 2014-05 | 2018-04 | Biological control of Fusarium disease in corn and wheat using endophytes as seed treatments | Manish Raizada | University of Guelph | Biological control Fusarium disease corn wheat endophytes seed treatments Principal Investigator Manish Raizada Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline May 2014 April 2018 Objectives efficacy endophytes control Fusarium disease greenhouse tests Fusarium-inoculated corn wheat seed coatings ears silking field tests mycotoxin development corn hybrids susceptibility resistance anti-Fusarium mode(s) action impacts probiotic sprays corn wheat biological controls Fusarium graminearum deoxynivalenol DON humans livestock Scientific Summary Fusarium graminearum Gibberella zeae diseases cereals Fusarium head blight FHB wheat Gibberella ear rot GER corn grain yield grade quality mycotoxins DON losses Ontario winter wheat farmers corn detectable DON levels crop breeding resistance fungicide sprays biologicals probiotics crop seeds suppress diseases pests project objective biological control Gibberella ear rot GER Fusarium head blight FHB coating seeds field spraying beneficial microbial endophytes corn finger millet anti-Fusarium bacterial strains fungal strains microbial genes bio-fungicides suppress Fusarium graminearum in vitro corn wheat bacterial endophytes suppress mycotoxin DON accumulation greenhouse trials field trials integrated disease management global interest scientific publications U.S. patent licensing agreement PhD thesis MSc thesis Polanyi Prize grower media CBC Radio Quirks and Quarks funding partners NSERC-CRD project publications |
| 2014-04 | 2017-10 | An energy based indicator of plant health | Clarence Swanton & Roydon Fraser | University of Guelph / University of Waterloo | energy based indicator plant health Principal Investigator Clarence Swanton Roydon Fraser Research Institution University of Guelph University of Waterloo External Funding Partners Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council project timeline April 2014 October 2017 Objectives surface canopy-air temperature differential early emerging weeds controlled nitrogen applied corn optimum level crop maturity surface canopy-air temperature decline commercial prototype sensor Impact crop stress detection technology precision agriculture nitrogen herbicides on-farm profitability environmental impact Scientific Summary crop surface temperature crop health exergy sun thermodynamics maximum work system equilibrium environmental surroundings thermodynamic theory healthier plants lower surface temperature access exergy sun technology detecting physiological stress nitrogen deficiency weed competition existing technologies leaf surface temperatures applied nitrogen exergy destruction principle thermal remote sensing surface temperature crop plant stress yield novel approach precision agriculture relative surface temperature reversal greenhouse less stressed cooler day warmer night exergy destruction principle time-related characteristics surface temperature outdoor experiments time-related temperature information future work sensitivity plant stress nitrogen needs plant yield statistical analysis experimental data variability surface temperature measurements individual plants nitrogen stressed less stressed plants optimum nitrogen surface temperature significant progress precision agriculture variability inherent experiments Project Related Publications plant stress detection |
| 2014-04 | 2016-03 | Integration of cultural weed management methods as a proactive strategy to reduce herbicide resistance risks | François Tardif | University of Guelph (U of G) | integration cultural weed management herbicide resistance Principal Investigator François Tardif Research Institution University of Guelph U of G timeline April 2014 March 2016 Objectives impact cultural practices cultivar branching pattern soybean seeding rate pre-plant N fertilizer soybean competitiveness night tillage germination emergence weed seedling recruitment rotation study corn soybean wheat crop density cover crop light interception weed seedling recruitment seed destruction weed seedling recruitment Impacts soybean cultural practices weed biomass crop competitiveness increased seeding rate soybean yield pre-plant N effects environment cultivars Elora night tillage weed recruitment day tillage crop density cover crop weed impacts yield harvest seed destruction impact technology Harrington Seed Destructor efficacy prevalent small seeded Ontario weeds Scientific Summary glyphosate resistant GR weeds crop production Ontario GR Canada fleabane soybean production multiple resistant waterhemp herbicide tolerant crops resistance cultural control methods herbicide resistance management systems competitive cultivars timely fertilization increased crop seeding rate night tillage harvest seed destruction weed control soybean competitiveness seeding rate normal 177,000 seeds/acre high 233,000 seeds/acre monoammonium phosphate MAP fertilizer medium weed pressure high weed pressure weed biomass soybean yields nitrogen competitiveness addition N planting site/year N effect yield 1.5% reduction 10% increase branching pattern competitive ability night-tillage trial day tillage rotation trial cover crops corn light interception weed populations cultural practices high density corn soybean wheat rotation weed populations crop yields financial impact Harvest Seed Destructor efficacy seed viability common Ontario weed species average seed viability reductions 92% green foxtail pigweeds Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance government of Ontario University of Guelph DuPont Pioneer |
| 2014-04 | 2017-10 | The interaction between soybean seed isoflavones and soybean cyst nematode resistance | Milad Eskandari | University of Guelph (U of G) | interaction, soybean, seed, isoflavones, cyst nematode, resistance, Principal Investigator, Milad Eskandari, Research Institution, University of Guelph, U of G, Timeline, April 2014, October 2017, Objectives, develop, SCN-resistant soybeans, elevated isoflavone content, high yield, protein content, adapted, Ontario, study, interaction between SCN and isoflavones, molecular tools, breeding tools, selecting high isoflavone soybeans, Impacts, knowledge, breeding program, significant impact, Ontario soybean growers, IP export industry, commercial release, high yielding, high protein soybeans, Scientific Summary, superior, Identity-Preserved, food quality soybeans, SCN, enhanced isoflavones, competitive, Ontario soybean industry, leadership, damaging pest, cultivars, human health, heart disease, breast cancer, demand, soybean-derived food products, enhanced germplasm, resistance, poorly studied, isoflavones and SCN interaction, cyst formation, genotype, environment, genotype-by-environment interactions, lower seed isoflavone concentrations, SCN-resistant, non-SCN lines, infested environments, preferred isoflavone accumulation, roots, susceptible genotypes, positive relationship, resistance level, yield, stable cultivars, advanced, Ontario Soybean Trials, southwestern Ontario, final evaluations, commercial release, high isoflavone lines, food-grade soybeans, External Funding Partners, Growing Forward 2, Agricultural Adaptation Council, Project Related Publications, genotype, environment, interaction, seed isoflavone concentration, cyst nematode, infested, non-infested environments, quantitative trait loci, stress, Field Crop Research, Plant Breeding. |
| 2014-04 | 2017-10 | Rooting traits affecting drought tolerance | Hugh Earl | University of Guelph | rooting traits, drought tolerance, Principal Investigator, Hugh Earl, Research Institution, University of Guelph, Timeline, April 2014, October 2017, Objectives, controlled environment culture system, realistic rooting depths, soil water profile gradients, field conditions, drought stress, soybean varieties, Ontario, extract deep soil water, simulated natural soil drying cycle, variety differences, water stress, susceptibility, yield loss, yield components, Impacts, method, characterizing soybean variety differences, root functional traits, drought tolerant varieties, physiological basis, yield reduction, transient soil water deficits, climate change, atmospheric CO2, productivity, air temperatures, extreme climate events, growing season precipitation, Grain Farmers of Ontario, yield losses, water deficits, soybean variety development programs, plant traits, water stress scenarios, project, soil water profiles, granitic sand, rooting columns, vegetative, reproductive stage, soil water deficit simulation protocols, seed-to-maturity experiment, fertility environments, soil water treatments, shoot growth, root growth, water use, water use efficiency, statistical power, field trials, pod number, seeds per pod, single-seed weight, soil water deficit responses, root functional traits, Ontario-adapted commercial soybean varieties, drought-sensitive, drought-tolerant, seed yield reductions, ratios, biomass accumulation, physiological basis, cultivar differences, breeding direction, PhD dissertation, Michael Gebre, external funding partners, Growing Forward 2, Agricultural Adaptation Council, Project Related Publications, soil water extraction, rooting profiles, yield formation traits, genetic variation. |
| 2014-04 | 2017-10 | Precision agriculture advancement for Ontario | Mike Duncan*, Ian McDonald, Nicole Rabe, and Ben Rosser | Niagara College* / Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | precision agriculture advancement Ontario Principal Investigators Mike Duncan Ian McDonald Nicole Rabe Ben Rosser Research Institution Niagara College Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs timeline April 2014 October 2017 Objectives web-based portal site-specific geospatial data storage sharing teaching tool Ontario grain farmer protocol field characteristics digital layers comparisons correlations electronic infrastructure algorithms management zones cost/benefit economic environmental precision agriculture variable-rate application case studies validate practices Impacts data layers management zones historical yield data confidence adoption practices farm business competitiveness Scientific Summary GPS-enabled farm technology farm field management practices producer empowerment control business spatially control inputs yield potential management zones blanket application crop inputs optimal efficiency landscape limitations soil texture precision application tools defendable management zones validate decisions project purpose validate protocols management zones prescription maps on-farm research GPS infrastructure calibrated yield maps data layers field assessment data mining algorithm development equipment deployment Crop Portal data repository educational value transparent mathematics teaching tool grain farmer audience management zone theories trends farm consultant data-based perspective field characteristics management zone definitions protocols participation consultation industry partners agronomic management data equipment criteria field sites systematic soil sampling SGS labs RTK-GPS elevation data soil sensing mapping gamma ray electrical conductivity topography data management zone maps prescription maps variable rate seed fertilizer nitrogen corn wheat historical yield data variable rate trials Yield Probability Index YPI sampling nitrogen trials aerial imagery Unmanned Aerial System Deveron UAS crop scouting anomalies yield data statistical analysis Dr. Steve Bowley Ken Janovicek University of Guelph new Research Crop Portal RCP tools Delta Clean data hierarchy upgraded statistics usability functionality LandMapR field topography output water flow dynamics management zones awareness project work data management precision agriculture Ontario grain farmer community knowledge target group GFO farmers CCA consulting professionals project deliverables case studies geographic region crop rotation soil type machinery management practices workflow management zones prescriptions technology investments confidence validation investments site-specific farming return on investment technology awareness precision ag Ontario project articles Ontario Grain Farmer magazine External Funding Partners Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council project related publications understanding precision agriculture prescription maps validation soil landscape yield mapping management zones remote sensing soil type mapping elevation topographic modeling multi-year yield data data collection networks sustainable farming challenges experiences field perfect prescription management zones mapping yield elevation data lessons field |
| 2014-04 | 2017-03 | Nitrogen management on wheat: Production, environmental and quality implications | Peter Johnson and Jayne Bock | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) / University of Guelph | Nitrogen management wheat production environmental quality implications Principal Investigator Peter Johnson Jayne Bock Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA University of Guelph Timeline April 2014 March 2017 Objectives evaluate nitrogen N response curves wheat soft red winter SRW hard red winter HRW hard red spring HRS fungicides wheat N calculator fungicide impacts wheat quality protein quantity Ontario HRW functionality Impacts wheat N calculator reduced N use grower profitability environmental impact flour functionality processing industry wheat markets high yields wheat quality Scientific Summary wheat crop Ontario winter spring acreage yield profitability corn soybeans soil health organic matter climatic extremes quality issues HRW premiums wheat acreage nitrogen calculator environmental impacts grower profitability N response curves fungicides quality flour milling industry protected N sources Plant Growth Regulator PGR yield protein maturity lodging economics milling baking quality field management functionality protein quality hard wheat management protein standards conclusions grower nitrogen fungicide management baking quality protein levels practices MER-N recommendations nitrogen x fungicide synergy soil water holding capacity next steps nitrogen response data genetic yield potential management opportunities detailed results flour yield protein ash contents different N rates fungicide 2015 2016 water absorption behavior dough development time stability tolerance index gluten aggregation peak time peak torque bread loaf volume FDK counts nitrogen application rates 0 60 90 120 150 urea costs wheat price nitrogen fertilizer price maximum economic rate of nitrogen MER-N profitability fungicide interactions economic analysis Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council |
| 2014-04 | 2018-03 | Identification of expression QTLs (eQTLs) for Fusarium head blight resistance and susceptibility in wheat | Therese Ouellet | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Even though a majority of wheat breeding programs in Canada have deployed significant efforts towards improving resistance for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) during the last 20 years, progress has been slow and FHB still remains a priority problem for the industry. The identification of genetic markers associated with resistance to FHB has accelerated the improvement of resistance to FHB by allowing breeding programs for spring and winter wheat to track genetic loci for quantitative traits (QTLs) contributing to that resistance. QTLs for resistance to FHB have been identified so far from field disease rating and deoxynivalenol (DON) accumulation data. However, the known QTLs for resistance to FHB in wheat capture only part of the resistance observed in the field. This project uses a different approach, called differential gene expression, to identify genetic markers associated with expression QTLs (eQTLs) that cannot be detected by conventional marker discovery work using field data. Our group at AAFC-ORDC, Ottawa, has developed a database of global gene expression profiles from FHB-susceptible and -resistant wheat varieties/breeding lines when infected by Fusarium graminearum. Comparative analysis of those expression profiles followed by experimental validation has led to the identification of genes contributing to either susceptibility or resistance to FHB. We propose to complement this work by using a high throughput sequencing technology (RNASeq) for comparative expression profiling on a double haploid population segregating for FHB resistance that is being mapped with the 90K wheat SNP chip in a separate project. This will allow us to validate the correlation to resistance or susceptibility for additional candidate genes and identify if they are associated with new or known QTL or new eQTLs identified from this and the mapping work. Genetic markers associated with QTLs/eQTLs for susceptibility or resistance to FHB will be tested on a panel of 120 spring wheat breeding lines and varieties from 6 Canadian spring wheat breeding programs, to identify material that carry the novel QTLs/eQTLs and provide breeders with additional options in their strategies to improve resistance to FHB. |
| 2014-04 | 2017-10 | Responsible use of neonicotinoid seed treatments in vacuum planted field crops | Art W. Schaafsma & Jocelyn Smith | University of Guelph | responsible use neonicotinoid seed treatments vacuum planted field crops Principal Investigators Art W. Schaafsma Jocelyn Smith Research Institution University of Guelph External Funding Partners Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association OSCIA Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council project start April 2014 project end October 2017 Objectives key early season insect pests Ontario grain production corn soybeans wheat identification species distribution risk assessment tools economic impact neonicotinoid seed treatments early season pest control Impact reduction unnecessary use neonicotinoid seed treatments lower production costs economic competitiveness growers trade marketing partners environmental impacts understanding soil insect pest species distribution factors integrated pest management strategies Scientific Summary insecticide contaminated dust pneumatic vacuum planters spring planting neonicotinoid-treated corn seed Pest Management Regulatory Agency PMRA acute honey bee death incidents Ontario 2012 2013 goal science-based context Ontario grain producers informed decisions responsible use neonicotinoid seed treatments risk exposure pollinating insects field trials seeds treated untreated neonicotinoids coordinated farms Ontario four years identification abundance early season insect pests data soil type cropping systems management practices risk prediction model map tool integrated pest management decisions |
