Dean Spaner (Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science) leads a wheat breeding program that has received $288,550 through the Western Grains Research Foundation. The program also “conducts research into genetics of disease resistance, nitrogen-use efficiency in wheat, and supports other…
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The Western Grains Research Foundation Approves $288,550 for Equipment at the University of Alberta
As part of its $32 million Capacity Initiative, WGRF is pleased to announce a $288,550 investment in the Wheat Breeding Program (WBP) at the University of Alberta for a research plot seeder and combine.
New acting director of Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities looks to build relationships
Clark Banack, newly appointed acting director of the Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities is looking forward to pursuing his passion for rural Alberta by developing that same passion in Augustana students, and the broader community.
Treading carefully: Chickadees slow to return to feeders while predators are nearby
A new study at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden shows that chickadees are very sensitive to predator cues in the environment.
Soil fungi act like a support network for trees, study shows
Joseph Birch leads the study that shows that growth rate of adult trees is linked to fungal networks colonizing their roots
U of A strengthens agricultural expertise
Three-year, $3.7-million grant agreement with Alberta government boosts capacity for research that will benefit farmers and consumers. The Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences (ALES) is bringing on board research programs focused on several aspects of agriculture…
Wildfires, logging affect fungi pine forests depend on for survival, studies show
Disturbances can hit Alberta’s lodgepole pine forests hard—including life under the soil, which can stress forests and make it tougher for pine seedlings to regenerate, said Jean Rodriguez Ramos, a PhD candidate in Renewable Resources at the Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences
Too much tech use can cut into couple time, study shows
Research by Adam Galovan (Human Ecology) reveals that sneaking peeks at your phone or doodling on your tablet, even just a little bit, may hurt your couple time.
Our relationship with our stuff is mutual
Study of fashion blogger’s account of wearing the same dress every day for a year shows how much we depend on our possessions—and how much they depend on us.
Rare moss clinging to life on B.C. cliff should be protected, says U of A expert
René Belland (Renewable Resources), encourages protection for the rare slender yoke-moss; a single square metre of limestone on the island of Haida Gwaii is the only known habitat in North America.