plant science News Archive
Research and International
UM awarded $2.5 million to establish a new global innovation centre for plant resilience
November 13, 2024 —
Dr. Olivia Wilkins, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences has been awarded $2.5 million through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Alliance Grant program, to fund the Canadian contribution to the new USD 16.3 million Global Center: Sustainable Plant Innovation and Resilience through International Teamwork (C-SPIRIT).
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
World Food Day 2024: UM researchers tackle global food security and chronic disease challenges
October 16, 2024 —
UM researchers are working to create healthy communities and promote environmental sustainability.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Western Producer: VIDEO – Study seeks more information on pod shatter resistance
September 25, 2024 —
University of Manitoba researchers test canola cultivars to identify genetic material that has tolerance to pod shatter.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Grain News: How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans
September 17, 2024 —
How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Baking Business: Research reveals how bread helped transform the ancient world
September 11, 2024 —
Research reveals how bread helped transform the ancient world
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Grainews: VIDEO: Bringing new pod-shatter resistant canola to market
August 27, 2024 —
Pod-shatter tolerance in canola is a valuable trait to have if you want as much of your harvest as possible to reach the bin
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Remembering Professor Louis Lenz
August 26, 2024 —
Professor Louis M. Lenz passed away on August 13, 2024, at the age of 91.
Research and International
New study explains how bread transformed the ancient world with help from UM researcher
August 23, 2024 —
A major study co-authored by UM Plant Science researcher Dr. Harmeet Chawla in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences is revealing the evolution and origin of bread.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Western Producer: Cover crops pose challenge for Prairie farmers
August 9, 2024 —
Cover crops can provide benefits, but incorporating them into other cropping systems, especially when growing herbicide-tolerant crops including canola, can be a challenge.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Manitoba Co-operator: Keep last year’s canola out of your soybeans
July 31, 2024 —
Research from the University of Manitoba aims to get a better handle on the problem of volunteer canola in soybeans.