| 2014-04 | 2017-03 | Physiological races of Northern Corn Leaf Blight: Occurance, distribution and management in Ontario | Albert Tenuta | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Physiological races Northern Corn Leaf Blight occurrence distribution management Ontario Principal Investigator Albert Tenuta Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA External Funding Partners Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AAFC Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council Project Start April 2014 Project End March 2017 Objectives identification geographical distribution physiological races Northern Corn Leaf Blight NCLB Ontario resistance genes Ht genes effective identified races field management studies foliar fungicides corn production hybrid performance interaction provincial corn disease survey communication results Ontario corn growers stakeholders Impact knowledge corn growers select resistant hybrids disease management crop rotation fungicides Scientific Summary Northern corn leaf blight NCLB Exserohilum turcicum common economically important fungal leaf disease Ontario corn crop $2.4 billion 2012 epidemic losses resistance gene Ht1 corn cultivars 1960s resistance Ht1 disease rise new races fungus two decades well managed planting resistant hybrids economically important foliar leaf disease Ontario distribution disease province surveys corn fields sampled 2011 85% 2012 thirteen physiological races NCLB identified occurrence geographical distribution Ontario in-field management trials foliar fungicide efficacy NCLB races determine fungicides control races new genes protection corn foliar leaf diseases conidial isolates NCLB leaf samples surveys inoculations greenhouse identify races responses Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AAFC experimental hybrids resistance genes |
| 2014-03 | 2015-03 | Development and validation of gamma ray sensor technology for facilitating precision agriculture opportunities in Ontario | David Hooker and Nicole Rabe | University of Guelph and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Development validation gamma ray sensor technology precision agriculture Ontario Principal Investigator David Hooker Nicole Rabe Research Institution University of Guelph Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs OMAFRA Timeline March 2014 March 2015 Objectives robust dataset gamma soil sample measurements calibration variable farm landscapes long-term experiments soil parameters soil maps management zones strengths technology weaknesses limitations temporal variability gamma soil sampling measurements Impacts spatial variability site-specific management optimizing inputs fast inexpensive methods estimate soil parameters third-party validation Scientific Summary precision agriculture crop production spatially variable landscape nutrients applied variably fields correct timing placements management zone site zone-specific management identification characterization temporal stability predictions crop management prescriptions mapping potential management zones conventional soil sampling laboratory analysis laborious time-consuming expensive characterizing spatial variability soil sensors cost efficient higher resolution soil data gamma radiation naturally emitted soil gamma radiation spectra soil physical chemical properties tillage layer soil texture soil nutrients soil organic matter bulk density pH project aimed enhance gamma ray sensor technology accuracy sensitivity predicted values soil parameters high resolution soil maps management zones Ontario field locations range soil parameters preliminary analysis one-year dataset gamma ray sensor predicted soil parameters reasonable accuracy fast data acquisition high resolution maps fertilizer use efficiencies management strategies parameters not accurately predicted algorithms recalibrated Ontario soils soil textural components % sand % clay depths 0-15 cm 0-30 cm soil organic matter surface 0-15 cm predictions reasonable accuracy surface 0-30 cm not accurate predictions fair-poor soil pH soil test K poorest soil test P depths 0-15 cm 0-30 cm Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs Project Related Publications None |
| 2014-03 | 2016-12 | Farm input price comparison between Ontario and nearby US states | Ken McEwan | University of Guelph | Farm input price comparison Ontario US states Principal Investigator Ken McEwan Research Institution University of Guelph External Funding Partners Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AAFC Project Start March 2014 Project End December 2016 Objectives survey farm input suppliers collect prices fertilizer chemical seed fuel products corn soybean wheat production report average minimum maximum prices products surveyed region compare prices Ontario US convert US prices Canadian equivalency monitor changes input prices Impact variability farm input prices Ontario US informed management decisions annual crop budgets purchasing inputs Scientific Summary crop producers Ontario low cost producers competitive global level US proximity competitor main field crops corn soybeans wheat OMAFRA crop budgets fertilizer pesticides fuel seed total variable costs 2016 prices farm inputs fertilizers chemicals fuel seed competitive advantage financial risk detailed farm input price data Ontario grain oilseed producers informed management decisions purchasing inputs project investigated farm input price differences Ontario US continuation previous work 1993 monitor track trends input prices Ontario nearby US locations knowledge prices lowest cost competitive data collection methodology cash retail prices 45 commercial farm inputs personal visits phone fertilizer pesticide prices outlet stores Ontario Michigan Ohio Indiana petroleum prices personal visits phone retail cash carry price commercial farmer purchasing specific minimum amount fuel fertilizer pesticides exchange rate U.S. dollars Canadian dollars Bank of Canada noon hour spot rate prices converted Canadian equivalency exchange rate container size concentration Ontario prices 2012 2016 averaged 7% higher fuel products category 3% higher fertilizer products category 55% higher pesticides category exchange rate conversion averaged $1 U.S. dollar $1.13 Canadian dollars price changes varied individual pesticide product higher priced Ontario Regular Unleaded Gasoline +24% Diesel Fuel +15% Urea +4% 2,4-D Amine +65% Dual II Magnum +21% Sencor +27% Pardner +24% Sevin XLR +31% lower priced Ontario Mono-Ammonium Phosphate -1% Pursuit -7% Prowl -3% Bravo -12% Caramba -11% Halex -21% twenty-four year period 1993 2016 Ontario prices averaged 13% higher fuel products category 4% higher fertilizer products category 24% higher pesticides category exchange rate conversion averaged $1 U.S. dollar $1.24 Canadian dollars implications farm level variability Ontario US farm inputs individual producer product selections purchase timing Roundup products averaged 31% lower Ontario US 1993 2016 12% lower 2012 2016 Project Related Publications Popular articles Ontario Grain Farmer Research Roundup November 2014 Extension articles Ken McEwan research reports |
| 2014-03 | 2018-04 | An early season nitrogen test to help Ontario cereal growers decide whether or not to side-dress with nitrogen fertilizer | Manish Raizada | University of Guelph | early season nitrogen test Ontario cereal growers side-dress nitrogen fertilizer Principal Investigator Manish Raizada Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline March 2014 April 2018 Objectives biosensor bacteria GlnLux nitrogen side-dressing corn yield cost:benefit ratio nitrogen application MERN technologies SPAD meter Greenseeker soil N tests informed decision Impacts GlnLux nitrogen fertilizer diagnostic growers nitrogen fertilizer mid-season side-dress nutrient management return on investment environmental impact Scientific Summary nitrogen essential nutrient fertilizer crop production efficient nitrogen loss environment Ontario nitrogen upfront single pass early growth stages nutrient use efficiency multiple applications affordable diagnostic tools split nitrogen fertilizer application soil test nitrogen test mature plants economically environmentally sustainable nitrogen rates current in season diagnostic tests soil nitrogen SPAD Greenseeker ineffective early growing season alternative early season nitrogen testing leaf concentrations amino acid glutamine plant nitrogen status rapid test leaf glutamine biosensor GlnLux leaf punch greenhouse field conditions Outcomes nitrogen fertilizer Canadian farmers $40/acre profit $150/acre extra nitrogen insurance policy high yields early growing season seedings absorb fertilizer environmental loss crop yields soil nitrogen diagnostic testing guidance cost $10/sample multiple samples unreliable early season better test soil nitrogen needed sampling leaves plant reporter nitrogen availability engineered microbe biosensor metabolite corn absorbs soil nitrogen amino acid glutamine light measurement GlnLux effective alternative soil testing $1/sample value early-mid season predict final grain yield limitations maximize grain yield fertilizer cost GlnLux test U.S. patent improvement 5-10 years algorithm fertilizer decisions profits environmental sustainability climate change friendly project trained future leader agriculture Canada finalist Governor-General’s Academic Gold Medal PhD student University of Guelph Ontario Agriculture College External Funding Partners International Plant Nutrition Institute IPNI Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council Canada NSERC-CRD Ontario Agri-Business Association OABA Ontario Trillium Scholarship Government of Ontario Ontario Ministry of Food Agriculture Rural Affairs OMAFRA Project Related Publications Goron Raizada 2017 biosensor-mediated imaging glutamine maize seedling nitrogen fertilization Nitrogen 1:2 Goron Nederend Stewart Deen Raizada 2017 mid-season leaf glutamine maize grain yield nitrogen fertilization Agronomy 7:41 Goron Raizada 2016 biosensor-based mapping maize leaf glutamine nitrogen rates BMC Plant Biology 16:230 Goron Raizada 2014 transgenic whole-cell biosensors plant macro micro-nutrients Critical Reviews Plant Sciences 33:392-413 |
| 2014-03 | 2017-03 | Management of corn and soybean nematodes | Albert Tenuta | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | management, corn, soybean, nematodes, Principal Investigator, Albert Tenuta, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Timeline, March 2014, March 2017, Objectives, survey, nematode distribution, population levels, baseline information, corn-soybean rotation schemes, cover crops, plant parasitic nematode, population densities, agricultural fields, nematicide seed treatments, awareness, corn nematodes, soybean cyst nematode, SCN, eastern Ontario, Impacts, integrated management options, SCN management, evaluation, registration, agronomic benefits, detriments, cover crop species, root lesion nematode, pathogens, Scientific Summary, soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, yield loss, native nematodes, corn, wheat, management options, resistant varieties, changes in production practices, cover crops, sustainable agriculture, cropping system, survey Ontario field crop fields, distribution maps, root lesion nematodes, field trials, cover crop species, reproduction, colonization, legume cover crops, root samples, root tissue, “hairy vetch,†clover, pea, bean species, Sunn Hemp, Crop Protection Network Publication, nematicide seed treatments, soybean cultivars, sudden death syndrome, Fusarium virguliforme, yield, fluopyram seed treatment, SCN resistance, SDS severity, postharvest SCN egg counts, yield comparison, foliar disease index, correlations, external funding partners, Growing Forward 2, Agricultural Adaptation Council, Project Related Publications, nematodes in soybeans and corn, Plant Disease. |
| 2014-02 | 2017-03 | Long term cover crop research: Maintaining and monitoring soil health | Laura L. Van Eerd | University of Guelph | Long term cover crop research, soil health, Principal Investigator, Laura L. Van Eerd, Research Institution, University of Guelph, External Funding Partners, Ontario Tomato Research Institute, Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, OMAFRA, project start, February 2014, project end, March 2017, objectives, crop productivity, N dynamics, soil quality, wheat straw removal, planting date, profit margins, soil fingerprinting framework, impact, growers’ management decisions, provincial recommendation, systems-based approach, scientific summary, productive soil, long-term profitability, cover crops, soil health maintenance, long-term studies, meaningful effects, management practices, trials, Ridgetown Campus, best management practices, delta yield, nitrogen dynamics, soil quality assessment, corn stover, nitrogen management, stover/straw removal, benefits, risks, crop stability, resiliency, erosion, nutrient loss, carbon sequestration. |
| 2014-02 | 2017-02 | Plant Health Resources for Ontario Farmers | Mike Cowbrough | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Plant Health Resources, Ontario Farmers, Principal Investigator, Mike Cowbrough, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, External Funding Partners, Growing Forward 2, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Project Start, February 2014, Project End, February 2017, Objectives, develop resources, Corn Production Guide, Soil Borne Insect Scouting Guide, Pesticide Application Best Practices Manual, Disease Management Scouting Guides, Wheat Disease Identification, White Mould Scouting Card, White Mould Management Guide, field guide, management of problem weeds, field guide to Ontario weeds, Soybean Disease Management Information Sheets, Scouting Cards, Ontario Soybean Field Crop Guide, mobile smartphone applications, Pest Manager App, GFO Ontario Insect Threshold app, Field Trial Statistics, Orchard Max App, Head’s Up app, GFO Spray Record App, Impact, tools and resources, Ontario grain farmers, minimizing impact, insects, diseases, weeds, national awards, downloads, Field Guides, print runs, post-secondary institutions, Scientific Summary, Ontario public research reports, plant health, crop yield, quality reduction, information synthesis, business changes, environmental outcomes, climate change outcomes, open markets, labour productivity, plant health risks, profitability, transfer knowledge, Certified Crop Advisors, CCAs, English, French, print, e-book, Grain Farmers of Ontario, free download, promotion, traditional print media, social media, grower meetings. |
| 2014-01 | 2018-03 | Chemical genomics to combat Fusarium and mitigate DON production in Fusarium graminearum | Rajagopal Subramaniam | Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Chemical genomics, Fusarium, DON production, Fusarium graminearum, Principal Investigator, Rajagopal Subramaniam, Research Institution, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, timeline, January 2014, March 2018, objectives, bio-fungicide compounds, Fusarium Head Blight, FHB, application timing, dosage, Fusarium strains, 3-ADON, 15-ADON, NIV, mitigate deoxynivalenol, environmental friendly bio-pesticides, biochemical pathways, synthetic bio-fungicide cocktails, cereal crops, wheat, barley, maize, oats, rye, mycotoxins, health issue, fungicide treatments, agronomic practices, integrated management approach, active ingredients, chemical genetics, bio-pesticides, high throughput screening, Fusarium growth, Antofine, Vincetoxicum rossicum, greenhouse studies, reduction in FHB symptoms, yeast model organism, target genes, fungal growth, designer cocktail, RRD1, Target of Rapamycin, TOR pathway, nine compounds, eukaryotes, inhibition, Tri5 expression, adjuvant molecules, collaboration, Vive, Arysta, Canadian Agricultural Partnership Bioproducts Cluster, micro-formulation, allosperse proprietary encapsulation technology, efficacy testing, external funding partners, Growing Forward 2, Agri Innovation Program, project related publications, genomic identification, signaling pathway, plant alkaloid, mBio. |
