Plant Physiology, Functional Genomics and Biotechnology

Plant hormone metabolism in cereals:
with emphasis on gibberellin (GA) and its interaction with other plant hormones
such as abscisic acid (ABA); Crop Stress Tolerance: understanding the roles of plant homones in protecting cereal crops from
stress; Bioproducts: investigating starch metabolism in cereal crops to improve its
yield and quality as feedstock for bioproducts.

ayele@cc.umanitoba.ca

Wheat breeding and genetics; modelling
crop development and yield; genetics of resistance to leaf spotting diseases; development and evaluation of breeding methodologies; genetics of herbicide resistance; development of Fusarium Head Blight resistant germplasm; development of wheat for fuel and feed.

Anita_BruleBabel@umanitoba.ca

Douglas J. Cattani
Ph.D. (Wageningen, the Netherlands)

(204) 474-6071

Perennial grain breeding including grains
and oilseeds. Companion crop development. Plant growth and development and its utilization for selection in perennial crop breeding programs.



cattani@cc.umanitoba.ca

Fouad Daayf Ph.D. (Montpellier II ), D. d'Etat (Marrakech)

(204) 474-6096

Associate Department Head

Biochemical and molecular mechanisms of plant-microbe interactions, with an
emphasis on plant defense reactions and
the mechanisms of their suppression by pathogens; mechanisms of biological
control of plant diseases; role of secondary metabolites (i.e., phenolics, terpenes) in defense and defense signaling and role of inducers and suppressors in induced resistance.

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~daayff/

daayff@ms.umanitoba.ca

Robert W. Duncan, Ph.D. (UC Davis)

(204) 474-6076

Hybrid rapeseed/canola cultivar development.
Conventional and herbicide tolerant rapeseed/canola breeding.
Development of end-use quality.
Breeding and genetics of disease resistance.
Brassica agronomic research.

Martin H. Entz, Ph.D. (Saskatchewan)

(204) 474-6077

Cropping systems research; annual and perennial crop agronomy including rotational benefits of traditional and novel legumes;
self-regenerating cover crops; long term organic vs conventional crop production systems; pasture water use efficiency.

M_Entz@umanitoba.ca

W.G. Dilantha Fernando, Ph.D. (Oregon)

(204) 474-6072

Canola and wheat pathology; breeding for disease resistance; applied and molecular approaches to understanding the
epidemiology of plant pathogens; biological control and mode of action by antagonists
on plant pathogens; isolation, identification and characterization of microbial genes involved in pest control; SSH techniques in host-pathogen resistance; IPM in
sustainable agricultural systems.

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fernando/

fernando@ms.umanitoba.ca

Brian W. Fristensky, Ph.D. (Washington State)

(204) 474-6085

Gene expression in plants during resistant
or susceptible interactions with fungal or bacterial pathogens; genetic engineering
of disease resistance; bioinformatics.

Brian_Fristensky@umanitoba.ca

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~frist/

Robert Gulden
Ph.D. (Saskatchewan)

(204) 474-6080

Weed biology, ecology and
eco-physiology; integrated weed
management; the impact
of management techniques on weed community assembly; crop/weed
competition; extracellular DNA in the environment.

gulden@cc.umanitoba.ca

Weed Ecology & Management Lab

Yvonne Lawley
Ph.D. (Maryland)

(204) 474-6504

Agronomy and cropping systems research
with a special emphasis on cover crops and the management of plants and soils to
address agricultural and environmental challenges.

Yvonne_Lawley@umanitoba.ca

Genyi Li, Ph.D. (Huazhong)

(204) 474-7192

Plant genomics and molecular biology.
Genetic and transcriptome mapping; gene profiling and cloning, construction of high density SRAP maps and molecular marker development; cloning of genes involved
in the pathways of glucosinolates and
fatty acids, and for disease resistance,
seed coat colour, and male sterility in
Brassica crops.

g_li@umanitoba.ca

Gary Martens, P.Ag. (Manitoba)

(204) 474-6097

Certified Crop Advisor; Expertise in field
crop scouting diagnosis and crop
management.

http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/
afs/plant_science/facultyhome
/martens.html

Gary_Martens@umanitoba.ca

Peter B.E. McVetty, Ph.D. (Manitoba)

Department Head

(204) 474-6074

Open pollinated population and hybrid canola/rapeseed breeding; open pollinated population and hybrid herbicide tolerant canola/rapeseed breeding; agronomy and
genetic studies in canola/rapeseed;
bio-products and bio-fuels reserach and development.

Peter_McVetty@umanitoba.ca

Stasolla, Claudio, Ph.D. (Calgary)

(204) 474-6098

Physiology and molecular biology of
embryo development in-vivo and in-vitro; improvement of embryo quality and plant regeneration o f both angiosperm and gymnosperm species through tissue culture techniques.

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/
~stasolla/ index.html

stasolla@ms.umanitoba.ca