Istvan Rajcan
Coordinator, Graduate
Professor
Ontario Agricultural College
Department of Plant Agriculture
Guelph, Ontario
irajcan@uoguelph.ca
Office:
(519) 824-4120 ext. 53564
Expert In
Canola
Genetics of soybean breeding
Isoflavone and other nutraceutical research
Molecular breeding
Molecular marker technology
Molecular tools in modern plant breeding
Niche Markets for canola oilseed
Oilseed crops
Plant breeding
Plant genetics
Seed quality breeding
Soybean production
Soybeans
Value-added product development
Bio/Research
Dr. Rajcan studies soybean breeding and genetics, and is involved in breeding soybeans to develop new high-yielding, high quality and disease-resistant varieties for the short- and medium-season soybean growing areas of Canada. Most varieties developed in this program are rated within the range o...
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Bio/Research
Dr. Rajcan studies soybean breeding and genetics, and is involved in breeding soybeans to develop new high-yielding, high quality and disease-resistant varieties for the short- and medium-season soybean growing areas of Canada. Most varieties developed in this program are rated within the range of 2400 to 2900 crop heat units (CHU), or relative maturity groups 000 to I (USDA classification). They are grown primarily in Ontario but also in Quebec, southern Manitoba and some European countries.
In support of the breeding program, research is conducted in two main focal areas of interest: 1) soybean seed quality traits in relation to developing value-added products for niche markets (output traits) and, 2) the genetics of soybean disease resistance.
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In support of the breeding program, research is conducted in two main focal areas of interest: 1) soybean seed quality traits in relation to developing value-added products for niche markets (output traits) and, 2) the genetics of soybean disease resistance.
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