| 2014-01 | 2018-06 | Changing agricultural landscapes and groundwater quality in sensitive aquifers | Jana Levison | University of Guelph | Changing agricultural landscapes groundwater quality sensitive aquifers Principal Investigator Jana Levison Research Institution University of Guelph External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA New Directions Dairy Farmers of Ontario Ontario Federation of Agriculture OFA Fertilizer Canada Project Start January 2014 Project End February 2017 Objectives study groundwater quality corn-soybean-wheat rotation scenarios cash crops green manures fall termination manure increased tile drained area simulating extreme storm events nutrient application determine critical threshold scenarios mitigate nutrient transport sensitive groundwater bodies examine geological conditions Ontario sandy aquifers thin sediments fractured bedrock aquifers thick sediments fractured bedrock aquifers identify critical cases sensitivity contamination numerical modelling field research provide recommendations nutrient management policies Impact improved understanding transport nitrate surface groundwater crop weather changes southern Ontario recommendations land use practices mitigate rural water quality impacts Scientific Summary Ontario groundwater main only water source farm use rural residents agricultural activities climate changing essential groundwater quality continually protected acreages corn soybean winter wheat increasing production livestock beef dairy cattle pigs decreasing sustainable maintain clean groundwater supply treat water contaminated cash crops nutrient inputs manure synthetic nutrients applied weather patterns intense storms impact nutrient fate environment comprehensive understanding evolving cropping systems corn-soybean-wheat groundwater quality geological conditions Ontario sensitive rural water supplies agricultural potable water uses project aimed define quantify transport excess nutrients nitrate nitrogen application cash cropping groundwater potential impacts water quality field data twenty-five groundwater monitoring locations southern Ontario Acton Guelph Norfolk County advanced computer modelling groundwater systems agricultural nutrient management expertise well water monitoring data critical cases sensitivity contamination various soils geological conditions Ontario study locations characterized used models nitrate concentrations vary time depth location research sites different trends nitrate contamination Guelph site peaks nitrate concentrations spring 2016 drought period summer 2015 Norfolk site concentrations align continuous nitrate source certain wells concentration peaks like Guelph site Acton site consistent nitrate concentrations not vary significantly evidence groundwater geochemical analyses denitrification deeper monitoring wells dissolved oxygen dissolved organic carbon sulphate concentrations contributions redox state impact denitrification decreasing concentrations nitrate depth research sites cropped corn Guelph site elevated nitrate-nitrogen concentrations sites high potential contamination manure Acton site soil crop uptake lower than expected nitrate-nitrogen concentrations climate driver contamination variable precipitation temperature patterns higher potential contamination depth monitoring wells drainage hydraulic conductivity geologic material decreased concentrations better drained material dilution poorer drained materials consistent nitrate concentrations geologic layers not drained fully nitrate each year constant buildup subsurface vadose zone modelling results DRAINMOD quantify nitrate agricultural fields groundwater model developed HydroGeoSphere successfully calibrated groundwater monitoring well data Norfolk site climate change crop scenarios simulated vulnerable areas nitrate contamination southern Ontario results applied nutrient management policies improve right time right place right rate application principles Ontario grain farmers improved understanding fate nitrate groundwater crop weather changes agricultural practices adjusted mitigate rural water quality impacts Ontario extreme importance groundwater main water source farms rural residents studies legacy land use 25 years past significant impact present groundwater nutrient contamination current actions impact future groundwater quality gleaned principles applied on-farm nutrient management wellhead protection initiatives province groundwater resource important farm viability Ontario research contribute groundwater protection initiatives changing agriculture. |
| 2014-01 | 2016-12 | Developing novel soybean lines with resistance to viral diseases | Aiming Wang | University of Western Ontario / Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | developing, novel, soybean lines, resistance, viral diseases, Principal Investigator, Aiming Wang, Research Institution, University of Western Ontario, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, Timeline, January 2014, December 2016, Objectives, soybean mutant population, ethyl methanesulfonate, EMS, chemical mutagenic, screen, mutants, resistant, soybean mosaic virus, SMV, genetics, molecular mechanisms, breeding programs, Impacts, knowledge advancement, interactions, cultivars, improved resistance, cropping rotations, yield losses, food-grade market, new resistance sources, breeders, commercial varieties, Scientific Summary, viral pathogens, infect, yield, quality, marketability, incidence, viral disease, 70 viral pathogens, prevalent, production, seed-borne, infection, transmitted, aphids, mosaic mottling, chlorosis, roughness, leaves, seed, plant growth, seed quality, severe yield losses, susceptibility, other pathogens, food-grade markets, soybean aphids, North America, genetic resistance, fragile, overcome, isolates, durable resistance, production, catastrophic outbreaks, screening, mutant population, approximately 5,000 lines, resistant, tolerant, hypersensitive response, HR, comparative genome analysis, next generation sequencing, mutations, multiple genes, mutagenesis, heritable resistance, tolerance phenotype, M5, M6 generations, crossing, selfing, progeny, recessive genes, evaluate, Funding Partners, None, Project Related Publications, deep sequencing, identification, eukaryotic translation initiation factor, key element, Rsv1-mediated, systemic hypersensitive response, infection, regulatory networks, microRNAs, target genes, potyviral silencing suppressor protein, SGS3, ubiquitination, autophagy pathways, altered photosynthetic machinery, compatible virus infection, molecular network, virus-plant interactions, host factors, pathogenesis, miRNA, siRNA pathways, breakdown, AGO1 homeostasis. |
| 2013-12 | 2017-12 | Genome composition due to long-term selection by soybean breeders | Istvan Rajcan | University of Guelph | genome composition, long-term selection, soybean breeders, Principal Investigator, Istvan Rajcan, Research Institution, University of Guelph, Timeline, December 2013, December 2017, Objectives, changes, soybean genome, breeder selection, molecular-based strategies, improved soybean cultivars, genetic potential, public breeding program, Impacts, determination, genes, high productivity, yield, Canadian soybeans, parent sources, seed compositional traits, oil, protein, isoflavones, fatty acids, breeding strategies, genetic diversity, Canadian soybean germplasm, 50 years, Scientific Summary, value, Canadian soybeans, $1 billion, soybean breeding, University of Guelph, 1920s, expansion, Ontario, Quebec, western Canada, genetic variation, traits of interest, phenotypic variation, positive association, breeding program, genetic gain, commercial cultivars, niche markets, value-added traits, food grade quality, nutraceutical compounds, genomic technologies, genome changes, genotyping, genetic diversity, generations, selection, signatures of selection, agronomic importance, competitiveness, yield, parameters, genotype-phenotype associations, trait values, transmission of genes, alleles, generations, platform, tools, variety development, seed companies, export, profits, benefits, Funding Partners, Huron Commodities Inc., National Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Collaborative Research Development program, NSERC-CRD, SeCan, Project Related Publications, haplotype diversity, quantitative traits, genetic diversity, soybean breeding, genomic change, marker-trait associations, dynamics, value-added perspectives, invited talks. |
| 2013-11 | 2015-12 | Developing an integrated spring strip tillage system for corn | Greg Stewart | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | developing integrated spring strip tillage system corn Principal Investigator Greg Stewart Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA timeline November 2013 December 2015 Objectives strip-till equipment spring soil conditions one-pass system fertility program NPK slow-release nitrogen fertilizer toxicity seed zone contour strip-tillage GPS guidance implement steering tractor autosteer Impacts cropping systems soil cover crop residues soil erosion soil health sustainable manner simplification fertility requirements single spring pass Scientific Summary Ontario corn conventional tillage unprotected soil surfaces erosion reduced-tillage corn production productivity logistical issues climate change rainfall erosion losses methods reduced-tillage corn strip tillage corn yields erosion economic environmental incentives corn producers logistical hurdles conventional-till systems one-pass spring strip-tillage system technologies transition environmentally resilient corn production trial locations phosphorous P potassium K fertilizer strip tiller planter nitrogen N fertilizer side-dress applications tillage systems conventional till fall strip-till no-till spring strip-tillage proof-of-concept contour spring strip tillage setup practicality topography soil erosion key learnings tillage reduced tillage conventional tillage no-till yields fertilizer placement starter fertilizer planter strip tiller planting efficiency yields soil tests nitrogen management nitrogen strip tiller sidedress application moderate N-rates safe placement risks contour strip tillage equipment RTK GPS active implement control topographic contour map tractor GPS mapping software learning challenges hilly ground spring strip tillage blocky seedbed Funding Partners Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario IFAO Ontario Farm Innovation Program Growing Forward 2 GF2 Agricultural Adaptation Council publications Integrating Technologies to Enhance the Simplicity of Strip Tillage Systems Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association Crop Advances |
| 2013-10 | 2015-12 | Evaluating plant and soil sensors for determining site-specific nitrogen strategies | Greg Stewart | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Evaluating plant soil sensors determining site-specific nitrogen strategies Principal Investigator Greg Stewart Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs OMAFRA Timeline October 2013 December 2015 Objectives demonstrate technology field encourage industry farmers adopt beneficial management practices innovative technologies plant sensors real-time nitrogen application GreenSeeker soil sensing mapping Soil Optix determine benefit site-specific application nitrogen corn evaluating variable rate application management zones fields late-season split applications Impacts validation technologies effective predicting N response N rate improve farmer financial performance reducing inputs expected response low increasing inputs expected response high reduce environmental impact Scientific Summary applying proper rate nitrogen N proper time maximize yields minimizing excess N pursuit corn production growers timing application rates N key maximizing yield N Ontario applied before planting pre-plant applied 20 percent Ontario corn acres side-dress N injected between rows six-leaf stage corn starts using N significant quantities knee high June 20 Ontario interest finding new ways apply N later growth stages reduce chances losing early application N delayed uptake relative application timing allows losses N availability leaching denitrification advanced technology opened new nutrient application window corn beyond waist height interest applying N before plant demand highest growing project evaluated site-specific sensor technologies in-field plant soil sensors help farmers utilize crop inputs effectively efficiently reducing environmental load goal adapt new sensor technologies US Europe developing algorithms calibration protocols suit Ontario climatic soil conditions anticipated innovative technologies offer opportunity make applications N corn later growth stage traditionally possible project focused field scale variable rate nitrogen application corn three site locations Ontario Langton Forest Brucefield test three N application windows pre-plant side-dress above waist height project demonstrates value PSNT sampling making side dress prescriptions PSNT values strong relationship zero N yields suggesting effective tool gauge soil N supply environmental benefits feeding corn crop stage requirement N highest V8-V10 stage project demonstrated several timing opportunities test farm standard blanket application variable rate application using sensing technologies data analysis large task drawing overarching conclusions site-specific studies difficult laboursome collaborating industry partners hard time validating technologies good yield data collected large number farms Ontario collected mining data real information big farm data paradox observed project later season N application paying back uniformly across farm field site-specific areas field returned substantial value technology farmer areas field technology necessary high organic matter sufficient seasonal moisture mineralizable N areas field technology designed apply N required plant optimization process External Funding Partners Ontario Farm Innovation Program funded Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council assists delivery GF2 Ontario Project Related Scientific Popular Publications Jeanine Moyer N application corn Researching Precision Agriculture Strategies Ontario Grain Farmer magazine August 2014 Treena Hein Improving late nitrogen application Crop vigour sensing technology promising way diagnose N requirements Top Crop Manager magazine April 2015. |
| 2013-10 | 2015-12 | Advancing corn in Ontario through hybrid and site specific management | David Hooker | University of Guelph | Advancing corn Ontario hybrid site-specific management Principal Investigator David Hooker Research Institution University of Guelph External Funding Partners International Plant Nutrition Institute IPNI Pioneer Hi-Bred Ontario Agricultural Business Association OABA Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food Rural Affairs OMAFRA University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus Ontario Farm Innovation Program OFIP Growing Forward 2 GF2 federal-provincial-territorial initiative Agricultural Adaptation Council delivery Growing Forward 2 Ontario Project Start October 2013 Project End December 2015 Objectives characterize response corn hybrids agronomic management options interactions uniform zones field variability identify important factors interactions developing corn hybrid-specific managed performance trials identify site-specific opportunities intensive management corn Ontario Impact development validation prescriptions drive equipment variable rate technologies GPS manage inputs site-specific basis management zones fields optimization agronomic inputs site-specific application hybrids optimal nitrogen rates foliar fungicides increase management opportunities improve financial returns methodologies identifying management zones field advanced statistical approaches advance precision agriculture research validated approaches generating management zones farm Scientific Summary innovative practices global increase demand food Canadian agricultural industry competitive nations innovation linking latest technology developing understanding relationships crop responses sensor data practical development application field crop management strategies changing Ontario investigation crop responses combinations input variables data generated small plots averaged field length strips data averaged small-plot field length strips corn yields responsive specific hybrids changes plant population application fungicide VT stage nitrogen little known responsiveness various management strategies combinations variable landscapes few studies Ontario science-driven site-specific experiments corn intensive background measurements needed understand crop responses variable landscapes project aimed characterize crop responses hybrid plant population nitrogen fertilizer fungicides position field conclusions 2014 2015 solidifying third year experimentation Advancing corn wheat Ontario site-specific management conclusion corn response increasing plant population 32,000 37,000 plants/ac averaged approximately 5 bu/ac P < 0.05 site-years conclusion conventional field trials population treatment project added dimension site-specific responses actual responses plant population site-specific hybrid-specific varied -25 +30 bu/ac depending hybrid location field areas higher yield potential tended respond higher plant populations highest N fertilizer rates responsive areas medium-textured soils higher organic matter levels soil types low organic matter field areas identified did not respond higher plant population yield response additional 50 lbs N/ac varied -15 36 bu/ac depending location field fungicide responses varied -17 +17 bu/ac depending field position data demonstrate opportunities reducing crop inputs areas fields increasing inputs areas areas respond inputs N fungicide tended use resources resources applied not warranted subtracted return investment responsive areas field posed environmental risks data show hybrids responsive areas fields project provides excellent foundation studying multi-hybrid research equipping planters ability plant multiple hybrids field depending field position hybrid response intensive inputs related genetics hybrid disease tolerance ability plants stay green season. |
| 2013-10 | 2015-12 | Advancing wheat in Ontario through variety and site specific management | David Hooker | University of Guelph | Advancing wheat, Ontario, variety, site-specific management, Principal Investigator, David Hooker, University of Guelph, C&M Seeds, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Ridgetown Campus, Ontario Farm Innovation Program, OFIP, Growing Forward 2, GF2, Agricultural Adaptation Council, project start, October 2013, project end, December 2015, objectives, site-specific opportunities, intensive management, soft red wheat, hard red wheat, grain yield, quality, field variability, impact, prescriptions, variable rate technologies, GPS, agronomic inputs, optimal nitrogen rates, foliar fungicides, management opportunities, financial returns, methodologies, management zones, advanced statistical approaches, precision agriculture, scientific summary, manage inputs, small management zones, GIS, sensor technologies, nitrogen, fungicide application, crop responses, SMART wheat projects, spatial variability, scientific research, profitability, site-specific responses, grain yield management, protein management, experimentation, crop locations, winterkill, crop sampling, soil characterization, topographical features, resource allocation, N rates, environmental impact. |
