Saskatoon Research Centre
Saskatoon, SK
Company Overview
One of 18 centres of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Research Branch. Saskatoon Research Centre ans its farms at Melfort and Scott research:
- Molecular Genetics (Brassica genome analysis and market-
assisted breeding)
- Oilseeds (primarily canola includes in breeding Brassica
napus and B. rapa, B. carinata, pathology, chemistry)
- Plant Gene Resources of Canada (preservation, documentation
and distribution of diverse genetic material)
- Crop Utilization (process development, oilseed processing,
chemical analysis)
- Ecological Crop Protection (integrated and biological controls
for insect pests and weeds in crops)
- Forages (grass and forage breeding)and
- Sustainable Land Management (improving crop production
recommendations).
Company Information
Physical Address
107 Science Pl.
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2
CA
Mailing Address
107 Science Pl.
Saskatoon, SK S7N 0X2
CA
Additional Details
Legal Name: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Number of Employees: 380
CA
Contacts
Brian Galka
Title: Information Services
Area of Responsibility: Government Relations
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P. A. O'sullivan
Title: Director
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
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Services
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Biotechnology
Optimization of plant architecture and plant physiology, in order to sustain excellent yield growth characteristics and yield potential under a range of biotic and environmental stresses.
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Crop Utilization
Processes and products that expand the utilization of Prairie crops. Capability and facilities to conduct comprehensive investigations in natural product chemistry in support of value-added opportunities with plants.
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Ecological Crop Protection
Crop production and pest control practices for the Parkland region including:
- forecasting infestations or grasshopper, wheat midge, Bertha
Armyworm, root maggots;
- surveys to identify emerging weed problems in crops;
- recommendation for disease management and weed control in
direct-seeded and zero-till field crops;
- biological and biorational weed and insect control strategies;
and
- progressive insect and plant pathogen containment facilities
and microbial fermentation lav for research and development of biological control agents
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Oilseed And Forage Breeding
Elite germplasm of oilseed and forage crops. Capability to isolate, characterize and manipulate enzymes and genes and develop chemical and molecular markers in support of crop variety and germplasm development.
- Plant Gene Resources Of Canada
NAICS Categories
- 115110 Support Activities for Crop Production
- 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences
Additional Information
115110, 541710