Research Project List

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| Project No. |
Title / Project
Leader |
| OREP-01 |
Genetic resistance of fusarium
headblight (fHB) in Wheat- Combining Brazilian and Chinese
sources of FHB resistance genes into Ontario Soft White
and Hard Red Winter Wheat - Dr. Radhey S. Pandeya - Eastern
Cereals & Oilseed Res. Centre, AAFC, Ottawa, ON |
|
OREP-02 |
Development of white mould
resistant soybean with Oxalate Oxidase and through the identification
of resistance genes - Dr. Daina Simmonds, Eastern Cereals
and Oilseed Res. Centre, AAFC, Ottawa, ON |
|
OREP-03 |
Fusarium resistance and genetic
improvement in Ontario corn through biotechnology -
Dr. Jas Singh, Eastern Cereals and Oilseed Res. Centre,
AAFC, Ottawa, ON |
|
OREP-04 |
Application
of biotechnology to pest and pesticide resistance
in dry beans - Dr. K. Peter Pauls, Dept. of Crop Sci.,
Univ. of Guelph,Guelph, ON |
|
OREP-05 |
A study of pectic substances
of soybeans in relation to water absorption - Dr. W.John
Mullin, - Food Processing & Quality Improvement Group,
AAFC, Guelph, ON |
|
OREP-06 |
Improvement of functional
properties of mustard products - Dr. W. Steve
Cui, Food Processing & Quality Improvement Group,
AAFC, Guelph, ON |
|
OREP-07 |
Development of a biological
control agent for crown gall disease of grapevine -
Dr. Diane Cuppels, Southern Crop Protection and Food
Research Centre (SCPFRC), AAFC, London, ON |
|
OREP-08 |
Development of an integrated
approach to the control of bacterial diseases of tomato
and pepper - Dr. Diane Cuppels, Southern Crop
Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC), AAFC, London,
ON |
|
OREP-09 |
Development of rapid and
quantitative procedure for identification of plant pathogenic
Streptomyces spp from soil - Dr. George Lazarovits
Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC),
AAFC, London, ON |
|
OREP-10 |
Development of methods to
differentiate and specifically detect the soilborne fungal
pathogen Cylindrocarpon destructans, to improve management
of Cylindrocarpon root rot on ginseng - Dr. Kathy Dobinson,
Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre (SCPFRC),
AAFC, London, ON |
|
OREP-11 |
Development of transgenic
soybean with cyst nematode resistance - Dr. Barry J.
Shelp, Dept. of Hort. Sci., Univ of Guelph, Guelph, ON |
|
OREP-12 |
Increasing Nitrogen Use Efficiency
In Corn Production Systems: Quantifying Effects Of Quality
Of Soil Structure And Water Regimes - Dr. Bev D. Kay.,
Land Resource Sci.., Univ of Guelph, Guelph, ON |
|
OREP-13 |
Formulation and delivery
of an actinomycete biocontrol agent for damping-off and
seedling root rots in greenhouse-grown plug transplants
- Dr. Jim Traquair, Southern Crop Protection & Food
Research Centre, AAFC, London, ON |
|
OREP-14 |
Development of alternative,
IPM-Compatible strategies for organophosphate resistant
oblique-banded leafroller on apple - Bernt Solymar,
Ont. Ministry of Agric. Food & Rural Affairs, Simcoe, ON |
|
OREP-15 |
Use of natural fruit volatiles
for reduction of postharvest rot of stonefruits and pears
- Lisa J. Skog, Hort. Res. Inst. of Ontario, Univ. of
Guelph, Vineland, ON |
|
OREP-16 |
Management of soybean cyst
nematode with winter wheat/legume rotations - Dr. Terry
Anderson, Greenhouse and Processing Crops Res. Centre, Harrow,
ON |
|
OREP-17 |
Enhancement of protein and
carbohydrate quality of food- and feed-type soybean and
development of molecular markers for protein - Dr. Vaino
Poysa, Greenhouse and Processing Crops Res. Centre, AAFC,
Harrow, ON |
|
OREP-18 |
Control Systems For Problem
Weeds In Field Crops And Characterization of Resistance
To ALS-Inhibiting Herbicides In Amaranthus sp. -
Dr. Al Hamill, Greenhouse and Processing Crops Res.
Centre, AAFC, Harrow, ON |
|
OREP-19 |
Sustainable pollination services
for Ontario's crops - Dr. Peter G. Kevan, Environmental
Biology, Univ of Guelph, Guelph, ON |
| OREP-20 |
Biological control and sustainable
management of tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris, in
Ontario - Dr. Bruce Broadbent, Southern Crop Protection
& Food Research Centre, AAFC, Vineland,ON |
|
OREP-21 |
Micropropagation of Canadian
ginseng - Dr. Daniel Brown, Southern Crop Protection
& Food Research Centre, AAFC, London, ON |
|
OREP-22 |
Use of Plants for Production
of an Animal Vaccine - Dr. Jim Brandle, Southern Crop
Protection & Food Research Centre, AAFC, London, ON |
|
OREP-23 |
Biological control of fire
blight by induced resistance in pear and apple - Dr.
Antonet M. Svircev, Southern Crop Protection & Food Research
Centre, AAFC, Vineland, ON |
|
OREP-24 |
Development
of high quality corn for dry milling and production of Mexican
food products - Dr. Art Schaafsma
- Ridgetown College, Univ of Guelph, Ridgetown,ON |
|
OREP-25 |
Improved quality and storability
of onions and carrots through sustainable management of
soilborne diseases - Mary R. McDonald, Muck Crops Research
Station, Univ of Guelph, Kettleby,ON |
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