| 2013-05 | 2017-03 | Wheat Breeder - University of Guelph | Alireza Navabi | University of Guelph | Wheat Breeder, University of Guelph, Principal Investigator, Alireza Navabi, Research Institution, external funding partners, SeCan, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, NSERC, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Genome Canada, project start, May 2013, project end, March 2017, objectives, winter wheat, spring wheat, germplasm, varieties, southwestern Ontario, fusarium head blight, breeding tools, drought tolerance, phosphorus use efficiency, synthetic hexaploid wheat, environmental adaptation, vernalization, photoperiod response, spring barley, impact, commercial release, agronomics, globally competitive, selection tools, cereal cultivars, scientific summary, Wheat Breeding Program, public-private partnership, Ontario Agricultural College, Grain Farmers of Ontario, SeCan, research chair position, Department of Plant Agriculture, Grain Farmers of Ontario Professorship, core objectives, genetics, genomics, agronomic characteristics, dynamic breeding gene-pool, recombination, genetic diversity, crossing, selection, new wheat varieties, adaptation-related traits, temperature response, nutrient availability, plant breeding tools, genetic gain, training, highly qualified personnel, undergraduate students, post-doctoral researchers. |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster, Activity 8: Very short season herbicide tolerant soybean varieties adapted to the Canadian prairies | Elroy Cober | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Activity 8 very short season herbicide tolerant soybean varieties Canadian prairies Principal Investigator Elroy Cober Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives allele-specific marker development E10e10 Maturity Diagnostic Toolbox DNA markers flowering maturity selection maturity-adapted plants lines Impacts twelve new populations developed advanced Ottawa Saskatoon Morden genotyping maturity loci parental lines Scientific Summary Results Population Development parents early maturity photoperiod insensitivity earliness genes factorial crossing 12 crosses F1 plants populations advanced single seed descent collaborators 2018 New allele-specific marker development E10e10 maturity locus AAFC-Ottawa RDC novel allele-specific markers PCR based molecular marks accurate cost-effective sequence-based markers chromosome Gm08 e10e10 genotype days earlier maturity E10E10 soybean breeders e10 allele Maturity Diagnostic Toolbox easy-to-use DNA markers flowering maturity primer sets user-friendly protocol multiplexing loci allelic variations multiple enzymatic digestions controls allelic variations parental lines genotyped independent allele-specific markers Toolbox results time resources recently developed markers e1e10 added Toolbox Selection maturity adapted plants lines F6 lines tested Morden Carman RCBD check cultivars Jari AAC Mandor OT15-02 OAC Prudence field notes flowering dates plant height lodging maturity yield seed weight protein oil content progeny rows single plants SSD populations F6 lines tested Saskatoon Floral Kamsack Rosthern RCBD check cultivars NSC Reston NSC Leroy P002T04R TH33003R2Y useful data days maturity lodging yield data SBAYT01 SBAYT02 yield highest yielding check 96-100% NSC Reston 100-113% P002T04R 103% maturity range protein oil content assessed data compiled F5 lines tested Saskatoon Rosthern replication check cultivars useful data yield 100-113% NSC Reston maturity NSC Leroy progeny rows single plants selected Additional Opportunities yield testing lines commercialization External Funding Partners research activity Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers of Ontario project related publications Samanfar B Molnar SJ Charette M Schoenrock A Dehne F Golshani A Belzile F Cober ER mapping identification candidate gene maturity locus E10 soybean Theoretical Applied Genetics |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster, Activity 6: Breeding soybeans for adaptation to environment and emerging pests and concurrent development of molecular marker selection tools: Development of high yielding early maturity soybeans | Louise O’Donoughue | CEROM | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Activity 6 breeding soybeans adaptation environment emerging pests molecular marker selection tools high yielding early maturity soybeans Principal Investigator Louise O’Donoughue Research Institution CEROM Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives develop soybean cultivars animal feed maturity group MG 00 characterize genetic basis maturity eastern Canadian soybean germplasm develop molecular marker selection tools manipulate genes breeding program evaluate genomic selection strategy yield early maturity Impacts sequencing genotyping technologies earliness E genes select field season marker selection strategy genomic selection assess traits yield breeding early maturity soybeans negative relationship yield maturity selection tools breeding programs early maturity high yielding soybeans genetics selection tools respond emerging issues varieties adapted growing regions Canada Scientific Summary suitable conditions soybean production early short season varieties eastern northern Quebec northern Ontario Manitoba Maritimes selecting early maturity phenotypic selection advances sequencing genotyping technologies characterized earliness E genes markers select genes field season development genomic selection assess traits yield early maturity soybeans efficient breeding very early maturity high yielding varieties genetic basis maturity selection tools emerging issues existing potential soybean growing regions Canada developing very early maturity soybeans new markets opportunities farmers diversified crop rotations short season environments Results variety development gene combinations early maturity short season cultivars combinations genes environments five advanced lines Quebec provincial trials MG 000 to 00 Manitoba three new early maturity soybean cultivars commercial registration 2018 genetic characterization eastern Canadian soybean gene collection 100 lines four E genes characterized early parental collection E1 E4 loci key findings early maturity genes underutilized Canadian gene pool loci maturity flowering pod filling Genome Canada Soyagen project new selection tools marker assisted selection molecular biology lab liquid handling robot haploid typing tool characterization gene collections Canadian global gene banks faster selections breeding genomic selection prediction model changed target populations Quebec 200 previously genotyped lines phenotypic data yield maturity flowering time seed weight oil protein content phenotypic genotypic data evaluate prediction models results field season 2018 Successes early maturity genes Canadian gene pool sources early maturity genes underutilized breeding programs germplasm exchanged Agriculture Agri-Food Canada two advanced soybean lines superior checks testing Quebec Manitoba commercial interest registered licensed commercialization Additional Opportunities Growing Forward 2 Genome Canada Soyagen project breeding work results eastern Canada adapted useful other environments develop material growing conditions western Canada early maturity gene combinations eight environments across Canada Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan verify suited environments External Funding Partners research activity Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers Ontario project related publications Copley TR Duceppe MO O’Donoughue L 2018 identification novel loci maturity yield traits early maturity soybean plant introduction lines BMC Genomics 19(1):167 Tardivel A Sonah H Belzile F O’Donoughue L 2014 rapid identification alleles soybean maturity gene E3 genotyping sequencing haplotype-based approach The Plant Genome (10): 3835 Torkamaneh D Belzile F 2015 scanning filling ultra-dense SNP genotyping genotyping-by-sequencing SNP array whole-genome resequencing data PLOS ONE (10): 1371 |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster, Activity 7: Breeding soybeans for adaptation to environment and emerging pests and concurrent development of molecular marker selection tools: Development of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistant early matu | Louise O’Donoughue | CEROM | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Activity 7 breeding soybeans adaptation environment emerging pests molecular marker selection tools soybean cyst nematode SCN resistant early maturity Principal Investigator Louise O’Donoughue Research Institution CEROM Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives identify validate sources resistance SCN populations major races Ontario Québec develop breeding populations advanced lines crosses agronomically superior early maturity lines sources resistance Impacts introduce sources resistance SCN earlier maturity soybean cultivars Canadian environments develop SCN resistant soybean varieties Canada competitive Scientific Summary soybean cyst nematode SCN devastating pest Canada spread Ontario Ottawa valley Québec control pest resistant cultivars non-host crop rotations resistant cultivars later maturity Canadian regions few earlier maturity groups 90% resistant cultivars unique source resistance ineffective SCN populations U.S. Ontario urgent need introduce sources resistance earlier maturity cultivars Eastern Canada production expanding cultivars new regions Québec Manitoba economically devastating pest soybean U.S.A. losses SCN 2005 US$1.67B U.S.A. US$20.9M Canada risk relying resistance sources SCN research active U.S.A. later maturity sources project ensures research targets development resistant varieties Canada competitive presence pest objective breed SCN resistant feed type soybean cultivars Canadian environments maturity 000 to 1 identify validate sources resistance SCN populations major races Ontario Québec develop breeding populations advanced lines crosses agronomically superior early maturity lines sources resistance 2016-2017 validation SCN sources resistance Ontario 12 validated sources resistance not previously used breeding programs Canada seven effective Hg 2 SCN populations commonly used source resistance PI88788 selection process crosses 2013 initiated adapted lines parents next round crossing 2017-2018 breeding populations ten validated sources resistance evaluating advanced lines Results new sources project exceeded expectations validated new sources resistance Canadian SCN populations breeding resistant lines Canada crosses advanced F6 lines SCN resistance testing populations development markers selection student project Genome Canada funding identified markers selection novel sources resistance breeding Additional Opportunities materials developed project markers SoyaGen objective develop commercialize SCN resistant varieties validated sources resistance marker assisted selection External Funding Partners research activity Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers Ontario project related publications |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Canadian research consortium for next generation selection in soybean | François Belzile | Laval University | Canadian research consortium soybean genomic selection field performance genetic information high throughput genotyping yield protein oil content breeding programs marker information genetic markers DNA sequencing genomicists traits maturity height seed weight seed protein seed oil 275 soybean lines agronomic performance collaboration Genome Canada Soyagen project Phytophthora root rot soybean cyst nematode white mold CFCRA Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 publications |
| 2013-04 | 2014-04 | Assessing the impact of tillage on phosphorus (P) loss through tile lines in Ontario | Merrin Macrae | University of Waterloo | Assessing impact tillage phosphorus (P) loss tile lines Ontario Principal Investigator Merrin Macrae Research Institution University of Waterloo Timeline April 2013 April 2014 Objectives phosphorus forms on-farm research sites crop rotation reduced management tillage RMT systems rotational no-till P losses annual loadings management systems BMPs P loss agricultural lands Impacts BMPs mitigation P loss agricultural lands Scientific Summary reduced tillage systems no-till production costs profitability soil health erosion P loss water soluble dissolved P stratified soil profile Great Lakes P no-till soluble P loss “silent yield robber†Ontario tillage corn-soybean-wheat rotation tile flow soluble total P concentrations research climatic conditions rainfall baseflow peak flow runoff tile drainage baseflow winter spring autumn dissolved P particulate P field runoff soluble P concentrations manure broadcasting fertilizer impact tillage incorporation fertilizer leaching macropore flow tile lines preferential flow disk incorporation fertilizer loss soluble P losses fertilization P levels experimental work P loss leaching cumulative P losses dissolved reactive P concentrations tile flow agricultural adaptation council project publications |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | In vitro and genomic selection to increase yield and FHB tolerance in barley for eastern Canada | Francois Belzile | Laval University | in vitro genomic selection increase yield FHB tolerance barley eastern Canada Principal Investigator Francois Belzile Research Institution Laval University Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives tolerance FHB barley in vitro selection microspores immature pollen mycotoxin DON cell culture double haploid lines genomic selection superior progeny genetic makeup predicted performance Impacts FHB DON barley lines in vitro selection reduction FHB symptoms disease traditional breeding genomic selection model FHB-resistant lines barley production eastern Canada barley breeding program 6-row barley susceptible FHB technology 2-row barley Scientific Summary Results genetic material in vitro genomic selection research trials FHB tolerance field evaluating DON levels in vitro selection barley varieties IVR FHB resistance non-IVR lines FHB resistance mechanisms future varieties preliminary results IV-selected progeny field tolerance FHB lower severity disease lower DON control lines genomic selection model 300 individual plants 30 lines field trials correlation FHB-tolerant performance genetic makeup observed performance advanced barley lines provincial registration trials FHB-tolerant variety successes preliminary results FHB DON reduction traditional breeding early data genomic selection model FHB-resistant lines opportunities barley breeding program eastern Canada crop value western Canada 2-row barley program consensus research community 6-row barley susceptible FHB FHB-resistant varieties technology transfer External Funding Partners Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers Ontario Project Related Publications Bélanger Clermont Esteves Belzile segregation distortion regions barley crosses Pool-GBS Theor Appl Genet Bélanger Esteves Clermont Jean Belzile Genotyping-by-Sequencing Pooled Samples Pool-GBS segregation bias androgenesis barley The Plant Genome Esteves Clermont Marchand Belzile efficiency isolated microspore culture six-row spring barley growth regulators embryogenesis albinism Plant Cell Reports Esteves Belzile efficiency isolated microspore culture six-row spring barley optimization physical factors Plant Cell Reports |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster, Activity 9: Canadian research consortium for next generation selection in soybean | François Belzile | Université Laval | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Activity 9 Canadian research consortium next generation selection soybean Principal Investigator François Belzile Research Institution Université Laval External Funding Partners $10.3 million Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AAFC Industry-Led Research Development Stream Growing Forward 2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers Ontario founding member Project Start April 2013 Project End March 2018 Objectives develop genomic selection model soybean germplasm accurately infer field performance genetic information optimize high-throughput methods genotype 1,000 individual plants retain individuals highest predicted yield compare lines genotype breeder selections field trials yield Impact genomic selection model predict field performance soybean line genetic makeup rapid cost-effective genetic characterization process commercialization superior soybean cultivars Scientific Summary plant breeding challenges identifying best progeny cross extensive field testing basis selection earlier generations decisions single plant limited information technology improve selection public soybean breeding programs DNA sequencing genotyping genetic markers breeding efforts genomic selection GS predict performance genetic makeup phases build model predict yield genetic makeup individual soybean line cultivar existing new field trial marker data 300-400 lines powerful genetic analysis tools characterize genetic makeup 1,000 individual progeny plants field trials actual performance predicted performance GS model observed performance |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Barley genetics | Alek Choo (retired) and Raja Khanal | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | barley genetics high yield FHB resistance genetic biomarkers agronomic traits beneficial micronutrients functional foods nutraceuticals eastern Canada disease resistance variety development advanced breeding lines marker assisted selection molecular breeding AAC Mirabel AAC Starbuck AAC Purpose AAC Vitality AAC Montrose AAC Bloomfield beta-glucan viscosity molecular weight characteristics functional food barley CFCRA Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 publications |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Improved corn genetics for the Canadian corn industry | Lana Reid | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | improved corn genetics Canadian corn industry Principal Investigator Lana Reid Research Institution Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives corn inbreds early maturity disease resistance Gibberella ear rot Fusarium graminearum emerging diseases rapid kernel dry down new markets agronomic traits cold tolerance Impacts 24 corn inbreds developed released disease resistance early maturity cooler growing regions western Canada sugarcorn cultivar national corn research network researchers private public programs institutions early maturity research locations western Canada public sources corn genetics resistance Gibberella