Tom Warkentin
Professor
Plant Sciences, Crop Development Centre
University of Saskatchewan
Canada
Biography
Dr. Tom Warkentin is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan , Ccanada. His research interests includes main focus is plant breeding of pea cultivars for western Canada and the northern tier states, as well as research related to improving the pea crop in terms of disease resistance and end-use quality. I also collaborate on soybean breeding for the short season regions of western Canada.. He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Tom Warkentin is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to main focus is plant breeding of pea cultivars for western Canada and the northern tier states, as well as research related to improving the pea crop in terms of disease resistance and end-use quality. I also collaborate on soybean breeding for the short season regions of western Canada..
Research Interest
main focus is plant breeding of pea cultivars for western Canada and the northern tier states, as well as research related to improving the pea crop in terms of disease resistance and end-use quality. I also collaborate on soybean breeding for the short season regions of western Canada.
Publications
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Liu X, Glahn RP, Arganosa GC, Warkentin TD. Iron bioavailability in low phytate pea. Crop Science. 2015;55(1):320-30.
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Jha AB, Tar’an B, Diapari M, Sindhu A, Shunmugam A, Bett K, Warkentin TD. Allele diversity analysis to identify SNPs associated with ascochyta blight resistance in pea. Euphytica. 2015 Mar 1;202(2):189-97.
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Shunmugam AS, Liu X, Stonehouse R, Tar’An B, Bett KE, Sharpe AG, Warkentin TD. Mapping seed phytic acid concentration and iron bioavailability in a pea recombinant inbred line population. Crop Science. 2015;55(2):828-36.
