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Comparative analysis of ZoomAgri and DNA-based methods for the assessment of varietal purity in barley 2025-11-12 Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
An island of receptor-like genes at the Rrs13 locus on barley chromosome 6HS co-locate with three novel sources of scald resistance. 2024-10-09 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Artificial intelligence analysis of contributive factors in determining blackleg disease severity in canola farmlands 2024-12-15 Paper Oilseeds
Carotenoid cellular uptake and antioxidant activity from differently cooked semolina and whole wheat pasta 2024-11-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Comparison of calibration strategies for accurate quantitation by isotope dilution mass spectrometry: a case study of ochratoxin A in flour. 2024-12-23 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Developments in analytical techniques for mycotoxin determination: an update for 2022-23 2024-02-22 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Draft genome sequence of Enterobacter sp. from wheat grain 2024-02-15 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Effect of variety, growing location and year on composition, certain antinutritional factors, and functionality of faba beans (Vicia faba) grown in Canada 2024-05-28 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Effects of different timing and rate of glyphosate application on the residue level, grain quality, and processing performance of two Canadian malting barley varieties 2024-08-29 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Ergot of cereals: Toxins, pathogens and management 2024-04-13 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Identification of Canadian barley varieties by high-throughput SNP genotyping 2024-04-26 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Pilot scale air classification of flours from hulled and hull-less barley for the production of protein enriched ingredients 2024-05-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Species diversity of Fusarium head blight and deoxynivalenol (DON) levels in Western Canadian wheat fields 2024-12-19 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
The effects of pre-harvest glyphosate rate and timing oyield and pre-malt quality of malting barley 2024-06-04 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
High Moisture Extrusion Texturization of Air-Classified Barley Protein for the Production of Novel Plant-Based Meat Analogues 2024-08-26 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Wheat Sequencing: The Pan-Genome and Opportunities for Accelerating Breeding 2024-11-23 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
The impact of terroir on barley and malt quality – a critical review 2024-01-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Annual Program Report 2023 2024-06-24 Annual report -
Partial C-terminal truncation of Bx and Dy high molecular weight glutenin subunits after conserved aspartate 2023-11-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Diverging fates of cadmium and glyphosate during pasta cooking 2023-10-09 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research, Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Unveiling the factors affecting milling quality of durum wheat: influence of kernel physical properties, grain morphology and intrinsic milling behaviours 2023-09-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research, Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Behavior of protein aggregates via electrostatic interactions or hydrogen bonds during dough formation 2023-05-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Genome-wide association and targeted transcriptomic analyses reveal loci and candidate genes regulating preharvest sprouting in barley 2023-09-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Unveiling the factors affecting milling quality of durum wheat: Influence of kernel physical properties, grain morphology and intrinsic milling behaviours 2023-09-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
A research on milling fractions of biofortified and nonbiofortified hull-less oats in terms of minerals, arabinoxylans, and other chemical properties 2023-09-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Annual Program Report 2022 2023-08-02 Annual report -
Evaluation of two high-throughput genotyping systems for rapid identification of Canadian wheat varieties 2023-08-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Rapid and inexpensive voltammetric detection of ochratoxin A in wheat matrices 2023-08-01 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Wheat doubled haploids have a marked prevalence of chromosomal aberrations 2023-06-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Annual Program Report 2022 2022 Annual report -
Unraveling Plant-Pathogen Interactions in Cereals Using RNA-seq 2023-05-31 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Current sampling plans can introduce high variance in mycotoxin testing results as demonstrated by the online FAO Mycotoxin Sampling Tool 2023-05-31 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
A status update on fusarium head blight on Western Canadian wheat 2023-05-04 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Artificial Intelligence: A Promising Tool in Exploring the Phytomicrobiome in Managing Disease and Promoting Plant Health 2023-05-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Effect of infrared heating on the functional properties of yellow pea and green lentil flours 2023-05-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Effect of infrared heating on the nutritional properties of yellow pea and green lentil flours 2023-05-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Physicochemical Properties and Malting Potential of New Canadian Hulless Barley Genotypes 2023-04-03 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Unveiling the impact of durum wheat protein quantity and quality on textural properties and microstructure of cooked pasta 2023-03-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Ergot (Claviceps spp.) of Cereals in Western Canada 2023-02-04 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2021-22 2023-02-01 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Cadmium concentrations in Canadian durum exports decreased with the adoption of low accumulating cultivars 2022-12-02 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