ear rot eyespot common rust northern corn leaf blight Scientific Summary Results new genetics 24 corn inbreds developed field trials Canada higher disease resistance cold tolerance faster kernel dry down early maturity traits disease resistance Gibberella ear rot eyespot northern corn leaf blight common rust Goss’s wilt early maturity 2300-2500 CHU flower 60-65 days planting dry down rates production advantages grain fill moisture levels 20% 14%-16% new technology moisture meter kernel moisture field harvest efficiencies additional in-field testing methods diseases Gibberella ear rot eyespot northern corn leaf blight common rust standardized techniques double haploid technology traditional breeding faster results molecular gene mapping resistance Gibberella ear rot common smut kernel dry down molecular markers training opportunities Ottawa Research Development Centre visitors corn breeding disease research field crop development training graduate student successes twenty-four corn inbreds developed released disease resistance early maturity sugarcorn national corn research network surge corn research private public programs institutions Future Opportunities public corn breeding program AAFC Ottawa Research Development Centre CFCRA project Lana Reid public corn inbreds graduate student research University Guelph University Manitoba Western University sugarcorn biofuel industrial uses External Funding Partners Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers Ontario Project Related Publications Cao Santiago Ramos MarÃn Reid Butrón environmental factors fungal infection fumonisin accumulation International Journal of Food Microbiology Gomez-Flores Thiruvengadathan Nicol Gilroyed Morrison Reid Margaritis bioethanol biobutanol production sugarcorn juice Biomass Bioenergy Jindal Reid Tenuta Woldemariam Zhu Kotuluk corn diseases Ontario Canadian Plant Disease Survey Kebede Johnston Schneiderman Bosnich Harris transcriptome profiling Gibberella ear rot BMC genomics Miller Schaafsma Bhatnagar Bondy Carbone Harris Harrison Munkvold Oswald Pestka Sharpe Sumarah Tittlemier mycotoxins North American Agri-Food sector World Mycotoxin Journal Reid Voloaca Wu Woldemariam Jindal Zhu CO464 corn inbred line CJPS Reid Voloaca Wu Woldemariam Jindal Zhu CO463 corn inbred line Can J Plant Sci Reid Zhu Wu Jindal Woldemariam Voloaca CO457 CO458 CO459 CO460 rust resistant corn inbred lines Can Journal of Plant Science Reid Voloaca Wu Woldemariam Jindal Zhu CO461 corn inbred line Can Journal of Plant Science Reid Voloaca Wu Woldemariam Jindal Zhu CO462 corn inbred line Can Journal of Plant Science Reid Zhu Voloaca Wu Woldemariam CO451 corn inbred line Can J Plant Science Reid Zhu Voloaca Wu Woldemariam Martin Beres CO450 corn inbred line Can J Plant Science Reid Voloaca Woldemariam Wu Zhu CO449 corn inbred line Can J Plant Science Reid Zhu Voloaca Woldemariam Wu CO447 corn inbred line Can J Plant Science Reid Zhu Voloaca Woldemariam Wu CO448 corn inbred line Can J Plant Science Santiago Cao Malvar Reid Butrón corn resistance fumonisin accumulation inbred lines Field Crops Research |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Develop food quality soybean cultivars and germplasm with improved yield and pest resistance for domestic and export markets | Kangfu Yu and Lorna Woodrow | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | develop food quality soybean cultivars germplasm improved yield pest resistance domestic export markets Principal Investigators Kangfu Yu Lorna Woodrow Research Institution Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives food quality soybean cultivars germplasm maturity group MG 1.8 breeding technologies food quality soybean germplasm resistance soybean cyst nematode SCN soybean aphids SA sudden death syndrome SDS Impacts new varieties AAC Stein AAC26-15 OX-172 food qualities high yields SCN resistance specialty soybean germplasm sources lipoxygenase free softer tofu firmer tofu large seed edamame black seed douche MgC12 coagulant tofu processing evaluation criterion springiness texture quality Scientific Summary Results variety development Agriculture Agri-Food Canada AAFC Material Transfer Agreement MTA Request for Proposal RFP AAC Stein high yielding high protein soybean tofu soy milk MG 2.8 AAC 26-15 high protein SCN-resistant MG 2.3 HS-151 soy milk less beany flavours MG 2.2 HS-161 soft tofu MG 2.4 HS-162 firmer tofu MG 2.4 OX 172 high yielding SCN-resistant MG 2.2 HS-171 high protein large seed edamame MG 2.6 HS-172 high sucrose black bean douche MG 2.5 breeding technology molecular markers soybean protein profiles screening soybean lines protein quality plant breeding process pest resistance soybean lines resistance soybean aphids tested SCN resistance successes three new varieties AAC Stein AAC26-15 OX-172 specialty soybean germplasm lipoxygenase free softer tofu firmer tofu large seed edamame black seed douche new coagulant MgC12 tofu processing evaluation protocol external funding partners Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers of Ontario project related publications soybean aphid biotypes geographic distribution Crop Science AAC Malden soybean Canadian Journal of Plant Science cadmium treatment soybean cultivars Scientific World Journal water dry matter content soybean cadmium American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural Environmental Sciences lipoxygenase free food grade soybean germplasm HS-151 Canadian Journal of Plant Science registration of soybean germplasm HS-161 HS-162 AAC 26-15 soybean Canadian Journal of Plant Science AAC 16-15 soybean Canadian Journal of Plant Science AAC Stern soybean Canadian Journal of Plant Science |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Oat genetic improvement | Weikai Yan | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Oat genetic improvement Principal Investigator Weikai Yan Research Institution Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives develop oat cultivars varieties improved yield quality eastern Canada agronomic practices nitrogen fertilizer application plant density grain yield quality genomic selection early genetic screening quality disease resistance agronomic traits identify breeding lines resistant crown rust races Impacts seven new oat cultivars released licensed Agriculture Agri-Food Canada seed companies 2014 2017 AAC Banner AAC Torrent OA1426-2 crown rust resistance superior good resistance new cultivars released 2018 additional lines OA1453-2 OA14444-4 OA1439-1 superior good resistance genomic selection introduced oat breeding streamlined selection method early generation selection environmental factors Scientific Summary results variety development management recommendations nitrogen application better recommendations nitrogen rate study Ottawa Normandin Melfort nine diverse cultivars higher yield protein beta-glucan content lower oil genomic selection progress genomics bioinformatics procedures tools methods developed test oat breeding multidisciplinary approach team scientists breeding agronomy pathology genomics grain quality training post doctorate research scientist Wubishet Bekele genomics research expertise three doctoral students China agreement Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Chinese Ministry Agriculture summer students breeding research project successes nine new cultivars growers food processors crown rust resistance AAC Banner AAC Torrent OA1426-2 genomic selection new level selection methods environmental factors External Funding Partners Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance funding Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program CFCRA members Grain Farmers Ontario founding member Project Related Publications 2016 2017 2018 various publications on oat research genome research crop science plant breeding |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster; Activity 5: "Short season soybean improvement" | Elroy Cober | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Short season soybean improvement Principal Investigator Elroy Cober Research Institution Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives high yielding soybeans maturity group MG 000 to 0 specialty traits moderate high protein isoflavone levels market requirements gamma-aminobutyric acid GABA low cadmium accumulation tofu texture silken pressed protein solubility resistance Pythium Phytophthora root rots Impacts disease resistance food type soybeans soybean cyst nematode white mold root rot competitive advantage global market Canadian specialty soybean production short season growing areas stress tolerance pest resistance Scientific Summary soybeans important Canadian crop Alberta Maritimes value-added food grade export markets short growing seasons soybean production end use function traits premium export markets Asia diseases constraint soybean production Canada soybean cyst nematode white mold root rots Phytophthora Pythium Fusarium Rhizoctonia Phomopsis seed decay yield losses disease resistance food type soybeans root rots new opportunities farmers eastern western Canada specialty soybeans variety development nine new soybean varieties seed companies commercialization identity preserved IP market food soy milk tofu export markets Asia Europe early season special quality white hilum natto high protein food grade edamame new natto variety Tofu quality small-scale tofu test firm texture Harrow research station larger scale testing industry standard miniaturizing tofu texture test experimental lines Disease resistance weather dependent root rots dead plants yield quality losses Phytophthora root rot Ontario fields race 25 predominant complex race structures breeders disease resistance genes successful detection methods Phytophthora soil samples quantify pathogen load successes commercially licensed industry partners OT13-04 high protein soybean AAC Invest 1605 MG 00 OT13-09 natto soybean AAC Hensatto MG 00 AAC Edward MG 000 SeCan Saskatchewan External Funding Partners Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers of Ontario project related publications genetic improvement estimates cultivar crop management trials Crop Science flowering time soybean isolines Plants cold tolerance short-season soybean Crop Science soybean seed oil QTL genes Theoretical Applied Genetics candidate gene approach seed oil concentration yield Crop Science new dominant gene E9 early flowering maturity soybean Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology Pythium spp. rhizosphere soybeans Ontario Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology lutein tocopherol concentrations soybean cultivars Crop Science gamma aminobutyric acid concentration short-season soybean Crop Science Plant Breeding Plant Biotechnology Genetics Wiley-Blackwell races Phytophthora sojae Ontario Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology soybean cultivars resistance Phomopsis longicolla Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Canadian Journal of Plant Science Fusarium Rhizoctonia soybean root rot Canadian Journal of Plant Science |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Genetic improvement of soybeans for yield, disease resistance and value-added seed components | Istvan Rajcan | University of Guelph | Genetic improvement soybeans yield disease resistance value-added seed components Principal Investigator Istvan Rajcan Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline April 2013 March 2018 Objectives high yielding conventional food grade non-GM glyphosate-tolerant GM soybean varieties food grade markets tofu natto miso oil crush markets new alleles Chinese elite soybean varieties marker assisted selection SCN white mold resistance higher yields oil content quality protein SCN-resistant varieties Canadian U.S. sources genetic diversity soy saponins astringency anti-cancer attributes beneficial saponins food grade soybeans increased oil content efficiency oil production edible oil bioproducts biodiesel Impacts registered soybean varieties Canadian soybean growers access improved varieties Type B soy saponin anti-cancer benefits exotic germplasm China opportunities Canadian soybeans yield seed quality Scientific Summary Results objectives soybean research project Canadian soybean growers desirable varieties variety development twenty-nine soybean varieties developed licensed variety licensed to characteristics OAC 13-50C-ZL Huron Commodities Inc. high yielding zero lipoxygenase food grade MG 1 SeCan 13-15C SeCan high yielding high protein MG 0 SC 3313N SeCan high yielding high protein SCN resistant MG 2.2 SC 3413N SeCan high yielding high protein SCN resistant MG 1.6 OAC 11-02C Huron Commodities Inc. high yielding Manitoba European markets MG 00 SeCan 14-11C SeCan high yielding high protein MG 0.7 SeCan 14-21C-SCN SeCan high yielding high protein MG 1 SC 7415N SeCan high yielding high protein SCN resistant MG 1.8 SC 8415N SeCan high yielding high protein SCN resistant MG 2.4 SC 8515N SeCan high yielding high protein SCN resistant MG 2.3 SVX 16T0G1 Sevita International high yielding high protein MG 0.1 OAC Strive SeCan high yielding early maturity higher normal protein levels imperfect yellow hilum food grade cultivar MG 0.4 OAC Prosper SeCan high yielding SCN resistant large seed size increased protein yellow hilum food grade variety MG 1.8 Neptune Sevita International high yielding IY hilum MG 0.8 Factor Sevita International high yielding grey hilum slightly higher protein average MG 0.7 OAC Morden Huron Commodities Inc. high yielding especially Manitoba light buff hilum MG 00 OAC Eve SeCan high yielding IY hilum MG 1 OAC Durham SeCan high yielding yellow hilum MG 0.8 OAC Prescott SeCan very high yielding grey hilum MG 0.7 DS143C0 OAC 10-20C Dow AgroSciences very high yielding MG 0 OAC Challenger R2 high yielding RR2Y only RR2Y soybean cultivar public breeding program Canada MG 0 TN-G1 OAC 12-109C-Natt Takano Foods high yielding natto cultivar MG 0.6 OAC Adare SeCan high yielding high protein MG 1.2 TN-G3 OAC 14-46C-Nat Takano Foods high yielding natto cultivar MG 0 TN-G2 OAC 12-116C-Tof Takano Foods high yielding tofu cultivar MG 1 OAC Evolution SeCan high yielding high protein MG 0 SC 5714N SeCan high yielding high protein SCN resistant MG 1.8 SC 6014N SeCan high yielding high protein SCN resistant MG 2.3 SVX 16T0G4 Sevita International high yielding high protein MG 0.4 conventional soybean varieties bred food markets small seed varieties natto soybean production specific soybean varieties miso food production higher sucrose levels larger seed higher protein varieties tofu production tested suitability target food markets results presented international buyers supporting export market Canadian food grade soybeans commercial varieties higher yields continuous improvement food grade soybean genetics significant market driver benefiting Canadian growers seed companies transportation providers export companies genetic diversification soybean breeding programs exotic germplasm unadapted genetics different country growing region incorporated project China centre origin diversity soybean domestic soybean varieties narrowing genetic diversity Canada promising results experimental lines hybridization elite Chinese Canadian parents final stages testing genetic crosses traits increased yield high protein content quality improved disease resistance higher oil content SCN resistance importance breeding SCN-resistant varieties growing research project focused breeding resistant varieties areas SCN infestation Ontario Quebec Manitoba target future genetic crosses made research project annually 230 crosses 66% potential SCN resistance eight new SCN-resistant varieties developed material pipeline vital growers manage disease health benefits anti-cancer attributes soy saponins identifying genes saturation accumulation desirable Type B saponins genetic makeup Type B saponins mapping quantitative trait loci QTL successful identification QTL three chromosomes outcomes research help soybean breeders select higher Type B soy saponins future crosses breeding programs anti-cancer antioxidant attributes soy foods higher oil content increasing soybean oil content desirable markets edible oils bioproducts average soybean oil concentration 19% CFCRA program oil concentrations high 22-23% increase oil concentration significant farmers specific end-use products edible oils biodiesel production high oil varieties commercialization available growers value-added industry research training CFCRA funding hiring qualified personnel graduate student summer students five-year program evaluating soy saponins identifying genetic crosses mapping QTL Type B soy saponins training aspects soybean breeding staff technicians valuable experience improving skills knowledge soybean genetics breeding successes registered soybean varieties developed Canadian soybean growers access improved varieties research Type B soy saponin anti-cancer benefits opportunities Canadian soybeans exotic germplasm China yield seed quality external funding partners Canadian Field Crop Genetics Improvement Cluster Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance CFCRA Agriculture Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 GF2 AgriInnovation Program Grain Farmers Ontario project related publications |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | In vitro and in vivo amino acid digestibility of selected soybean, oat and wheat varieties to identify targets with high protein quality and digestibility for future variety development | Lamia L’Hocine | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | in vitro in vivo amino acid digestibility soybean oat wheat varieties protein quality digestibility variety development bioactive peptide prebiotic potential digestive health functional properties composition physicochemical nutritional properties GxE environmental impact DIAAS FAO methods testing protein nutritional quality scores thermal processing bioactive properties probiotic growth antioxidant peptides value-added health benefits Canadian growers functional foods agri-food industry protein nutrient biological health properties screening markers crop varieties marketability nutrient quality traits health benefits digestibility coefficients grain processing consumer interest antioxidant peptides