Select the options below to filter research projects:
Research Topic: Insect/Disease/Weeds
- Project Status: Completed
- Abstract/Summary: The study takes a look at the occurrence of toxigenic Fusarium and Penicillium fungi and their associated mycotoxins, and an investigation of the fate of Fusarium and Penicillium species and their associated mycotoxins during processing of oats.
Research Topic: Insect/Disease/Weeds
- Project Status: Completed
- Abstract/Summary: This study is led by Food and Consumer Products of Canada and a summary of the results will be posted when available. Please read the PDF (below) to learn more about mycotoxin prevention, based on the results of this study.
Research Topic: Insect/Disease/Weeds
- Project Status: Completed
- Principal Investigators: Dr. Aaron Beattie Crop Development Centre (CDC) - Saskatoon, SK
- Project Dates: April 2019 - March 2023 (extended to Jan 2025)
- Abstract/Summary: To build on Western Canada’s position as a supplier of premium quality oats to the current US markets, and developing markets like Mexico and China, requires developing varieties with a strong disease resistance package (of which crown rust resistance is a critical component). This will provide value to growers, through improved yield and reduced input costs (i.e. reduced fungicide use) which will help oat remain a viable crop within a grower’s rotation, and to millers/food processors, through higher selectability (i.e. good plumpness and test weight).
Research Topic: Variety/Trials
- Project Status: Completed
- Abstract/Summary: The objective of this project was to generate data showing levels of key nutrient components in oats from a variety of international sources, particularly to see how Canadian oats compare.
Research Topic: Intercropping/Other
- Project Status: Completed
- Abstract/Summary: POGA is a proud sponsor of the Canadian Agricultural Association's BeGrainSafe program, which aims to increase grain safety awareness and training. Click here to read about the program's activities and results for 2018.
Research Topic: Fertility/Climate/Environment
- Project Status: Completed
- Principal Investigators: Jessica Pratchler, Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation (NARF)
- Project Dates: April 2018 - February 2019
- Abstract/Summary: This ADOPT project aimed to demonstrate the relative contributions of the basic management decisions for oat yield and quality: seeding date, seeding rate, and nitrogen rate.
Research Topic: Fertility/Climate/Environment
- Project Status: Completed
- Principal Investigators: Lana Shaw (South East Research Farm (SERF)
- Project Dates: 2018
- Abstract/Summary: This project aims to demonstrate the effect of four rates of nitrogen fertility, with and without potassium, on yield, quality, and lodging of milling oat.
Research Topic: Oat Breeding
- Project Status: Completed
- Abstract/Summary: The objective of this project was to demonstrate how seedling vigour of oats can be improved by screening out smaller less vigorous seed. Increasing the average seed size of a seed lot should result in greater emergence, improved stand establishment, greater competitiveness against wild oats, earlier maturity and greater yield.
Research Topic: Fertility/Climate/Environment
- Project Status: Completed
- Project Dates: 1996 to 2018
Research Topic: Insect/Disease/Weeds
- Project Status: Completed
- Project Dates: 2018-2021
Research Topic: Oat Breeding / Popular
- Project Status: Completed
- Principal Investigators: Kirby Nilsen and Prairie Oat Breeding Consortium (POBC)
- Project Dates: April 2018 –March 2023
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Abstract/Summary:
The objective of the Prairie Oat Breeding Consortium (POBC) is to develop new oat cultivars suited to production in western Canada and to end use markets identified by the Prairie Oat Growers Association (POGA) and the milling industry. The cultivars developed will have end-use quality identified as important by the industry and will carry genetic resistance to major diseases, pests, and adverse environmental conditions prevalent in the planned production areas.
The development of cultivars that are genetically resistant to pests and adaptable to various climatic conditionswill help producers be more resilient by reducing the cost of growing oats, the fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, and the amount of pesticides used in oat production.
Risks to oat producers and the oat processing industry will be reduced by oat cultivars that perform better agronomically, are resistant to pests and produce reliably healthy products for human and animal consumption, in Canada and around the world.
Project partners includeAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Austgrains, FP Genetics, General Mills, Grain Millers Canada, Emerson Milling, SeCan, Richardson International, and POGA.
Research Topic: Nutrition/Product Creation
- Project Status: Completed
- Principal Investigators: Dr. Lingyun Chen at the University of Alberta
- Project Dates: March 2021 – Oct 2024
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Abstract/Summary:
This project is a continuation of Dr. Chen’s previous work to address industry interest in using fractionated oat ingredients as a source of food product innovation. Research indicates that from a diabetic management perspective, a mere 1% decrease in glucose levels among diabetics can lead to a 21% decrease in death and a 37% decrease in heart attacks. Therefore, developing convenient diabetic-friendly drinks can help reduce the cost of treating people in Canada.
The specific objectives in the next two years are to:
1. Study competitive advantages of Canadian oats for development of healthy oat milk products; special emphasis will be placed on oat varieties that are high in yield, protein and beta-glucan.
2. Optimize processing to enhance recovery of oat nutritional components into a nutritionally enhanced oat milk drink with significantly improved protein and beta-glucan content.
3. Study peptides with anti-diabetic effects from oat protein for functional oat drink development and evaluate the drink hypoglycemic effect through in vivo test in diabetic animal model.
