
Tag Archives plant breeding
The benefits of sex-free agriculture
With crop breeding by apomixes, seed-saving could change up the seed industry

New advances in chickpea breeding
Chickpea breeder Bunyamin Tar’an explains what breeders’ goals in variety development

Bayer brings hybrid spring wheats to Saskatchewan
Bayer hopes to have its new spring wheat hybrids in farmers' fields in six to eight years

New fall ryes have all the features
Bake it, drink it, or feed it to livestock – it's high quality and high value

Perennial wheat more than a pipedream
It's still years from commercialization, but early perennial wheat research is promising

Recommended malt barley varieties
Tired of the same old thing? Try a new malt barley variety this spring
Find the right cereal variety for your farm
Agronomy tips... from the field

New oat varieties on the horizon
New oat varieties focus on yield, milling quality and oat disease resistance

New research shows plants talking
Plant researchers are finding a surprising amount of unseen communication among plants

Seabuckthorn berries — nutritious and tasty
Just ask Betty Forbes at Saskatoon’s Farmers’ Market