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Sally VAIL
Last name : VAIL
First name : Sally
Entrance year : 2025
Occupation : Research Scientist
Company : Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Phone : +1 306 321 2337
Email : [hidden for users not logged in]
Website : https://agriculture.canada.ca/en
Birthdate : 2025/02/06
Language : English
Address : 107 Science Place, S7N 0X2 Saskatoon / Canada
Main fields of interest :
  • Seeds, genetics
Professional experience : * Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, December 30, 2010-present, Research Scientist (Oilseeds Breeding) * Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, October 1 to December 30, 2010, Research Scientist (Oilseeds Breeding), Term * Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, February 28 to September 30, 2010, Research Affiliate (Oilseeds Breeding)
Education : * Doctor of Philosophy, 2010, Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Saskatchewan ** Master of Science, 2005, Plant Pathology, University of Saskatchewan *** Bachelor of Agricultural Science, 2001, Agronomy, University of Guelph
Selected publications : * Brown, C.et al.2024.The Evaluation of Secondary Seed Dormancy Potentials of Spring Brassica napus L.Genotypes and the Relationship with Seed Germination, Vigor and Seed Quality Traits.Crop Sci.64:1542–58.https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.21205 * Li, Y.et al.2023.Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilization and Brassica napus (Canola) Variety Development Impact Recruitment of the Root-Associated Microbiome.Phytobiomes J.7:125-37.https://doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-07-22-0045-R * Li, Y.et al.2023.Root and rhizosphere fungi associated with the yield of diverse Brassica napus genotypes.Rhizosphere.25:Article#100677.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100677 * Brown, C.H.et al.2023.A review of the genetic, physiological, and agronomic factors influencing secondary dormancy levels and seed vigour in Brassica napus L.Can J Pl Sci.103:149-60.https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2022-0155 * Mamet S.D.et al.2022.Phenology-dependent root bacteria enhance yield of Brassica napus.Soil Biol Biochem.166:Article#108468.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108468 * Ebersbach, J.et al.2022.Exploiting High-Throughput Indoor Phenotyping to Characterize the Founders of a Structured B.napus Breeding Population.Front Plant Sci.125:Article#780250.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.780250 * Williams S.T.et al.Nitrogen use efficiency in parent vs.Hybrid canola under varying nitrogen availabilities.Plants.10:Article#2364, https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10112364 * Zhang T.et al.2021.Phenotyping Flowering in Canola (Brassica napus L.) and Estimating Seed Yield Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Imagery.Front Plant ci.1217:Article#686332.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.686332 * Mardanisamani S.et al.Automatic Microplot Localization Using UAV Images and a Hierarchical Image-Based Optimization Method.Plant Phenomics.2021:Article#9764514.https://doi.org/10.34133/2021/9764514 * Singh K.D.et al.2021.UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imaging Technique to Estimate Canola (Brassica napus L.) Seedpods Maturity.Can J Remote Sens.47:33-47.https://doi.org/10.1080/07038992.2021.1881464 * Bazghaleh, N.et al.An intensive multilocation temporal dataset of fungal and bacterial communities in the root and rhizosphere of Brassica napus.Data Br.31:Article#106143.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.106143 * Taye, Z.M.et al.2020.Core and Differentially Abundant Bacterial Taxa in the Rhizosphere of Field Grown Brassica napus Genotypes:Implications for Canola Breeding.Front Microbiol.Jan2020:3007.https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03007
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