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1Briggs, K. G.

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1University Manitoba Rapeseed Breeding Program Kondra Co-breeder First Canola Variety in Canada University Alberta Canola breeding Program and Varieties Germplasm Development Professor Stringam Quantum Blackleg Resistant VarietyStringam

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The previously untold story about Professor Zenon Kondra’s 1960’s research as co-breeder with Dr. Baldur Stefansson at the University of Manitoba, developing the first Canola variety for Canada, named Tower, and his subsequent canola breeding achievements as Professor of oilseed and special crops at the University of Alberta
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2023-08-04

Briggs, K. G.

Section (A) of TALES OF ALES #8 describes production and variety changes over time as rapeseed production in Canada transitioned into canola production as soon as this new crop was developed. Section (B) describes how Dr. Zenon Kondra’s breeding work created the very first Canola variety in...

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