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This project will address the decline in planted barley acres in AB that is resulting in reduced crop diversity and threatening the cropping system sustainability in the province.
The yields of new feed barley cultivars have declined or at best remained static compared to varieties registered 15 years ago in according to data from AFSC. Barley acreage are also declining by an average of 3% per ye…
Demand for Canada’s high-quality malt and feed barley is increasing. To prepare for and nurture this growth, it is critical that we continue to develop barley varieties with improved traits.
Barley holds great value for the feed industry but it is still not the first choice for many livestock producers. This research aims to increase the competitiveness of barley for swine diets by substantiating how and why…
Progress has been made towards the completion of a meta-analysis of the relationship between barley consumption and glycemic response. A comprehensive literature search has been completed and a systematic selection of qu…
The project aims to develop strategies to utilize third-generation silage inoculants during forage preservation in order to enhance the feeding value and utilization of forages in cow-calf and beef cattle operations.
The project aims to generate DNA sequence data and microbial species information in order to address knowledge gaps that currently exist regarding diversity, composition and fate of microbial communities during different…
This project will provide information on which barley varieties respond best to nitrogen both in terms of nitrogen-use efficiency and effect on end quality of malting and feed barley.
Plant growth regulators (PGR) can be a very cost-effective method of reducing the incidence of lodging, which can cause barley yield losses of up to 80 per cent. However, little research has been conducted in Western Can…
The project aims to assess the feasibility of, and risks associated with, using a pre-harvest glyphosate application as a dry-down on malting barley. Preliminary results indicate that pre-harvest glyphosate, when applied…
The objectives of this study are to increase the effectiveness of selection of two-row hulled malting varieties and to develop quality selection criteria for hulless malting lines within the Lacombe Field Crop Developmen…
The objectives of this project are to discover genetic markers and techniques for identifying malting barley varieties.
The project aims to improve malting barley production in Eastern Canada through identification of improved malting barley cultivars. Barley breeders with the University of Saskatchewan and Alberta Agriculture, and in Aus…
The project will produce malt and feed barley varieties with improved agronomic performance (e.g., yield, disease resistance, lodging resistance, lower grain protein) and quality attributes for both the malting and brewi…
The project aims to develop six-row malting barley cultivars for Western Canada, with improved disease resistance and agronomic performance combined with enhanced quality traits, in order to expand market opportunities a…
The project aims to develop two-row malting barley varieties for Western Canada, with improved disease resistance and agronomic performance combined with enhanced quality traits, in order to expand market opportunities a…
This activity supports the improvement of wholegrain barley products with regards to microbial safety as well as desirable physicochemical properties and end-use quality.
In the marketplace, feed barley for pigs is undervalued compared to feed wheat. Barley can contain unique properties related to the fermentation of starch and fibre that may have important implications for gut health.
The project will provide important information on the best seeding-rate and nitrogen-rate combinations to optimize beta-glucan levels in Hulless barley varieties, and thus enhance the health value and market feasibility …
The project will produce hulless barley varieties with improved agronomic performance (e.g., yield, disease resistance, lodging resistance) and quality attributes to take advantage of potential novel markets in the malti…
The project aims to develop two-row hulless food barley cultivars for Western Canada, with improved disease resistance and agronomic performance with enhanced quality traits, in order to meet the needs of farmers and the…
The project aims to develop two-row covered feed barley varieties for Western Canada, with improved disease resistance and agronomic performance combined with enhanced quality traits, in order to expand market opportunit…
The project aims to 1) determine and contrast the effects of monocultures, mixtures, intercropping and rotational diversity on crop health, disease levels, productivity and quality in a cereal silage production system; 2…
We plan to develop in vitro or lab-based phenotyping methods that accurately characterize disease resistance mechanisms and that can be used for quick disease resistance selection within a breeding program.
The project aims to develop six-row forage/feed barley cultivars for Western Canada, with improved disease resistance and agronomic performance with enhanced quality traits, in order to meet farmers’ needs and to contr…
Approximately 1 million acres of cereal forage is grown in Alberta annually. Small grain forages are assumed to be among the least expensive feedstuffs for ruminants. Forage varieties are still chosen on the basis of vis…
The primary objective of this project was to develop barley varieties with enhanced nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). The development of barley varieties with enhanced NUE presents the opportunity to lower input costs for f…
The project will explore crop management systems—analyzing factors such as in-crop nitrogen fertilizer, foliar fungicides and plant growth regulators—to maximize the profitability of Alberta growers.
The project aims to develop a comprehensive guide for the barley feed industry that can be used by livestock producers, the feed industry and extension specialists.
Barley is a major grain in the beef cattle diet in Alberta, but not in Japan. This project aims to investigate the effects of replacing 25 per cent of the corn in the Japanese beef cattle diet with Canadian barley in ter…
Research is Alberta Grains' most significant investment for a reason. Development of new, improved genetics and best management practices will be key to helping producers adapt to changing environments, government policies and both domestic and international market demands, all while maximizing their profit.