CFCRA Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Growing Forward 2 publications |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Hard red winter wheat breeding for eastern Canada | Gavin Humphreys | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Winter wheat forms the basis for significant domestic processing and manufacturing of many value-added products. Most of the food processing capacity for wheat utilization in Canada is in Ontario and Quebec; there are also millers in the Maritimes that have been sourcing Maritime- grown hard wheat for years. Hard red winter wheat is used in a wide variety of bread and noodle products. Because large quantities of the hard red wheat are used in eastern Canadian domestic food industry are sourced from western Canada, the hard red winter wheat class is the winter type with the greatest opportunity for expanded production in Eastern Canada. Areas of eastern Canada with longer, cooler growing seasons such as Atlantic Canada, Quebec and eastern and northern Ontario require varieties of winter wheat with high degree of winter survival. Screening for improved disease resistance/tolerance is an activity that occurs in parallel with end-use quality improvement that ensures successful development of adapted varieties. The ultimate goal of the Activity is the delivery of improved high yielding winter wheat cultivars with superior winter hardiness and bread making characteristics, which will be “pulled†through the market by both producers and the processing industry. The hard red winter wheat class for bread applications has the most promising prospect for expanded production in Eastern Canada and it is also the winter type that is in demand in all three eastern Canadian regions covered by this Activity. While milling wheat will be the primary quality goal, high yielding winter hardy lines will not be discarded as they will fill a niche opportunity in potato rotations (and other cropping systems) providing nutrient management, water quality and soil erosion risk mitigation. |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Enhancing resistance to Fusarium head blight and stem rust in Ontario spring wheat germplasm | George Fedak | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Fusarium head blight is a ubiquitous disease of cereals in all temperate grain-growing regions of the world. Fusarium head blight (FHB) is the most serious disease of wheat worldwide. It reduces grain yields plus quality through the deposition of mycotoxins in the grain. Inheritance of resistance is complex and screening for resistance is confounded by environmental factors. Success in breeding for resistance has been slow and incremental, so additional resistance genes were sought in alien species. Five such new genes were bred through conventional breeding methods into wheat. The assignment of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers to the resistance genes will permit the use of marker assisted selection in deploying these genes in breeding programs. This project will develop molecular markers and use them to pyramid the target genes with other known resistance genes to produce germplasm with enhanced levels of FHB resistance for use in variety development. A screening of Ontario spring wheat germplasm with stem rust Ug99 races revealed no resistance at all. Fortunately, a number stem rust resistance (Sr) genes with resistance to Ug99 are available. These are being organized into pyramids of Sr genes combined with genes for leaf rust and Fusarium resistance. Pyramids of several Sr genes will provide for greater durability of the resistance. The first pyramids, consisting of Sr genes, combined with genes for resistance to leaf rust, loose smut and Fusarium have been produced. Many more combinations are in the pipeline. These efforts will produce germplasm with multiple disease resistance genes for wheat breeding programs in Ontario and elsewhere. |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Development of improved spring wheat cultivars with enhanced disease and pest resistance, higher nutritional benefits, and better market appeal and grain quality for eastern and central Canada | Shahrokh Khanizadeh | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | While most of the Canadian production of hard red and white spring wheat is in the Prairie provinces, the most important domestic market of well over a million tonnes is in eastern Canada. The milling, processing, and baking industry is centered around the Great Lakes and along the St. Lawrence River, and has undergone an unprecedented expansion into value-added processing in recent years to supply the huge market on both sides of the Canada-US border. However, growers in eastern Canada have been able to supply only a fraction of this large market on their doorstep, due to generally low yields, low quality, and especially infection by Fusarium graminearum, the fungus causing Fusarium head blight (FHB). FHB is the most important disease of hard spring wheat because it affects not only grain yield but also grain quality and food safety through mycotoxins that render the grain suitable only for feed, or blending. Resistance to the fungus causing FHB has not been detected in any wheat variety. Levels of the major mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) that results from FHB are a good indicator of the degree of infection and are therefore used as a screening tool for resistance. This challenge presents exciting new opportunities for plant scientists to combine the highest possible levels of resistance with excellent milling and baking quality. This project builds on the results obtained from a previous research project, which indicated an opportunity to create new disease resistant spring wheat varieties in order to increase profitability including value-added products and quality enhancements at the processing level and with lower production costs. The project is composed of three main parts: 1) breeding and selection including the use of markers, evaluation of advanced lines nationally, 2) disease evaluation and 3) grain quality evaluation. The proposed team is a group of well-known researchers, expert in breeding, genetic, use of markers, disease evaluation and quality analysis and effectively complement each other from crossing to variety release. |
| 2013-04 | 2018-03 | Breeding Eastern Canadian winter wheat for resistance to biotic and tolerance to abiotic stresses | Ljiljana Tamburic-Ilincic | University of Guelph | Winter wheat is an important crop in Eastern Canada. Increased yield and better quality of wheat can be achieved by the improvement of resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The most important winter wheat disease in Ontario is Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by a fungus Fusarium graminearum. Good correlation between FHB visual symptoms and deoxynivalenol (DON) is reported in some studies but poor correlation in other studies. Higher correlation is reported between Fusarium damaged kernels (FDK) and DON level. In this project, mapping populations from two crosses between a FHB resistant parent and a FHB susceptible parent were used and they were phenotyped for FHB severity and FGB incidence across different environments. In addition, these mapping populations will be used to identify QTLs for FHB index, FDK level and DON accumulation using high-density SNP arrays. A shift in the presence of two Fusarium graminearum (FG) chemotypes, 15-ADON and 3-ADON, have been reported in North America. We have been monitoring FG populations across Ontario, because the shift may influence current FHB management strategies. Combining resistance to multiple diseases and tolerance to abiotic stresses such as winter hardiness, lodging resistance, the length of the grain-fill period and resistance to pre-harvest sprouting in a single cultivar is difficult. In this project, we evaluated green leaf duration across four environments in a double haploid (DH) soft red winter wheat population using green seeker. In addition to resistance to different stresses, agronomic and quality characteristics need to be incorporated into registered winter wheat in Canada. |
| 2013-04 | 2015-12 | Developing an integrated management and communication plan for sudden death syndrome | Albert Tenuta | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | sudden death syndrome, SDS, Principal Investigator, Albert Tenuta, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, External Funding Partners, Ontario Farm Innovation Program, OFIP, Growing Forward 2, GF2, Agricultural Adaptation Council, North Central Soybean Research Program, NCSRP, soybean cyst nematode, SCN, SCN-resistant cultivars, soybean production practices, herbicides, SDS severity, seed treatments, in-furrow fungicides, management regimes, Impact, agricultural practices, earlier planting, disease development, management decisions, experimental SDS seed treatment, ILeVO, fluopyram, Bayer CropScience, varietal resistance, integrated pest management, IPM, Scientific Summary, Fusarium virguliforme, soybean producing areas, confirmed, Chatham, Ontario, northern soybean production, east in Ontario, poor yielding fields, high yield environments, fertility, soil structure, genetic resistance, yield losses, collaborative project, management options, planting date, environment, SCN infection, diagnosing SDS, symptoms, detection methods, quantify SDS, grower fields, resistance assessment, yield benefit, SDS and SCN resistance, yield potential, US products, true efficacy, multiple locations, planting soybeans early, Midwestern US, rainfall, reproductive phase, foliar symptom development, soil temperature, delayed planting, timely planting, tolerant soybean varieties, fluopyram seed treatment, grower recommendations, Project Related Extension Publications, Scouting For Sudden Death Syndrome, Crop Protection Network, Sudden Death Syndrome, scientific journal articles, Plant Disease. |
| 2013-03 | 2015-10 | Evaluation of a new innovative method of increasing soybean yields through inoculating seeds or emergent plants with seed-dwelling cytokinin producing Methylobacterium | Neil Emery | Trent University | Evaluation, innovative method, increasing soybean yields, inoculating seeds, emergent plants, cytokinin, Methylobacterium, Principal Investigator, Neil Emery, Research Institution, Trent University, External Funding Partners, Industry partners, Project Start, March 2013, Project End, October 2015, Objectives, plant endophyte, screen, synthesize, high levels, plant growth regulators, inoculate soybeans, developmental stages, endophytic strains, effective treatments, greenhouse trials, field trials, yield, growth parameters, Impact, improvement, fruit setting, enhancement, beneficial population, stimulate growth, limit pathogenic microbes, reduction, fertilizer use, growth promoting, identification, active Methylobacteria, biostimulators, cultivation, crop species, vegetable species, Scientific Summary, legumes, cereals, cytokinins, role, production, seed dwelling bacteria, symbiotic bacteria, beneficial, endophytes, growth hormones, regulation, development, reproductive organs, stimulating flowering, fruit set, seed filling, self-efficient, hormonal balance, crop productivity, manipulation, microorganisms, effective strains, diverse collection, analysed, performance, control plants, seedlings, greenhouse trials, selected, bacterial treatments, delivery, seed inoculation, soil application, spraying, seed setting stage, validate performance, comparisons, commercially available, rhizobial bioinoculants, positive effect, podded plants, untreated controls, high performance, crop bioinoculant, reduce fertilizer requirements, Project Related Publications, beneficial bacteria, boosts soybean yields, AgInnovation Ontario, bio-fertilizers. |
| 2013-02 | 2016-03 | Disease Study Group: Focus on new and emerging soybean diseases | Albert Tenuta | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Foodand Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | |
| 2013-02 | 2016-01 | Long term field trials to examine corn, soybean and wheat production systems | David Hooker and Bill Deen | University of Guelph | Long term field trials corn soybean wheat production systems Principal Investigators David Hooker Bill Deen Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline February 2013 January 2016 Objectives maintain existing long-term field crop trials current future use summarize long-term trial results readily available extension material continue complete existing project objectives utilize long-term trials collaborative projects University of Guelph researchers encourage use trials field research Impacts quantified benefits nitrogen tillage crop rotation systems big picture approach independent better crop rotation nitrogen tillage system decisions sustainable resilient water deficits higher economic farm returns improved soil health carbon sequestration long-term trials peer-reviewed scientific publications multimedia app CashCropper demonstration plots graduate undergraduate students OMAFRA training extension materials extension presentations Eastern Canada USA Scientific Summary research long-term effects crop management productivity economic environmental sustainability cropping systems healthy soils long-term trials evaluate crop production system impacts change slowly time productivity soil quality environmental sustainability review literature consequences poorly managed cropping systems reductions soil organic matter aggregate stability increased soil erosion greenhouse gas emissions N losses decreased yield potential yield instability environmental stresses agriculture impact mitigating climate change bioeconomy critically important effects crop rotation rotation diversity cover crops tillage systems quantified establishing best management practices short-term long-term economic environmental consequences benefits early identification best management practices build productive cropping systems investing early compounding interest retirement savings project contributed maintaining long-term rotation trials Ridgetown Elora rotation trials crop rotation systems corn-soybean continuous soybean conventional tillage poorest soil health tillage-crop rotation systems lower corn soybean yields reflected soil health status no-till improved soil health tillage impact yield yield stability pronounced crop rotation complexity rotation trials wheat rotation corn soybean 15 bu/ac higher corn yields 4-6 bu/ac higher soybean yields short corn-soybean rotation corn soybean grain yield responses wheat rotation better soil structure higher soil organic matter aggregate stability continuous corn soybean short rotations corn soybean analysis weather data yields long-term rotation trial corn yields complex rotations resilient stress events water deficits continuous cropping short corn-soybean rotations rotation trial Ridgetown corn follows wheat rotation less reliance fertilizer nitrogen corn no-till lower fertilizer N requirement corn wheat attributed higher soil quality parameters organic matter addition red clover under seeded wheat improved corn yield potential independent nitrogen contributions legume under seeded red clover reduction maximum economic rate nitrogen fertilizer approximately 70 kg N/ha Funding Partners project funded Ontario Ministry Agriculture Food Rural Affairs OMAFRA Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Project Related Publications KTT activities long-term trials extensive Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance collaboration Soils Guelph key findings crop rotation affects on-farm outcomes crop yield resilience dry years nitrogen use efficiency soil health key findings infographics crop advisors farmers decisions competitive sustainable summaries available https://www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/crop-rotation Bittman S Hunt D Grant C Deen B 2018 Sustainable Cropping Systems Encyclopedia Ecology 2nd Edition Ed Bastianoni S Vymazal J Martins I Svirejeva-Hopkins A Liu X Fath B Wertheim B Scharler U Elsevier ISBN 9780444637680 2780pp Congreves KA Hooker DC Hayes A Verhallen EA Van Eerd LL 2016 Interaction long-term nitrogen fertilizer application crop rotation tillage system soil carbon nitrogen dynamics Plant Soil 1-15 doi:10.1007/s11104-016-2986-y Congreves KA Smith JM Németh DD Hooker DC Van Eerd LL 2015 Soil organic carbon land use Processes potential Ontario long-term agro-ecosystem research sites Can J Soil Sci 2014 94(3):317-336 doi:10.4141/cjss2013-094 Deen B Martin RC Hooker D Gaudin A 2016 Crop Rotation Trends Past Present Future Benefits Drivers Bao-Luo Ma Ed Crop Rotations Farming Practices Monitoring Environmental Benefits Nova Science Publications Ferrari Machado PV Farrell RE Deen W Voroney P Congreves KA Wagner-Riddle C 2021 Crop residues contribute minimally spring-thaw nitrous oxide emissions contrasting tillage crop rotations Soil Biology Biochemistry 152 xxx-xxx Gaudin ACM Tolhurst TN Ker AP et al 2015 Increasing crop diversity mitigates weather variations improves yield stability PLoS One 10(2): e0113261 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113261 Gaudin ACM Janovicek K Deen B Hooker DC 2015 Wheat improves nitrogen use efficiency maize soybean-based cropping systems Agric Ecosyst Environ 210:1-10 doi:10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.034 He W Grant BB Smith WN VanderZaag AC Piquette S Qian B Jing Q Rennie TJ Belanger G Jego G Deen B 2019 Assessing alfalfa production historical future climate eastern Canada DNDC model development application Environmental Modelling Software 122 xxx-xxx https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.104540 Jarecki M Grant B Smith W et al 2018 Long-term Trends Corn Yields Soil Carbon Diversified Crop Rotations J Environ Qual doi:10.2134/jeq2017.08.0317 King AE Congreves KA Deen B Dunfield K Simpson MJ Voroney P Wagner-Riddle C 2020 Crop rotations differ soil carbon stabilization efficiency response quality structural plant inputs ambiguous Plant Soil 1-18 Linton NF Ferrari Machado PV Deen B Wagner-Riddle C Dunfield K 2020 Long-term diverse rotation alters nitrogen cycling bacterial groups nitrous oxide emissions nitrogen fertilization Soil Biology Biochemistry 149 xxx-xxx doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.107917 Munkholm LJ Heck RJ Deen B Zidar T 2016 Relationship soil aggregate strength shape porosity soils long-term management Geoderma 268:52-59 doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.01.005 Munroe JW McCormick I Deen B Dunfield K 2016 Effects 30-years crop rotation tillage bacterial archaeal ammonia oxidizers J Environ Qual 948 (June 2015):1-31 doi:10.2134/jeq2015.06.0331 Renwick LR Bowles TM Deen B Gaudin ACM 2018 Potential increased temporal crop diversity improve resource use efficiencies exploiting water nitrogen linkages Agro-Ecosystem Diversity 1st Edition Reconciling Contemporary Agriculture Environmental Quality Ed Lemaire G Carvalho P Kronberg S Recous S Elsevier 474pp ISBN 9780128110508 Van Eerd LL Congreves KA Hayes A Verhallen A Hooker DC 2014 Long-term tillage crop rotation effects soil quality organic carbon total nitrogen Can J Soil Sci 2014 94(3):303-315 doi:10.4141/cjss2013-093 Winstone BC Heck RJ Munkholm LJ Deen B 2018 Characterization soil aggregate structure virtual erosion X-ray CT imagery Soil Tillage Res 185: 70–76 doi:10.1016/j.still.2018.09.001 |
