Summary of results from the 2024 confined research field trials to grow plants with novel traits for research and in ways that minimize environmental impact.
Table 1: Summary of approved submissions and field trials in 2024
| Year |
Number of submissions |
Number of field trials |
| 2024 |
103 |
261 |
Table 2: Number of field trials planted in each province, categorized by crop species in 2024
| Crop |
Newfoundland |
Prince-Edward Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
Quebec |
Ontario |
Manitoba |
Saskatchewan |
Alberta |
British Columbia |
| Barley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Canola |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
8 |
67 |
8 |
0 |
| Corn |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Lentil |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Poplar |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Poppy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Potato |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Soybean |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Wheat |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
74 |
31 |
67 |
11 |
0 |
Table 3: Summary of 2024 field trial breeding objectives for planted field trials
| Crop |
Barley |
Canola |
Corn |
Lentil |
Poplar |
Poppy |
Potato |
Soybean |
Wheat |
| Latin name |
Hordeum vulgare |
Brassica napus |
Zea mays |
Vicia lens |
Populus spp |
Papaver somniferum |
Solanum tuberosum |
Glycine max |
Triticum aestivum |
| Total Trials |
9 |
116 |
27 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
14 |
| Herbicide tolerance Table Note 1 |
0 |
54 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
14 |
| Yield increase |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| Modified oil composition |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Stress tolerance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
| Fungal resistance |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Insect resistance |
0 |
30 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Virus resistance |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Pharmaceutical |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Male sterility |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Modified protein or amino acid content |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Modified carbohydrate content |
0 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Modified secondary metabolites |
0 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Altered maturity or growth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Selectable and/or screenable marker (incl. antibiotic resistance) |
9 |
59 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
| Genetic research |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Industrial product |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nutrient Use Efficiency |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
| Other |
9 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Table 4: Number of trial sites planted in 2024 per province
| - |
Newfoundland |
Prince-Edward Island |
Nova Scotia |
New Brunswick |
Quebec |
Ontario |
Manitoba |
Saskatchewan |
Alberta |
British Columbia |
Total |
| Number of trial sites |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
29 |
