The three Prairie provincial canola grower associations have selected 14 new canola research projects to receive funding under the Canola Agronomic Research Program (CARP), a Feb. 24 news release says.
The investment includes over $1.6 million from Alberta Canola, SaskCanola and Manitoba Canola Growers, as well as matching funds of over $1 million from the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) and $450,000 contributed from Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR). The total investment into 2022 CARP projects is over $3.2 million.
The 2022 projects awarded funding are focused on:
- Surveillance of pathogen and insect populations,
- Abiotic stress tolerance,
- Weed management, including herbicide resistant weeds,
- Crop physiology,
- Pollinator impact on yield stability,
- Integrated disease management, and
- Improving nitrogen management and reducing nitrous oxide emissions.
The release notes CARP supports canola agronomic research focused on increasing yield and profitability, reducing production risk and enhancing sustainability.
Source : seed.ab.ca