| 2013-02 | 2015-03 | Using soil mineralizable nitrogen and climate factors to improve fertilizer N recommendations for corn in Ontario | Mehdi Sharifi | Trent University (former employee) | Using soil mineralizable nitrogen climate factors improve fertilizer N recommendations corn Ontario Principal Investigator Mehdi Sharifi Research Institution Trent University Project Start February 2013 Project End March 2015 Objectives determine potential capacity Ontario soils supplying nitrogen N corn predict potential capacity Ontario soils supplying N corn simple laboratory N tests assess ability laboratory N tests predicting supply N soil corn develop N fertilizer recommendation table successful laboratory soil N test corn N response trials Impact improved understanding potential capacity Ontario soils supplying nitrogen N crop without N fertilizer application accurate N fertilizer recommendations development new tools assessing N Ontario soils grain farmers fine-tune N fertilizer application rates grain corn maximizing return investment reducing environmental impact Scientific Summary matching nitrogen N supply crop N demand effective meeting economic environmental goals crop production research general N recommendations corn not precise cannot adjust specific weather conditions soil mineralizable nitrogen N main component soil N supply humid temperate region considered N fertilizer recommendations main barrier accurate N recommendations uncertain N mineralization contribution temperature moisture variability unpredictability project aimed develop soil N test includes soil N mineralization contribution plant N requirement improve N fertilizer recommendations corn Ontario soil samples spring analyzed readily mineralizable N fractions chemical laboratory methods correlated relative yield RY maximum economic rate N MERN measured field theory allow correlate calibrate interpret soil N test study conducted 2013 2014 growing seasons 19 sites total pre-plant N test PPNT water soluble N WSN concentration 0-30cm depth planting best predictors fertilizer N requirement 2014 combining data first second growing seasons PPNT WSN planting successful predicting fertilizer N rates success PPNT WSN combining two years data supports inherent variability soil N dependent early season climate soils categorized based soil texture relationships improved grouping soils clay content revealed relationships dependent soil texture coarse textured soils promising relationships laboratory soil N tests field-based indicators soil N supply medium textured soils variable unpredictable responses findings suggest N fertilizer recommendations grain corn improved further field validations required. |
| 2013-02 | 2016-03 | Disease Study Group: Focus on new and emerging soybean diseases | Albert Tenuta | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Disease Study Group, new diseases, emerging diseases, Principal Investigator, Albert Tenuta, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Timeline, February 2013, March 2016, Objectives, organize, Extension personnel, identify, develop Extension material, endemic diseases, Midwest US, information, multiple levels, Extension interface, print, web, video, smartphone, Ontario Grain Farmers magazine, stakeholders, create platform, host, brand, trusted sources, current research summaries, direct, coordinate research priorities, minimize duplication, maximize resources, increase response time, Impacts, dissemination, trusted source, in-season decisions, industry personnel, soybean farmers, awareness, prevent yield losses, Crop Protection Network, CPN, website, Scientific Summary, disease severity, prevalence, crop production practices, environmental conditions, annual threat, sudden death syndrome, SDS, soybean cyst nematode, SCN, sporadic diseases, emerging diseases, North Central Region, Ontario, Extension information, outbreaks, traditional system, research, awareness gap, up-to-date information, North Central Disease Study Group, bridge gap, technical expertise, new disease problems, Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus, SVNV, collaborative efforts, publications, videos, media products, Crop Protection Network development team, web presence, optimization, resources, Soybean Pathology Working Group, stakeholder awareness, print, web, video, disseminated, North Central states, model, template, brand, educational materials, American Society of Agronomy, Extension Education Community Educational Materials Award, external funding partners, multi-state collaboration, university Extension specialists, research-based information, supported, North Central Soybean Research Program, United Soybean Board, USB, Grain Farmers of Ontario, GFO, Purdue University, Iowa State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Michigan State University, Land Grant Universities, United States Department of Agriculture, Project Related Publications, resources. |
| 2012-12 | 2015-03 | Updating and harmonizing corn nitrogen recommendations | Greg Stewart and Ian McDonald | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Updating harmonizing corn nitrogen recommendations Principal Investigator Greg Stewart Ian McDonald Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA Timeline December 2012 March 2015 Objectives harmonized nitrogen recommendation system general recommendation factors soil nitrogen test factors gaps knowledge future research needs prediction nitrogen availability corn soil nitrogen test climatic variability manure cover crop nitrogen supply platform site season specific nitrogen recommendation research weather canopy reflectance Impacts update Pre-Sidedress Nitrogen recommendations recent research data yield expectation component Scientific Summary nitrogen recommendation systems corn Ontario General Recommendation tool soil nitrate adjustment Pre-Sidedress Soil Nitrate Test PSNT distinct differences stakeholders maximum economic rate nitrogen MERN maximum economic yield MEY N:Corn price ratio PSNT introduced 1992 calibration data set trial sites economic fertilizer nitrogen rates regressed near planting date soil nitrate-N concentrations surface 60cm no adjustment crop demand variation fertilizer nitrogen requirements differences soil nitrogen supply corn yield expectation General recommendation tool PSNT recommendation corn yield little effect nitrogen requirements update corn nitrogen recommendations comparison nitrogen recommendations General Old PSNT Refitted PSNT actual MERN long-term corn nitrogen response trial Elora 2009-14 refitted PSNT delta-yield approach fertilizer recommendation difference corn nitrogen requirement demand soil nitrogen available supply adjusted N use efficiency delta-yield plateau yield 0-N yield kg/ha proven yield N-Rich yield agronomic efficiency credit PSNT sample results new Refitted PSNT recommendations accurate nitrogen recommendation old PSNT general recommendations nitrogen management practices correct application rate reducing costs under-applying economic loss yield loss over-applying economic environmental cost excess nitrogen application rates PSNT recommendations approved Ontario Soil Management Research Services Committee OSMRSC improvement prediction accuracy Refitted PSNT method harmonization General recommendations not supported Refitted PSNT higher predictive power General recommendations override General recommendations PSNT conducted External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA Project Related Scientific Popular Publications Stewart G Janovicek K 2015 New Improved Soil Nitrate Test Corn Crop Talk 15(1) http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/field/news/croptalk/2015/ct-0315a1.htm. |
| 2012-12 | 2015-03 | Literature review and database of P and K research data to develop sound best management practices for P and K | Greg Stewart and Ian MCDonald | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Literature review database phosphorus potassium research data best management practices P K Principal Investigators Greg Stewart Ian McDonald Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA Timeline December 2012 March 2015 Objectives studies optimal phosphorus soil levels optimal potassium soil levels corn soybean wheat alfalfa canola edible beans field crop yield response update crop nutrient removal tables targeted maintenance approach P K Recommendation Calculator adoption Best Management Practices BMPs Impacts updated reaffirmed P K recommendations Ontario field crops recent research Scientific Summary OMAFRA phosphorus potassium recommendations field crops corn soybeans winter wheat 1970s sufficiency approach optimize economic returns crop yield applications lower testing soils yield loss inadequate P K fertility perception crop yields increased high yielding corn hybrids soybean wheat varieties science-based information farmers agronomists researchers environmentally sound P K application rates methods timing industry stakeholder confidence Ontario P K best management practices 368 Ontario research trials field crop response P K fertilizers databased 347 distinct research trials corn soybeans cereals alfalfa forages replicated data treatment average data location trial cropping history tillage pesticide inputs P K fertilizer applied product rates timing methods crop yield soil fertility soil texture series nutrient removal tables updated nutrient concentrations corn stover soybean stalks cereal straw 3rd edition Agronomy Guide External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA. |
| 2012-05 | 2015-02 | Understanding and managing the relationship between insect damage and mycotoxin accumulation in grain corn | Art Schaafsma and Jocelyn Smith | University of Guelph (U of G) | Understanding managing relationship insect damage mycotoxin accumulation grain corn Principal Investigators Art Schaafsma Jocelyn Smith Research Institution University of Guelph U of G Timeline May 2012 February 2015 Objectives relationship insect feeding damage corn ears Gibberella ear rot infection mycotoxin accumulation grain corn pest management regimes effective field management strategies control ear-feeding insects Gibberella ear rot mycotoxin accumulation grain corn Impacts incidence WBC feeding injury increased DON concentration grain corn Bt corn products Vip3A hybrids reduce WBC feeding injury Cry1F application insecticide fungicide tank mix full silking R1 efficient prevention deoxynivalenol contamination non-Vip hybrids WBC infestation strategic approach Vip3A corn hybrids fungicides insecticides manage corn pest complex WBC Fusarium graminearum Scientific Summary corn Zea mays L. crops Ontario grain quality losses mycotoxin contamination Gibberella ear rot GER Fusarium graminearum Schwabe Teleomorph Gibberella zeae Schw Petch western bean cutworm Striacosta albicosta Smith Lepidoptera Noctuidae WBC range Ontario deoxynivalenol DON fumonisins FB mycotoxins F. graminearum F. verticillioides kernel damage WBC injury mycotoxins acute chronic deleterious effects humans livestock ear mould incidence threat domestic export grain markets relationship injury WBC Fusarium infection mycotoxin contamination corn insect injury contribute development fungal diseases supplemental entry points infection research goals contribution WBC feeding injury mycotoxin accumulation corn hybrids effectiveness commercially available Bt-corn events insecticide fungicide applications control WBC injury GER mycotoxin contamination effective management strategies Ontario corn producers small plot commercial scale field trials natural artificial WBC disease infestations incidence WBC feeding injury GER increase DON grain corn environmental conditions F. graminearum infection presence WBC injury important DON accumulation severity extent feeding injury field experiments hybrids expressing Vip3A insecticide protein less kernel damage WBC feeding non-Bt Cry1F-expressing hybrids Cry1F better protection insect injury non-Bt hybrids practical resistance Cry1F WBC Ontario documented application pyrethroid diamide insecticides effective reducing kernel damage non-treated control VT R1 stage efficacy Voliam Xpress lambda-cyhalothrin chlorantraniliprole Coragen chlorantraniliprole WBC infestation fungicide application alone reduce DON combination Voliam Xpress Proline R1 separately VT R1 significantly reduced accumulation DON non-treated control External Funding Partners Pioneer Hi-Bred International Ltd. Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc. Bayer Crop Sciences Inc. Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program CAAP AAFC investment project delivered Agricultural Adaptation Council Project Related Scientific Popular Publications Scientific Publications Smith J.L. DiFonzo C.D. Baute T.S. Michel A.P. Krupke C.H. 2019 Ecology management western bean cutworm Lepidoptera Noctuidae corn dry beans Revision focus Great Lakes region Journal Integrated Pest Management 10(1): 27 doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmz025 Smith J.L. Limay-Rios V. Hooker D.C. Schaafsma A.W. 2018 Fusarium graminearum mycotoxins maize associated Striacosta albicosta Lepidoptera Noctuidae injury Journal Economic Entomology 111(3): 1227-1242 doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy005 Smith J.L. Lepping M.D. Rule D.M. Farhan Y. Schaafsma A.W. 2017 Evidence field-evolved resistance Striacosta albicosta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Cry1F Bacillus thuringiensis protein transgenic corn hybrids Ontario Canada Journal Economic Entomology 110(5): 2217-2228 doi: 10.1093/jee/tox228 Extension Publications Baute T. Schaafsma A. Smith J. 2017 WBC 101 ID Control Scouting management field corn Ontario Grain Farmer June/July 2017 Pp 30-32 Baute T. Smith J. Schaafsma A. 2017 Western bean cutworm Scouting management field corn Bulletin http://fieldcropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WBC-Scouting-and-Management-2017-Corn-Final.pdf Smith J. 2014 Scout western bean cutworm ear mould now BauteBugBlog September 22 2014 http://fieldcropnews.com/2014/09/scout-for-western-bean-cutworm-and-ear-mould-now/ Smith J. 2014 Does spraying Bt corn western bean cutworm make sense BauteBugBlog July 7 2014 http://fieldcropnews.com/2014/07/does-spraying-bt-corn-for-western-bean-cutworm-make-sense/ DiFonzo C. Baute T. Hammond R. Krupke C. Michel A. Schaafsma A. Shields E. Smith J. Tooker J. 2013 Consensus recommendation Managing western corn rootworm resistance Bt fringe http://msuent.com/assets/pdf/FringeConsensusSAP2013.pdf Smith J. 2013 ALERT Fields high risk western bean cutworm regions need scouted BauteBugBlog September 20 2013 http://fieldcropnews.com/2013/09/alert-fields-in-high-risk-western-bean-cutworm-regions-need-to-be-scouted/. |
| 2012-05 | 2015-02 | Soybean seedling disease management | Albert Tenuta* & Jason Bond | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)* / Southern Illinois University | Soybean seedling disease management, Principal Investigator, Albert Tenuta, Jason Bond, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, Southern Illinois University, External Funding Partners, Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program, CAAP, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, United Soybean Board, USB, North Central Soybean Research Program, NCSRP, USDA-NIFA Coordinated Agricultural Program, CAP, project start, May 2012, project end, February 2015, objectives, fungi, seedling blights, high throughput diagnostic tools, fungal seedling pathogens, biology, inoculation assays, environmental conditions, epidemiology, impact, pathogen species, Fusarium, Phytophthora, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, disease management solutions, fungicide seed treatments, soybean breeding, variety development, soil temperature, latitude, rapid detection method, Pythium, Phytophthora species, early season stand establishment, collaboration, scientific summary, root rot diseases, stem rot diseases, North America, soybean cyst nematode, resistance genes, early planting, no-till farming, competition, industrial uses, bioenergy uses, reduced stand establishment, plant health, vigor, emergence, production constraints, causal agents, rapid diagnosis, management recommendations, extension materials, environmental conditions, cropping practices, inoculum carriers, germplasm screening, fungicide seed treatments, yield, quality, active ingredient, ethoboxam, Valent Corporation, fungicide sensitivity studies, resistance, communication, cooperation, researchers, 13 states, Oomycete-Soybean Coordinated Agricultural Project, CAP, extension publications, scouting, common soybean seed diseases, Phytophthora root and stem rot. |
