b'says that the committee managed to acquire a virtually full set of data to put forth its registration recommendations. RECOMMENDING COMMITTEE TACKLES From a pathology point of view and solely in terms of3 BIG CANOLA DISEASESdisease resistance, a number of the second-year two-row co-op entries were a little more on the susceptible side ofChanges to canola disease labeling systems, protocols things for loose smut, Turkington said.and cultivar screeningwhich all work toward ensuring I recognize it isnt a priority one disease, but nine ofhigh quality canola can be produced with minimized the 12 second-year entries had moderately susceptible todisease pressureare covered by the pathology sub-susceptible reactions. In terms of the first-year entries, 14 of 33 entries had moderately susceptible to susceptible.committee of the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Compare this to the surface smuts (covered and falseRecommending Committee (unrelated to PGDC). A smut) where I think most of the second- and first-yearrecent sub-committee meeting on Feb. 2 included entries had moderately resistant to resistant reactions. discussion and changes on:Badea and her team did not come empty-handed toBlacklegthis years PGDC meeting. They brought forward fourUnderstanding blackleg resistance genes has been an new barley candidate lines: TR13235, TR18257, TR18258industry priority. In 2017, the WCC/RRC introduced a and TR19268. Out of those, the first three are malting,blackleg major resistance gene (R-gene) identification and the fourth one is intended for general purpose/feed. All these lines could potentially be the answers to somesystem which provides more detail around a cultivars of the common requests from growers and end users, likeblackleg resistance rating. Blackleg major R-genes are high yield or good quality attributes, Badea said. classified based on interactions with Leptosphaeria maculans (blackleg causing species) avirulence genes. Major Development in Durum One change to the system has been the removal of On the wheat side, the Prairie Recommending Committeeresistance gene group H, and the addition of resistance for Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT) put forward 17gene LepR2 into resistance gene group G.lines for registration this year. Among them was a new durum from Yuefeng Ruan of AAFC Swift Current, whoseVerticillium stripeline DT2009 is the first durum wheat line with intermedi- To reduce the knowledge gap on verticillium stripe ate resistance to fusarium head blight (FHB). disease distribution and severity within Western Canada, He worked on the line for eight years before bringinga working group was assigned to develop a disease it forward for recommendation this year. severity scale in time for use in the 2021 growing season.Its a lot of work screening for FHB in the nurseryClubrootevery year during the summer. We look at over 10,000The Clubroot Steering Committee presented new lines every year, Ruan said. Really a lot goes into it, soclubroot survey data and reviewed progress of the to have a line like this put forward for registration is very gratifying. international initiative to harmonize nomenclature and DT2009 is a combination of high yield with highcuration of clubroot resistance (CR) genetics. This wheat protein and semolina protein concentrations equalinternational initiative will improve communication and to Strongfield. It has strong straw strength and mediumprovide clarity for how clubroot resistance loci are named plant height and has resistance to moderate resistance toand is expected to have a data table and a published all rusts including Ug99 stem rust. manuscript available in the near future.AAFC Lethbridges Rob Graf, who in 2020 won theThe CSC then proposed revisions for clubroot resistance Canadian Plant Breeding & Genetics Award, put forward a new line as well this year. W601 winter wheat, if reg- screening guidelines, which will guide accurate CR istered, will be a worthy competitor to AAC Wildfire, hescreening for cultivar development and research.said. With good winter hardiness, its a medium to shortSource: Canola Council of Canadavariety with excellent straw strength. Resistant to all three rusts, it has intermediate resistance to FHB.He notes that it has particularly good flour yield and low flour ashsomething end users are looking for. Low vicine is still a big agenda item as we move down that road. How do we economically measure vicine Vicine and Protein content? What are our standards going to be? How do The Prairie Recommending Committee for Pulses andwe designate check varieties for our field testing that Special Crops (PRCPSC) put forth a total of 18 lines thisbest represent the crop in the process of looking at new year for registrationseven dry bean lines, three lentilpotential check varieties in the low vicine category? said lines, four pea lines and four faba bean lines. PRCPSC chair Glen Hawkins. This was the first year that breeders of faba beansAlso this year, the committee had what was likely its must prove that their faba bean line contains low vicinebest suite of pea candidates pushing performance both in levels in order to enter into faba bean trials.yield and in protein content, Hawkins noted. 38GERMINATION.CAMARCH 2021'