b'Ana Badea, chair of the Breeding & Agronomy Evaluation Team for theTom Warkentin, pulse breeder.PRCOB.a hulled or covered variety that could be ideally suited to theThe PRCOB also put forward five oat lines for registration mainstream industry and a replacement for AC Metcalfe. courtesy of breeders Jennifer Mitchell-Fetch (AAFC Brandon) The continuous challenge we have is to try to see into theand Jim Dyck of the Saskatoon-based Oat Advantage.future. We dont have a crystal ballits a challenge trying to predict what will be needed in 10 years by farmers and seedIn Pulses, Proteins the Name of the Gamecompanies, malt houses, breweries. The key is making sure weWith the release of the new Canada Food Guide in January, develop the right germplasm needed to be the foundation ofplant-based protein is a major topic among the public, and pulse those new varieties needed by different users, she says. breeders are aware of it.This year, the Prairie Recommending Committee for Pulses and Specialty Crops (PRCPSC) supported for registration four bean lines, five lentil lines, six yellow pea lines and one green pea line.In pulses, we really have to hold the line on proteinits a value-added component of pulses, said Glen Hawkins, breeder for DL Seeds and chair of the PRCPSC.All seven pea lines were from the breeding program of Tom Warkentin at the University of Saskatchewan.One expanding area would be for selecting higher protein content in yellow pea, especially since theres a growing market for fractionation, Warkentin says. We want to combine higher protein without losing good agronomic performance. We dont want high protein and low yield.For Warkentin and Hawkins, the topic of value creation is top of mind in order to reward breeders for their innovations and help fund the creation of new varieties for producers and processors.At DL Seeds weve been working for the past 10 years in the pulse market with little to no return in terms of royalties. Developing these lines isnt free, Hawkins says. In all crops where producers use farm-saved seed, its imperative we put dollars back into the pockets of the breeders.Warkentin agrees.I hope we have mechanisms in place soon for self-pollinated crops so there are better incentives for breeding them, he said.No lines were put forward this year by the Prairie Recommending Committee for Oilseeds. Marc Zienkiewicz52seed.ab.ca'