A high-throughput skim-sequencing approach for genotyping, dosage estimation and identifying translocations 2022-12-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
A survey of Fusarium species and ADON genotype on Canadian wheat grain 2022-12-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
An autoactive NB-LRR gene causes Rht13 dwarfism in wheat 2022-11-29 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Ergot in Canadian cereals–relevance, occurrence, and current status 2022-11-02 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-The rusty grain beetle: A pest of stored grain” Webpage-bulletin, August 15, 2022 edition (Issue 16). 2022-08-15 Paper Entomology
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network “Insect of the Week-The foreign grain beetle” Webpage-bulletin, August 8, 2022 edition (Issue 15). 2022-08-08 Paper Entomology
Challenges and opportunities for proteomics and the improvement of bread wheat quality 2022-08-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Physicochemical, nutritional and functional properties of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and navy bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) flours from different mills 2022-07-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Impact of Quality Improvement and Milling Innovations on Durum Wheat and End Products 2022-06-02 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Annual Program Report 2021 (PDF, 4.3 MB) 2021 Annual report -
Effect of cooking duration on carotenoid content, digestion and potential absorption efficiencies among refined semolina and whole wheat pasta products 2022-04-29 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Impacts of infrared heating and tempering on the chemical composition, morphological, functional properties of navy bean and chickpea flours 2022-03-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Increasing the Efficiency of Canola and Soybean GMO Detection and Quantification Using Multiplex Droplet Digital PCR 2022-02-01 Paper Grain Biotechnology
Developments in mycotoxin analysis: an update for 2020-2021 2022-02-01 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
The dynamics of indigenous epiphytic bacterial and fungal communities of barley grains through the commercial malting process in Western Canada 2022-01-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Impact of milling on the functional and physicochemical properties of green lentil and yellow pea flours 2022-01-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Physicochemical, anti-nutritional, and functional properties of air-classified protein concentrates from commercially grown Canadian yellow pea (Pisum sativum) varieties with variable protein levels 2022-01-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Effect of kernel size and its potential interaction with genotype on key quality traits of durum wheat 2021-12-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Influence of cooking duration on carotenoids, physical properties and in vitro antioxidant capacity of pasta prepared from three Canadian durum wheat cultivars 2021-11-30 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Profiling of Bacillus cereus on Canadian grain 2021-11-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Effect of Revtech thermal processing on volatile organic compounds and chemical characteristics of split yellow pea (Pisum sativum L.) flour 2021-10-01 Paper Oilseeds
Effect of roasting pulse seeds at different tempering moisture on the flour functional properties and nutritional quality 2021-09-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Effect of processing on bioaccessibility of carotenoids from orange maize products 2021-07-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Exploring dry grain fractionation as a means to valorize high-protein malting barley 2021-07-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Effect of variety and environment on the physicochemical, functional, and nutritional properties of navy bean flours 2021-07-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
The effects of crop attributes, selection, and recombination on Canadian bread wheat molecular variation 2021-07-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Changes in hydrophobic interactions among gluten proteins during dough formation 2021-07-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Effectiveness and biochemical basis of wholemeal GlutoPeak test in predicting water absorption and gluten strength of Canadian hard red spring wheat 2021-07-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Wheat fusarium protease specificity and effect on dough properties 2021-07-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Annual Program Report 2020 (PDF, 5.5 MB) 2020 Annual report -
Chromosome-scale genome assembly provides insights into rye biology, evolution and agronomic potential 2021-04-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Conditional Mapping Identified Quantitative Trait Loci for Grain Protein Concentration Expressing Independently of Grain Yield in Canadian Durum Wheat 2021-03-24 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Developments in mycotoxin analysis: An update for 2019-2020 2021-02-03 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Effect of Amount of DNA on Digital PCR Assessment of Genetically Engineered Canola and Soybean Events 2021-02-01 Paper Grain Biotechnology
The Aegilops ventricosa 2NvS segment in bread wheat: cytology, genomics and breeding 2021-02-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Effect of seeding date on winter canola (Brassica napus l.) yield and oil quality in southern ontario 2021-01-14 Paper Oilseeds
