For 2013-14 BMBRI has made a significant change in the grant funding process. BMBRI has joined with other grower funding agencies to become a major industry partner in the new five-year (2013 – 2018) Barley Research Cluster which will receive up about $8 million in federal funding under AAFC’s Agri Innovation Program (AIP). BMBRI’s has committed grant funding to eleven malting barley related projects within the overall Cluster within the five year window (see table below).
AIP Barley Cluster Projects in which BMBRI will be a funding partner:
Breeding Two-row Malting Barley Cultivars for Western Canada
Dr. Bill Legge, AAFC Brandon
Barley Germplasm with Improved FHB Resistance
Dr. Bill Legge, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Brandon
Breeding Two-Row Feed and Malting Barley Varieties
Dr. Aaron Beattie, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Association Mapping for Agronomic Traits in Two-Row Barley (malting)
Dr. Aaron Beattie, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Scald Resistance Gene Mapping and Breeding
Dr. Aaron Beattie, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon
Enhancing selection for malting quality in two-rowed and hulless barley
Dr. Pat Juskiw, Alberta Agriculture Field Crop Development Centre, Lacombe
Feed and Malting barley: Linking Enzymes to Disease Resistance
Feed and Malting barley: Linking Enzymes to Disease Resistance
Effect of rate and timing of a pre-harvest glyphosate application on seed germination, yield and quality of malting barley
Dr. John O’Donovan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe
Effect of plant growth regulator (PGR) application on yield and quality of malting barley
Dr. John O’Donovan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe
Dr. John O’Donovan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe
Dr. John O’Donovan, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe
Development of improved cultural practices for malting barley production in Eastern
Dr. Aaron Mills, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Charlettetown
Other projects which will be funded by BMBRI in 2013-15 (outside of Barley Cluster)
2013-2016: Assess the impacts of low temperatures on seed germination and seedling performance of spring barley and identify molecular markers for cold hardiness toward the breeding of high and stable yielding varieties and malting quality of spring barley in Canada
Dr. Ludovic Capo-Chichi, Bioresource Technologies Business Unit, Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures, Vegreville
2014-2015: Application and Evaluation of Genomic Selection for Improving Fusarium Head Blight Resistance and Lowering DON Accumulation in Two-Row Malting Barley
Dr. Dilantha Fernando, University of Manitoba
2014-15: Effects of digestibility of barley cell wall pollysaccharides on viscosity and filterability of wort
Dr. Marta Izydorczyk, Canadian Grain Commission, Grain Research Laboratory, Winnipeg
