plant science News Archive
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Remembering Dr. Ed Larter
May 15, 2023 —
Dr. Edward (Ed) Nathan Larter, retired professor emeritus in the Department of Plant Science, passed away on May 9, 2023.
Eight UM courses that’ll get you hands-on with climate change and make you a better Earth citizen
April 19, 2023 —
So you want to be a better Earth citizen. Good. We have a course for that. Lots of them, really.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Better Farming Prairie: Reading FHB Resistance Ratings
January 6, 2023 —
UM research not only assists in assessing Fusarium head blight but helps guide breeding programs towards FHB resistance.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Organic agronomy training aims to respond to growing demand from producers
December 20, 2022 —
A free course in early January offers agronomists and farmers the opportunity to learn from one of the Canada's top organic experts.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
A new crop of academics join the Faculty
December 10, 2022 —
New professors and instructors from a variety of disciplines began with the Faculty in 2022.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New Plant Science prof to use bioinformatics to design resilient crops
December 1, 2022 —
Dr. Harmeet Singh Chawla joined the Department of Plant Science as Assistant Professor in Plant Genomics and Genetics on August 15, 2022.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Top Crop Manager: “Immunizing” canola against blackleg
November 11, 2022 —
Biological technique developed at UM showed successful control of virulent pathogen in trial.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Research chair dedicated to integrated weed management
September 23, 2022 —
Dr. Dilshan Benaragama is the Manitoba Crop Protection Chair in Weed Management, thanks to the support of grower organizations.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
New plant science prof to delve into ecology and biology of weeds
September 12, 2022 —
Dilshan Benaragama joined the Department of Plant Science as an Assistant Professor and industry research chair in Crop Protection (Weed Science) from May 1, 2022.
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
Germination: How Dilantha Fernando Saved the Canola Industry Billions in Revenue
April 1, 2022 —
A short profile of Dilantha Fernando