Histology and RNA Sequencing Provide Insights Into Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in AAC Tenacious 2021-01-13 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Fate of glyphosate in wheat during milling and bread production 2021-01-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Genomic prediction of agronomic traits in wheat using different models and cross-validation designs 2021-01-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Cultural practices to improve malt barley quality in the northeast with focus on the craft sector 2021-01-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
De Novo Genome Assembly of the Japanese Wheat Cultivar Norin 61 Highlights Functional Variation in Flowering Time and Fusarium-Resistant Genes in East Asian Genotypes 2021-01-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Multiple wheat genomes reveal global variation in modern breeding 2020-12-10 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Historic recombination in a durum wheat breeding panel enables high-resolution mapping of Fusarium head blight resistance quantitative trait loci 2020-12-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
A haplotype-led approach to increase the precision of wheat breeding 2020-12-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Copy number variation of TdDof controls solid-stemmed architecture in wheat 2020-11-17 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Changes in Protein Non-Covalent Bonds and Aggregate Size during Dough Formation 2020-11-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
An investigation on minerals, arabinoxylans and other fibres of biofortified hull-less barley fractions obtained by two milling systems 2020-11-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Development of a method for determining oil absorption capacity in pulse flours and protein materials 2020-11-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Inter-relationships between test weight, thousand kernel weight, kernel size distribution and their effects on durum wheat milling, semolina composition and pasta processing quality 2020-09-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
C-terminal tyrosine removal from wheat low-molecular weight glutenin subunits (LMW-GS); biologically relevant or mistaken substrate? 2020-09-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Assessment of genetically engineered events in heat-treated and non-treated samples using droplet digital PCR and real-time quantitative PCR 2020-09-01 Paper Grain Biotechnology
Quantitative LC-MS proteoform profiling of intact wheat glutenin subunits 2020-07-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Comparison of short and long milling flows on yield and physicochemical properties of brans from biofortified and nonbiofortified hull-less oats 2020-07-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Machine learning analyses of methylation profiles uncovers tissue-specific gene expression patterns in wheat 2020-07-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Rapid Nondestructive Analysis of Intact Canola Seeds Using a Handheld Near-Infrared Spectrometer 2020-06-01 Paper Oilseeds
Effects of plant growth regulator applications on malting barley in western Canada 2020-05-27 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Annual Program Report 2019 (PDF, 3.8 MB) 2019 Annual report -
Effects of plant growth regulator application on the malting quality of barley 2020-03-30 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
High throughput testing of key wheat quality traits in hard red spring wheat breeding programs 2020-03-17 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Evolution of Carthamus species revealed through sequence analyses of the fad2 gene family 2020-03-01 Paper Oilseeds
Effects of roller and hammer milling on the yield and physicochemical properties of fibre-rich fractions from biofortified and non-biofortified hull-less barley 2020-03-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Effects of drying methods (hot air, microwave, and superheated steam) on physicochemical and nutritional properties of bulgur prepared from high-amylose and waxy hull-less barley 2020-03-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Ethylene regulates post-germination seedling growth in wheat through spatial and temporal modulation of ABA/GA balance 2020-03-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Developments in mycotoxin analysis: An update for 2018-19 2020-02-06 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Effects of processing whole oats on the analysis and fate of mycotoxins and ergosterol 2020-02-06 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains, Trace Organics and Trace Elements
A multi-year survey of mycotoxins and ergosterol in Canadian oats 2020-02-01 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Variable relationships between Fusarium damage and deoxynivalenol concentrations in wheat in western Canada in 2016 2020-01-02 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Revisiting the sampling, sample preparation, and analytical variability associated with testing wheat for deoxynivalenol 2019-12-04 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
The impact of water volume, seeding rate, and fungicide timing on leaf disease severity, fusarium head blight, and productivity of malting barley 2019-11-04 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
The use of wild relatives of safflower to increase genetic diversity for fatty acid composition and drought tolerance 2019-09-01 Paper Oilseeds
Developing a high-throughput micromilling protocol for evaluating durum wheat milling performance and semolina quality 2019-09-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Effect of air classification processing variables on yield, composition, and certain antinutrients of air-classified fractions from field peas by response surface methodology 2019-07-01 Paper Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Fusarium and Alternaria mycotoxins present in Canadian wheat and durum harvest samples 2019-07-01 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside content is highly associated with deoxynivalenol levels in two-row barley genotypes of importance to canadian barley breeding programs 2019-06-01 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Fate of ergot alkaloids during laboratory scale durum processing and pasta production 2019-04-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research, Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Annual Program Report 2018 (PDF, 3.9 MB) 2018 Annual report -