| 2012-04 | 2015-05 | Virulence of Phytophthora sojae and soybean resistance to phytophthora root rot (PRR) in Ontario | Allen Xue | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) | Virulence, Phytophthora sojae, soybean resistance, phytophthora root rot, PRR, Ontario, Principal Investigator, Allen Xue, Research Institution, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, AAFC, External Funding Partners, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers, MPSG, project start, April 2012, project end, May 2015, objectives, predominant races, major gene resistance, partial resistance, multi-gene resistance, tolerance, molecular markers, marker assisted selection, MAS, gene pyramiding, impact, identification, resistant soybean varieties, production efficacy, economical return, efficient pesticide use, scientific summary, destructive disease, breeding priorities, severity, central Ontario, eastern Ontario, western Quebec, short-season soybean, resistance genes, RPS1a, Rps1c, Rps1k, Race 1, pathogen race structure, population dynamics, effective resistance, racial profile, virulent races, resistant cultivars, effective life-span, breeding program, race survey, greenhouse experiments, field experiments, soybean cultivars, germplasm, reactions, crossing program, high-yielding cultivars. |
| 2012-04 | 2015-03 | Red clover non-uniformity: field assessment of drought tolerant red clover, delayed seeding strategies and spatial nitrogen application | Ralph C. Martin | University of Guelph | Red clover non-uniformity, field assessment, drought tolerant, delayed seeding strategies, spatial nitrogen application, Principal Investigator, Ralph C. Martin, University of Guelph, OMAFRA, project start, April 2012, project end, March 2015, objectives, red clover stand variation, drought related factors, genetic variation, drought tolerance, uniformity of persistence, over seeding, wheat anthesis, image acquisition, nitrogen application equipment, impact, incorporation, corn, soybean, wheat rotations, soil benefits, soil organic matter, nitrogen credit, variable nitrogen applications, nitrous oxide emissions, scientific summary, benefits, uniform stands, nitrogen fertilizer reductions, crop yield increases, soil quality improvements, soil carbon increases, resurgence, non-uniformity of stands, nitrogen contributions, environmental concern, high nitrogen, high carbon zones, risk, previous research, factors, strategies, water stress, biomass, stand densities, machine learning classifiers, full-field red clover maps, aerial mosaic image, sparse ground truth data, red clover ground cover, volunteer winter wheat, oil seed radish, bare soil, accurate system, variable rate applications, commercial producers, reduce risk, N2O emissions. |
| 2012-04 | 2015-04 | Brown marmorated stink bug monitoring for Ontario | Tracey Baute | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | Brown marmorated stink bug, monitoring, Ontario, Principal Investigator, Tracey Baute, Research Institution, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, OMAFRA, External Funding Partners, OMAFRA/University of Guelph Research Partnership, Emergency Management, project start, April 2012, project end, April 2015, objectives, corn fields, soybean fields, presence, feeding damage, education, awareness, impact, early detection system, distribution, rapid response, management strategies, crop damage, producers, agricultural representatives, consultants, homeowners, citizen scientists, identification, invasive species, scientific summary, Halyomorpha halys, invasive pest, Asia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic US, host crops, injury, discolouration, unmarketable product, purple seed stain, delay maturity, aborted ears, monitoring, education, survey project, urban locations, natural locations, high traffic locations, tree host species, collaboration, extension personnel, summer staff, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, grower co-operators, crop consultants, tree host sampling, monitoring, buckthorn, ash, Catalpa, choke cherry, crab apple, dogwood, American cranberry bush, honeysuckle, lilac, American basswood, Manitoba maple, box elder, mulberry, rose, tree of heaven, walnut, wild grape, field crops, overwintering populations, breeding populations, urban settings, spread, risk, detections, southern Ontario, crops, project continuation. |
| 2012-03 | 2015-02 | Tolerance of Roundup Ready corn to a tankmix of Roundup plus MCPA for the control of field horsetail | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph | Tolerance Roundup Ready corn tankmix Roundup MCPA control field horsetail Principal Investigator Peter Sikkema Research Institution University of Guelph Project Start March 2012 Project End February 2015 Objectives determine tolerance Roundup Ready corn tankmix Roundup MCPA determine efficacious herbicides control field horsetail Impact determination best stage apply tankmix Roundup MCPA Roundup Ready corn infested field horsetail good weed management minimal crop injury determination Broadstrike RC MCPA good control field horsetail corn greater weed control options managing field horsetail corn Scientific Summary field horsetail Equisetum arvense competitive weed Canada historically found undisturbed areas meadows river banks fencerows recent years moved fertile grain fields adapted agronomic practices grows height 80 cm normally 30 40 cm tall significant yield losses reported corn heavy field horsetail stands densities 400 shoots meter extensive deep rhizomes inadequate control annual tillage cut top growth presence field horsetail dramatic yield monetary losses cost-effective control measures Ultim group 2 nicosulfuron rimsulfuron Broadstrike RC group 2 flumetsulam MCPA amine postemergence POST applied registered herbicides field corn potential control field horsetail applied alone combination study investigated increasing doses MCPA post-emergence V2 4-leaf V6 8-leaf stages corn desirable complement current weed management programs glyphosate-resistant maize little information sensitivity glyphosate-resistant maize glyphosate MCPA amine applied POST doses application timings Ontario environmental conditions determining appropriate MCPA amine dose application timing help maize growers avoid crop injury associated yield loss additional option control glyphosate tolerant weeds field horsetail results indicate tolerance corn MCPA application timing dependent corn sensitive MCPA application timing delayed rate MCPA increased MCPA applied postemergence provided 66% control field horsetail corn Broadstrike provided 50% control application herbicides alone acceptable control field horsetail tankmix MCPA Broadstrike applied post-emergence provided 83% control field horsetail corn. |
| 2012-03 | 2015-02 | Effect of herbicide-fungicide tankmixes on winter wheat injury and yield 2012-2015 | Peter Sikkema | University of Guelph | Effect of herbicide-fungicide tankmixes, winter wheat, injury, yield, 2012-2015, Principal Investigator, Peter Sikkema, University of Guelph, project start, March 2012, project end, February 2015, objectives, identify, tankmixes, visible injury, impact, herbicide-fungicide tank mixtures, moisture content, recommendations, safe tank mixtures, Ontario, growers, margin of crop safety, POST application, new herbicides, Refine M, Trophy, Peak, Pardner, integrated option, weed management, disease control, scientific summary, disclaimer, weed control, disease management, postemergence application, control, grass, broadleaf weeds, single, multiple POST applications, fungicides, Twinline, Stratego, Quilt, Acapela, application timing, combination, co-application, reduce passes, fuel, labor costs, machinery, soil compaction, mechanical damage, published data, compatibility, environmental conditions, research, consistent control, problem weeds, adequate margin of safety, crop height, yield, field studies, Ridgetown Campus, Ontario, crop injury, estimates, scale, weeks after treatment, non-treated control, visible crop injury, transient, moisture content, maturity, integrated option, improve crop production efficiency. |
| 2012-03 | 2016-02 | Precision agriculture and intensive production systems | Tony Balkwill | NithField Advanced Agronomy | Precision agriculture intensive production systems Principal Investigator Tony Balkwill Research Institution NithField Advanced Agronomy Project Start March 2012 Project End February 2016 Objectives compare traditional potash potassium applications precision agriculture variable rate applications GPS grid samples soil test levels yield crop removal amounts economics fertility application methods return on investment ROI nutrient efficiency potash fertilizer soil systems soil fertility variable rate fertilizer environmentally responsible Scientific Summary Precision Agriculture technological advances agriculture adaptation technology implementation understanding farmers agronomic practices historical fields farmed whole target areas specific needs measure economics environmental changes technology available gap bridging old practices precise systems recommendations technology risk growers precision agronomics variable rate fertilizer prescription research project Variably Controlled Agronomic Precision options variable rate fertilizer prescriptions Potassium conventional one rate approaches yield maps management decisions outcome challenges results variable rate fertilizer application methods key information prescription K applications recommendations one rate programs ppm soil test recommendations right rate outcomes significant Variable Rate potash applications cation exchange capacity CEC ppm K test economic fertility return crop removal variable rate application no soil test data crops soybeans wheat corn specific varieties cultivars genetic lines luxury consumption observation trial further works large scale field sized research foundation true economics environmental sustainability intensive agriculture precision agronomics small plot research large scale field variability equipment utilization local industry historical research new area study unknown challenges uptake development newer technologies measured understood efficient sustainable farming careful invested research problem. |
| 2012-01 | 2018-02 | Re-evaluating phosphorus and potassium management for corn, soybeans and wheat in Ontario | Horst Bohner & David Hooker | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and University of Guelph (U of G) | Re-evaluating phosphorus potassium management corn soybeans wheat Ontario Principal Investigators Horst Bohner David Hooker Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs OMAFRA University of Guelph Timeline January 2012 February 2018 Objectives corn-soybean-wheat rotation low soil test P K levels build-up areas moderate P K soil test levels high rates P K fertilizer maintenance P K soil tests adequate low background fertility economic yield responses current OMAFRA P K recommendations economic yields high yield environments Impacts economically effective phosphorus potassium fertility program sufficiency build-and-maintain approaches economic sustainability efficient use P K fertilizer Scientific Summary phosphorus potassium recommendations Ontario 1960s 1970s fertilizer prices crop yields demand removal grain P K corn yields soybean yields wheat yields phosphorus potassium removal higher yields maintenance fertilizer rates long-term research Ontario grain yields low levels build moderate levels current sufficiency approach build-and-maintain approach long-term field trials corn soybean wheat response yields measured sufficiency fertilizer rates low testing soils greater than 21 ppm P 120 ppm K three-year soybean-winter wheat-corn rotation results corn yields starter blend P K low background fertility levels 35 bu/ac moderate soil test values 9 bu/ac response starter fertilizers soil test P K increased liquid starter MAP potash blend high starter treatment starter fertilizer rates current OMAFRA recommendations yield corn starter fertilizers maximize yields low soil test levels sufficiency approach lower yields soybean yields starter blend P K low background fertility 5 bu/ac moderate soil test values less than 2 bu/ac liquid starter dry MAP potash P nutrition critical soybean yield starter fertilizer rates OMAFRA recommendations wheat yields MAP in-furrow low background soil test levels 15 bu/ac addition potash did not increase yield moderate soil test P K 3 bu/ac response starter fertilizers highest wheat yields moderate soil test values P K build moderate levels soil test responses crop removal added fertilizer soil test values increased faster than anticipated economical analysis build/maintain approach sufficiency approach External Funding Partners Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance collaboration government Ontario University of Guelph. |
| 2011-07 | 2018-09 | OMAFRA Extension Support | Horst Bohner | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) | This project is dedicated to improvements in Agricultural Extension and is focused on three main areas: Improved Information Gathering, Enhanced Extension Efforts, and Breaking Issue Support. |
| 2011-04 | 2015-03 | Impact of tillage, planting systems, fertilizer placement and residue removal on crop establishment | Horst Bohner and Greg Stewart | Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Impact tillage planting systems fertilizer placement residue removal crop establishment Principal Investigator Horst Bohner Greg Stewart Research Institution Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs Timeline April 2011 March 2015 Objectives information different tillage options planting systems fertilizer placement residue removal impact crop establishment development yield maximize crop productivity residue levels soil erosion 30% crop residue cover Impacts field trials understanding tillage systems economics soil residue management effectiveness production systems equipment trials economic yield residue management performance seed drill row unit planter tillage treatments literature review soil erosion crop residue management tillage treatment soil loss percent residue cover scientific summary no-till reduced tillage economic environmental benefits conventional tillage intensive practices perceived production issues no-till systems lower yields corn residue study tillage options planting systems fertilizer placement residue removal impact crop establishment maximize productivity scientifically reduce soil erosion field trial data soybean trials tillage stalk chopping seeding equipment nitrogen fertilizer combinations residue removal No Removal Intermediate Removal Nearly Complete Removal field scale replicated trials minimal tillage verify results soil types growing regions corn trials impact tillage residue removal fertilizer placement corn production management strategies corn stalk uses maximizing yields preventing erosion residue cover residue removal 30% economic incentive corn stalks residue removal reduced tillage corn yields conservation tillage yields vertical tillage moldboard disc-ripper Master of Science Thesis University of Guelph literature review soil erosion crop residue cover Knowledge Translation Transfer strategy tillage residue cover soil health recommendations trend away no-till soybean production corn residue soil surface reducing yields aggressive tillage mouldboard plow issues no-till soybean production higher soil moisture cooler soil temperatures reduced N availability delayed plant development slower nodulation reduced planter performance stand establishment findings no yield reduction traditional no-till soybean production chopped corn stalks yield reduction row unit planter minimal tillage gain yield losses traditional no-till disadvantaged aggressive tillage practices corn after corn profitable rotation soil health perspective crop rotations corn stover industrial possibilities outcomes data grow corn after corn stover use efficiency high yields soil protection erosion risks External Funding Partners Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs project related publications None |
| 2010-09 | 2015-09 | Exploring the density tolerance, yield potential paradigm | Elizabeth Lee | University of Guelph | Exploring density tolerance yield potential paradigm Principal Investigator Elizabeth Lee Research Institution University of Guelph Timeline September 2010 September 2015 Objectives determine planting density tolerance yield potential mutually exclusive biological processes evaluate genetic variation yield potential elite germplasm pool investigate genetic improvement density tolerance spikelets develop normally investigate genotype environment GxE affects kernel number per plant influences proportion normal spikelets ear investigate genetic variation Long Ear phenotype Iowa Long Ear Synthetic BSLE population reduces proportion spikelets develop atypical morphology Impacts improved understanding GxE effects kernel number lead improved corn breeding programs Scientific Summary grain yield maize directly proportional kernel number increased nearly 7-fold 70 years intensive breeding efforts increase grain yield impressive enhancement abiotic stress tolerance plant population density stress nitrogen stress cold temperature stress water stress weed competition herbicide tolerances enhanced unintended consequence selection increased grain yield yield potential plant number kernels optimal conditions not changed question focus research project possible increase yield potential density tolerance not antagonistic mutually exclusive processes demonstrated 70+ years selection elite Iodent germplasm pool still contains genetic variation yield potential genetic variation elite Stiff Stalk germplasm pool not present sample used genomic regions associated yield potential distinctly different regions involved density response findings suggest ability make genetic progress grain yield relationship number properly developed florets kernel number relationship breaks down across years suggesting factors involved determining kernel number demonstrated Long-Ear genetics novel source genetic variation increases amount pre-silking biomass accumulated enhance genetic gains grain yield shorter growing seasons Funding Partners Natural Sciences Engineering Research Council Canada Project Related Publications Jaroenchai C 2017 Potential Long-Ear Genetic Background Improve Short-Season Maize Hybrids PhD dissertation University Guelph MacKenzie J.O 2015 Examination Genetic Improvement Floret Number Morphology Maize Zea mays L MSc thesis University Guelph Moum G 2015 Year Plant Population Density Effects Ear Initial Development Grain Yield MSc thesis University Guelph. |
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