Lead Applicant: Eric Lyons

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Elora Field Crops & University of Guelph - Ridgetown Campus (OAC) Field Crops & Winchester Field Crops

Research Summary: This project will identify physiological and molecular mechanisms that promote survival under low-temperature flooding and ice encasement (LTFIC). This will allow wheat breeders to screen crops for traits associated with superior survival capabilities in the absence of severe winter environmental conditions. These initiatives will result in the identification of elite winter wheat varieties that are adapted to the Ontario climate and better agronomic management practices to maximize the sustainability of winter wheat in crop rotation.