b'nutrient efficiency, such as nitrogen and phosphorouswheat. Now that we know what the genes are, we need efficiencywill gain more relevance. And wheat pro- to know how they work and interact with each other.duction is expanding into non-traditional areas, such asAlso during the event, Genome Canada announced an sub-Saharan Africawhich means production systemsinvestment of $11.2 million to go toward some exciting need to be established for these regions. new research spearheaded by Pozniak and fellow wheat Creating a new generation of wheat that is toler- researcher Sylvie Cloutier of Agriculture and Agri-Food ant to heat stress, drought stress, excess moisture and aCanada.constantly-evolving army of pests will require ongoingKnown as 4D Wheat: Diversity, Domestication, efforts to collaborate globallywhich in many ways isDiscovery and Delivery, this research will use wild-wheat already happening. University of Saskatchewan research- relatives and elite germplasm along with industry-leading ersled by wheat breeder Curtis Pozniak who helmedgenomic techniques to better understand wheats genetic the events Canadian organizing committeeplayedpotential. The study will also examine the economics a key role in mapping the wheat genome as part of anand policies of using wild-wheat germplasm sources and international consortium. germplasm from international sources.The bread wheat genome is five times bigger thanPozniak and Cloutiers work will be based out of the human genomeits a beast. The effort requiredthe Crop Development Centre at the University of to undertake cutting-edge research like wheat genomeSaskatchewan and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canadas sequencing is massive, said Richard Cuthbert, wheatOttawa Research & Development Centre. breeder at the Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaSwift Current Research & Development Centre. There are over 110,000 genes in bread wheat. Employing new technologies like gene editing will depend on how we can dissect complex traits to identify the genes that underlie them and how those genes workTo download presentations from the 1st International Wheat together. Were standing on the cliff of the next frontier inCongress, visit 2019iwc.caBreeding TrialPlanning ProductionQualityInventoryReportingProcessingOff-line appsSoftware solutions Salesfor field crops, vegetables & flowersAgro Business SolutionsHet Voert 91613 KL GrootebroekThe Netherlands www.agrosolutions.nlENZA ZADEN PANAMERICAN SEED HYBRO SAATZUCHT VAN WAVEREN SAATEN20GERMINATION.CA NOVEMBER 2019'