CWB in Search for Wheat’s Molecular “Fingerprint”
November 23, 2007| |
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) is eyeing wheat fingerprinting as the replacement for Canada’s grain identification system when the existing kernel visual distinguishability (KVD) process is phased out after 2010. CWB invested more than $1.3 million into the development of the “black box” technology to identify varieties using wave-length measurements from molecular signals. In addition, a $1.7 million dollar investment was made to help Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Cereal Research Centre develop DNA-based varietal identification. The combination of molecular profiling and wavelength measurement is expected to allow a wheat “fingerprinting” system that is quick and affordable for farmers and grain handlers.
“We need to ensure that eliminating KVD does not harm international marketing efforts,” CWB president and CEO Greg Arason said. “Canada’s quality-control system for grain is a key competitive advantage that farmers can’t afford to see eroded.” CWB is one of the largest wheat and barley marketers in the world.
Read the press release at http://www.cwb.ca/public/en/newsroom/releases/2007/111507.jsp
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