b'tural industry in Canada looks to become even moreThe answer comes in the form of crossover checks, competitive on a global scale. which serve as common checks that will allow lines to The PRCPSC saw a record 34 lines looked at this year:be referred back and forth between classes during co-op nine dry bean lines, nine lentil lines, 10 field pea lines,trials. This makes it much easier for the quality evaluation one specialty pea line (the first winter pea ever recom- team to look at the long-term performance of the variety. mended), and five faba bean lines. One pea line wasThe PRCWRT looked at a report from its check rejected, making for a total of 33 lines recommended forsubcommittee, which included a preliminary review of registration. a project looking at a common set of Hard Red Spring The high number of field pea lines is due to thecheck varieties that could support more efficient opera-surge in opportunities in the plant-based protein sphere,tions in the HRS categories (CWRS, CPS, CNHR) in the Hawkins said. future. This project will be continued, and more samples Meeting end user demand was also high on theand data assessed in 2022, Maxwell said.agenda of the Prairie Recommending Committee forThe PRCWRT also approved a trial protocol for spring Wheat, Rye and Triticale (PRCWRT). This year saw discus- rye to add to the suite of trial protocols (spring and sion on something first brought up two years agothewinter grain wheats, fall and spring grain rye, fall and need for a common set of checks designed to make itspring grain triticale, and forage wheat).easier to allocate varieties to the right end use test. Fifteen lines were approved by the PRCWRT this year: Right now, a breeder usually has a fairly good idea ofnine regular wheat lines, three durum, two fall rye and where they think their line should fit based on its breed- one spring triticale.ing and performance in the early level tests, but there areThe Prairie Recommending Committee for Oat and times where the quality evaluation team reviews the dataBarley (PRCOB) put forward 12 lines for recommendation and says its got a better fit in another class, says Danathis year: five oat and seven barley.Maxwell, chair of the PRCWRT.Among the oat lines are two lines from Jim Dyck, So, the breeder ends up moving it and it gets tested infounder of Saskatchewans Oat Advantage. Both are hul-the other class. Were trying to find ways to make that aless food and milling oats and if registered may be des-bit easier. tined for the craft or specialty oat market.38GERMINATION.CAMARCH 2022'