Ontario Grain Farmer December 2021/January 2022

quality traits, such as protein and oil, that are important for end-users,” says Eskandari. Eskandari hopes that at the end of this trial stage they will have narrowed down to about 75 lines, which are selected as being better than the checks (current successful commercial Ontario lines). The remaining soybean lines are now entered into advanced yield trials (F7 generation), which is three reps across three locations, from here any promising lines are again extracted. All data from the advanced trials are shared with seed companies, who can pick which lines to trial and potentially commercialize. Eskandari enters any lines that are chosen into a candidate yield trial (F8 generation), three reps across three locations. After the F8 generation, if a line is headed towards commercialization, it will be entered ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER 29 DECEMBER 2021/JANUARY 2022 continued on page 30 As the soybean reaches the end of the breeding line, product developers and others from seed companies will be paying particular attention to what is coming out of the pipeline. in the Ontario Soybean Variety Trials. Grain Farmers of Ontario supports these trials. Farmers can access the trial results online. They are a valuable reference for selecting new varieties to grow. Disease resistance is an important element of these trials. “They will target fields with high populations of SCN or other disease in the trials to see Proven Biostimulant Tank Mix Program CropBooster ® 2.0 / RR SoyBooster ® 2.0 in corn, soybeans and wheat Add Agro-100 biostimulants to your post herbicide programs. When tank mixed with your herbicide, CropBooster ® 2.0 and RR SoyBooster ® 2.0 are field proven to increase yields without reducing weed control. Talk to your Agro-100 representative or Ag retailer. 1 866 770.8887 • www. agro-100.com download the Agro100 application for free today! YEARS ®