Kick-starting a New Era

Date posted: March 30, 2004

2004 PRRCG Report:

Breakdown of key issues
Major review updates
First look at new crop lines

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Introduction

Kick-starting a new era

Variety registration in the big picture

The five key stages of variety development
How a new crop line becomes a variety, including the role of PRRCG.
Shifting power to crop subcommittees
Resolution to dissolve PRRCG would make way for greater crop-by-crop control.
Q&A: Dr. Mario Therrien
What the resolution means for Prairie crop registration.
Changes to the variety registration system
An update on the CFIA review and the dramatic changes expected.
Sowing a new vision for Canada's seed sector
An industry-led, industry-wide assessment sets the stage for change.
New thinking on wheat quality assurance
Terry Harasym updates progress on KVD alternatives.

Crop-by-Crop Highlights

Key action and lists of new crop lines recommended for registration.

Background

PRRCG in profile
An overview of the PRRCG and how it works.
Technical review assistance
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Sponsored by Western Grains Research Foundation, in the interest of informed producer investors in wheat and barley breeding research. Visit the Foundation Web site, www.westerngrains.com, throughout the year for extensive, updated information on wheat and barley breeding progress.

Additional support from the Prairie Registration Recommending Committee for Grain, www.prrcg.org.

Meristem Land and Science, anchored at www.meristem.com, features progress and perspective from the best minds in science and technology. It is presented with partners in agriculture, food, environment and life sciences.

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