Research

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Agronomy

Understanding auxinic herbicide resistance in kochia and staying ahead of what's next
Dr. Charles Geddes - Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Fenugreek
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Soybeans
  • Herbicide Resistance
  • Pest Management
  • Weed Management

Genetics

Pulse and Soybean Regional Variety Trials
Dianne Westerlund, Brooke Howat, Aaron Baxter, Garry Hnatowich, Tim Ferguson, Moria Kurtenbach, James Frey, Lana Shaw, Stephanie Ginter, Dr. Tom Warkentin, Howard Love, Lee Anne Murphy - Chinook Applied Research Assoc., Conservation Learning Centre, Discovery Ag Research, Irrigation Crop Diversification Corp., Nutrien, Palliser Triangle Research, Parkland Diversification Foundation, South East Research Farm, SM Ag Research, U of S - CDC, AAFC, Howard Love - Contractor, Murphy et al
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Soybeans

Agronomy

Development of an insect, quarantine, and rearing facility
Dr. Sean Prager - University of Saskatchewan - Dept. of Plant Sciences
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Fenugreek
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Soybeans
  • Pest Management
  • University of Saskatchewan

Health

Development of pre-packaged pulse-based meals to ameliorate the negative health consequences of sedentary behaviour
Dr. Philip Chilibeck - University of Saskatchewan - College of Kinesiology
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • Value-Added

Processing

Pulse Positive: An educational campaign to increase awareness and consumption by integrating pulses into Elementary Schools
Dr. Carol Henry - University of Saskatchewan - College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan

Genetics

Pulse Crop Regional Trials in Saskatchewan
Dr. Tom Warkentin - University of Saskatchewan - CDC
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • Variety Development

Agronomy

Tolerance of pulse crops to seed placed nitrogen fertilizer
Dr. Jeff Schoenau - University of Saskatchewan - Dept. of Soil Sciences
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Soybeans
  • Soil Health
  • Sustainability
  • University of Saskatchewan

Genetics

Dry bean improvement for sustainable production in Canada: Development of dry bean germplasm and varieties adapted to South-Western Ontario
Dr. Peter Pauls - University of Guelph
  • Dry Beans
  • Disease Management
  • Pulse Science Cluster
  • Root Rots

Health

Determining the link between pulse foods, gut health, and chronic disease
Dr. Krista Power - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Pulse Science Cluster

Processing

The effect of variety and processing on the protein quality of Canadian pulses
Dr. James House - University of Manitoba
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Pulse Science Cluster

Health

Evaluation of protein digestibility and glycemic response of pulse-based products using an in vitro platform technology
Dr. Nancy Ames - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Pulse Science Cluster

Processing

Characterization of structure, physicochemical, and physiological properties of starch from Canadian grown pulse crops to develop novel functional food ingredients and functional foods for human health benefits
Dr. Qiang Liu - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Pulse Science Cluster

Processing

Characterization of quality, bioactive, and anti-nutritional compounds of pulses prepared with various cooking conditions and grown in different environments in Saskatchewan
Dr. Elsayed Abdelaal - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - Guelph Food Research Centre
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Processing
  • lentils
  • peas
  • beans
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Agronomy

Effects of early harvest on hardseededness in dry bean
Dr. Kirstin Bett - University of Saskatchewan - Dept. of Plant Sciences
  • Dry Beans
  • University of Saskatchewan

Genetics

Deployment of tepary bean genetics to improve stress tolerance in common bean
Dr. Kirstin Bett - University of Saskatchewan - Dept. of Plant Sciences
  • Dry Beans

Genetics

Virus Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) to test gene function in pulse crops
Dr. Christopher Todd - University of Saskatchewan - Dept. of Biology
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan

Health

Evidence to substantiate function health claims for pulse flours and fractions in food matrices
Dr. Peter Jones - Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Processing

A quantitative assessment of the anti-nutritional properties of Canadian pulses
Dr. Michael Nickerson - University of Saskatchewan
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Pulse Science Cluster
  • University of Saskatchewan

Health

Effect of pulses on glycemic control and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Type 2 Diabetes: A low glycemic index study – Additional analysis
Dr. David Jenkins - University of Toronto - Dept. of Nutritional Sciences
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Health

Effect of a pulse-based diet on the health of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: Phase II investigation
Dr. Gordon Zello - University of Saskatchewan
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Pulse Science Cluster
  • University of Saskatchewan

Health

Starting young: Incorporating local pulses in the menus of Saskatchewan childcare centres
Dr. Carol Henry - University of Saskatchewan - College of Pharmacy and Nutrition
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan

Processing

Enhancing world markets for Saskatchewan pulses through secondary processing and value added research
Peter Frohlich - Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI)
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Value-Added

Health

Health and performance benefits of a pulse-based diet for soccer players during regular season play
Dr. Philip Chilibeck - University of Saskatchewan - College of Kinesiology
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan

Processing

Pulse flour milling and utilization in food products
Heather Maskus - Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI)
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Value-Added

Health

Supporting caregivers to increase pulse crop consumption among rural early years children: An intervention study
Dr. Anne Leis - University of Saskatchewan - Dept. of Community Health and Epidemiology
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan

Genetics

Shortening generation time for faster commercialization of new pulse crop varieties
Dr. Bert Vandenberg - University of Saskatchewan - CDC
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Faba Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan

Genetics

Dry bean improvement through the use of tepary bean
Dr. Kirstin Bett - University of Saskatchewan - Dept. of Plant Sciences
  • Dry Beans
  • University of Saskatchewan

Genetics

Enhancing the nutritional value of Saskatchewan pulses through improved levels of folate and carotenoids
Dr. Tom Warkentin - University of Saskatchewan - CDC
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan

Health

Effect of pulses on Glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in Type 2 Diabetes: A dose response study
Dr. David Jenkins - University of Toronto - Dept. of Nutritional Sciences
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Health

Low glycemic index breads from beans
Dr. David Jenkins - University of Toronto - Dept. of Nutritional Sciences
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Health

Effectiveness of pulse-based foods combined with exercise for improving components of the metabolic syndrome
Dr. Philip Chilibeck - University of Saskatchewan - College of Kinesiology
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Health

Pulse consumption in Canada: Analysis of pulses in the Canadian community health survey
Dr. Harold Aukema - University of Manitoba - Dept. of Human Nutritional Sciences
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Health

Knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors of women, infants & children (WIC) recipients regarding pulses
Dr. Wendy Dahl - University of Florida - Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Health

Assessment of Angiotensin I Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitory properties of pulse protein hydrolysates
Dr. Joyce Boye - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Health

Supporting healthy development in the early years: Perceptions of rural caregivers around the promotion of physical activity and pulse crop consumption
Louise Humbert - University of Saskatchewan - College of Kinesiology
  • Chickpeas
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas

Genetics

On-farm pulse crop germplasm evaluation
Dr. Tom Warkentin - University of Saskatchewan - CDC
  • Dry Beans
  • Lentils
  • Peas
  • University of Saskatchewan
  • Variety Development
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