FIELD PERFORMANCE OF FARMER SELECTED WHEAT POPULATIONS

Farmer-breeders in the Prairie Provinces have been selecting populations of wheat, since 2011. In the summer of 2014, wheat populations selected by farmers in the prairie were evaluated at the University of Manitoba's Carman Research Farm to determine their agronomic and quality characteristics, alongside some traditionally bred "check varieties." The results are in! In short… "The results of this study indicate that farmer selected populations are better adapted to organic crop production than conventionally selected varieties."

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