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Please join us in congratulating Henry Alexander Cordoba Novoa,聽Ph.D. candidate in plant breeding and genetics at 平特五不中's Macdonald Campus, on receiving the聽Roger Krueger Memorial Scholarship, awarded by聽the Seed Science Foundation聽at the American Seed Trade Association Leadership Summit held in Nashville, TN on June 15鈥�19, 2024. This award recognizes Henry's outstanding research, integrity, and professionalism and his passion for the future of agriculture and the seed industry.

G茅nome Qu茅bec and the Fonds de recherche du Qu茅bec 鈥� secteur nature et technologies (FRQ), have announced the 15 research projects that have won major funding through the third round of the聽Genomics Integration Program 鈥� Agriculture and Biofood, Forestry and Environment, including two led by 平特五不中 researchers in the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The total investment, including public and private partners, represents nearly $3.6 million.

Pictured above:聽Greenhouse production of sunflower microgreens in biodegradable containers.

By David Wees, agr., Faculty Lecturer, Farm Management & Technology Program and Dept. of Plant Science, FAES

Ah, spring: that time of year when farmers and gardeners can鈥檛 wait to plant. Even apartment dwellers want to see some green, but with most of the world鈥檚 population now living in urban areas, space to grow may be limited.

On March 21, 平特五不中 celebrated 111 laureates at the 19^th聽edition of Bravo, a gala event honouring researchers who won major provincial, national, and international research prizes and awards in 2023. Guests, including researchers, their families and friends, faculty, students, and members of 平特五不中鈥檚 academic administration, gathered to celebrate their accomplishments.

Eight of the honourees were from the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences:

The dry bean breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada鈥檚 Morden Research Centre in Manitoba will continue for at least another five years under a new arrangement involving 平特五不中 in Quebec and AAFC鈥檚 Harrow Research Centre in Ontario.

In a new article for The Maine Organic Farmer & Gardener,聽Javed Sidiqi, Eric Bishop Von Wettberg and 平特五不中 Plant Science Assistant Professor Valerio Hoyos Villegas聽dive into the potential of the humble chickpea, an increasingly popular legume known for high nutritional value and nitrogen-fixing properties.聽

As hostile weather intensifies, plant breeding focused on climate-adapted crops has taken on a sense of urgency.聽

With cultivated crops often suffering from a lack of genetic diversity making them more susceptible to diseases and pests, scientists are now turning to wild varieties, which can offer valuable yet previously overlooked genetic traits.聽By crossing the wild tepary bean with a black bean or a pinto bean, for example, scientists may be able to breed a new variety that can better endure similar harsh environmental conditions that its relative thrived in.