Research Database

Manitoba Canola Growers works to fund, direct, develop and distribute practical, science-based research.

 

MCGA is strengthening its network of research collaborations, increasing the value for every research dollar. We are focused on building a better communication network with our members so the research results come back to the farm faster.

 

*This new research database will continue to be updated over time. Not all research funded by MCGA is archived on this page at this time.

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Start year End Year Priority(ies) Title Researcher(s)
2017 2020 Agronomic Practices Pre-harvest Herbicide and Desiccation Options for Straight-combining Canola: Effects on Plant and Seed Dry-down, Yield, and Seed Quality Chris Holzapfel - Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF), Stewart Brandt - Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation, Jessica Weber - Western Applied Research Corporation, Ken Coles - Farming Smarter, Kabal Gill - Smokey Applied Research and Demonstration Association, Nirmal Hari - Prairies East Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
2017 2020 Agronomic Practices Compaction Impacts on Canola Establishment Curtis Cavers - AAFC (Portage La Prairie), Byron Irvine - Agricultural Credit Corporation, John Fitzmaurice - AAFC (Winnipeg), Lorne Grieger - PAMI
2017 2022 Diseases Monitoring the Race Dynamics of Leptosphaeria maculans for Effective Deployment and Rotation of Resistance Genes for Sustainable Management of Blackleg of Canola in Western Canada Gary Peng - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Saskatoon), Fengqun Yu - AAFC (Saskatoon)
2016 2020 Insects Surveillance Networks for Beneficial Insects: Can Natural Habitats Serve as Insect Reservoirs, and Do They Contribute to Canola Yield? Jessamyn Manson - University of Alberta, Paul Galpern - University of Calgary, Andony Melathopoulos - University of Calgary, Monica Kohler - Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, Gregory Sekulic - Canola Council of Canada
2016 2017 Agronomic Practices Canola Response and Minimizing N Losses in Two-pass Seeding-fertilization Systems with Varying Placement Methods in Manitoba Mario Tenuta - University of Manitoba, Kevin Baron - University of Manitoba, Don Flaten - University of Manitoba
2016 2017 Agronomic Practices Determining Best Practices for Summer Storage of Canola Joy Agnew - Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute, Jay Mak - Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
2016 2019 Agronomic Practices Developing Canola Agronomy with Precision Planters Ken Coles - Farming Smarter , Adil Akbar - Farming Smarter, Robert Blackshaw - Farming Smarter, Eric Bremer - Symbio Ag Consulting
2016 2019 Agronomic Practices Enhancing the Beneficial Root Microbiome in Canola Chantal Hamel - AAFC (Swift Current), Luke Bainard - AAFC (Quebec), Marc St-Arnaud - Institut de recherche en biologie végétale, Mohamed Hiriji - Université de Montréal, Chih-Ying Lay - Institut de recherche en biologie végétale
2015 2018 Agronomy Research, Diseases Identification and Genetic Mapping of Brassica napus for Resistance to Pathotype 5X of Plasmodiophora brassicae Fengqun Yu - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Saskatoon), Gary Peng - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Saskatoon), Bruce Gossen - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (Saskatoon), Stephen Strelkov - University of Manitoba, Sheau-Fang Hwang - Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
2015 2018 Agronomy Research, Diseases Characterization of the New Strains of the Pathogen in Alberta Sheau-Fang Hwang - Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (AARD), Stephen Strelkov - University of Alberta

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