Developments in mycotoxin analysis: An update for 2017-2018 2019-02-23 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Genetic and environmental impact on protein profiles in barley and malt 2019-02-23 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Dietary Arabinoxylans in Grains and Grain Products 2019-02-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Barley β-glucans and β-glucan-enriched fractions as functional ingredients in flat and pan breads 2019-01-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Tocols and oil content in whole grain, brewer's spent grain, and pearling fractions of malting, feed, and food barley genotypes 2018-11-01 Paper Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Reducing variability in the measurement of gluten contamination in oats, oilseeds, and pulses by improving sample preparation 2018-11-01 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Annual Program Report 2017 (PDF, 6.4 MB) 2017 Annual report -
Critical assessment of digital PCR for the detection and quantification of genetically modified organisms 2018-07-01 Paper Grain Biotechnology
Effect of endogenous reference genes on digital PCR assessment of genetically engineered canola events 2018-05-01 Paper Grain Biotechnology
Developments in mycotoxin analysis: An update for 2016-2017 2018-02-23 Paper Trace Organics and Trace Elements
Kernel vitreousness and protein content: Relationship, interaction and synergistic effects on durum wheat quality 2018-01-01 Paper Bread Wheat and Durum Research
High density mapping and haplotype analysis of the major stem-solidness locus SSt1 in durum and common wheat 2017-04-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Annual Program Report 2016 (PDF, 2.3 MB) 2016 Annual report -
Whole genome sequencing and comparative genomics of closely related Fusarium Head Blight fungi: Fusarium graminearum, F. meridionale and F. asiaticum 2016-12-09 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Annual Program Report 2015 (PDF, 3.7 MB) 2015 Annual report -
Intraspecies interaction of fusarium graminearum contributes to reduced toxin production and virulence 2015-11-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
The genome of the generalist plant pathogen Fusarium avenaceum is enriched with genes involved in redox, signaling and secondary metabolism 2014-11-19 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
A nitrogen-responsive gene affects virulence in Fusarium graminearum 2014-04-03 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Comparative secretome analysis of Fusarium graminearum and two of its non-pathogenic mutants upon deoxynivalenol induction in vitro 2013-06-01Earlier Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Tri6 is a global transcription regulator in the phytopathogen fusarium graminearum 2011-09-01 Paper Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Physical grain characteristics, composition, and malting quality of CDC Copeland containing a high percentage of an undesignated DNA profile 2023-08-11 Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Effect of mineral oil on the measurement of fatty acid composition, chlorophyll and free fatty acid content in vegetable oils 2020-03-23 Technical report Oilseeds
Effects of mineral oil application on wheat test weight, milling performance, flour characteristics and dough rheology 2020-03-23 Technical report Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Effects of mineral oil application on the quality of malting barley, general purpose barley and oat 2020-03-23 Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Effects of application of food grade mineral oil to peas, lentils and food-type soybeans on quality attributes 2020-03-23 Technical report Pulse and Food Soybean Research
Effects of plant growth regulator application on the malting quality of barley (PDF 194 kb) 2019-05-23 Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Cultural characteristics of the causal agents of FHB in western Canada 2017-01-11 Technical report Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Fusarium Head Blight in Canada 2017-01-11 Technical report Microbiology and Grain Genomics
The implications of frequently encountered grading factors on the processing quality of common wheat (PDF 270 kb) 2003-11-03Earlier Technical report Bread Wheat and Durum Research
The implications of frequently encountered grading factors on the processing quality of durum wheat (PDF 223 kb) 2009-01-30Earlier Technical report Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Measuring barley kernel colour and size to predict end use malt quality (PDF 98 kb) 2006-01-31Earlier Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Alveograph - sources of problems in curve interpretation with hard common wheat flour 2008-12-04Earlier Technical report Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Pre-germination or chitting in malting barley 2017-03-06 Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Baking healthy bread with barley 2013-04-23Earlier Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Canary seed: a novel cereal from the Canadian Prairies 2021-11-24 Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Creating new potential for an old grain - milling hulless barley for fibre-rich fractions and baking healthy bread with barley 2013-05-02Earlier Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Prediction of germination energy of malting barley during long-time storage (PDF 113 kb) 2005-07-04Earlier Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Using RVA to measure pre-germination in barley and predict germination energy after storage 2016-11-15 Technical report Milling and Malting / Research on Barley and Other Grains
Milling for quality evaluation of new wheat lines 2016-05-10 Technical report Bread Wheat and Durum Research
Fusarium head blight in Canadian wheat, maps and charts 2011 to 2016 2017-02-10 Technical report Microbiology and Grain Genomics
Automated Mattson cooker 2013-09-12Earlier Technical report Program