Bertrand, Annick, Ph.D.
This page contains a list of publications. A full profile of this scientist is available at Annick Bertrand.
Research publications
2018
- Azaiez, A., Beaudoin Nadeau, M., Bertrand, A., Khasa, D.P. (2018). In vitro selection of ecologically adapted ectomycorrhizal fungi through production of fungal biomass and metabolites for use in reclamation of biotite mine tailings, 110(6), 1017-1032. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00275514.2018.1520036
- Bertrand, A. Claessens, A., Rocher, S. 2018. An Indoor screening method for reduced dormancy in alfalfa, In : Brazauskas, G., Statkeviciute, G. Janaviciene, K. (eds) Breeding grasses and protein crops in the era of genomics. Springer International Publishing. pp.209-214
- Dion, P.P., Jämtgård, S., Bertrand, A., Pepin, S., Dorais, M. (2018). Organic nitrogen uptake and assimilation in cucumis sativus using position-specific labeling and compound-specific isotope analysis, 871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01596
2017
- Annick Bertrand, Annie Claessens and Solen Rocher. 2017. An indoor screening method for reduced fall dormancy in alfalfa. Eucarpia, Vilnius, Lithuania, 11-14 September 2017.
- Bertrand, A., Bipfubusa, M., Claessens, A., Rocher, S., Castonguay, Y. (2017). Effect of photoperiod prior to cold acclimation on freezing tolerance and carbohydrate metabolism in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), 264 122-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2017.09.003
- Bertrand, A., Claessens, A., Thivierge, M.-N., and Rocher, S. 2017. Breeding for cell wall characteristics linked to improved saccharification efficiency in alfalfa. Plant Biology 2017, Honolulu, June 24-28 2017.
- Loaiza, P.A., Balocchi, O., Bertrand, A. (2017). Carbohydrate and crude protein fractions in perennial ryegrass as affected by defoliation frequency and nitrogen application rate, 72(3), 556-567. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gfs.12258
2016
- Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Mongrain, D., Parent, G., Savoie, P., Massé, D., Gilbert, Y., Babineau, D. (2016). Reed canarygrass crop biomass and silage as affected by harvest date and nitrogen fertilization, 96(3), 413-422. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2015-0245
- Bertrand, A., Bipfubusa, M., Dhont, C., Chalifour, F.P., Drouin, P., Beauchamp, C.J. (2016). Rhizobial strains exert a major effect on the amino acid composition of alfalfa nodules under NaCl stress, 108 344-352. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.08.002
- Bipfubusa, M., Rocher, S., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Renaut, J. (2016). Dataset of protein changes induced by cold acclimation in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) populations recurrently selected for improved freezing tolerance, 8 570-574. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2016.06.003
- Brito, A.F., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., Lafrenière, C., Martineau, R., Berthiaume, R. (2016). Performance and nitrogen use efficiency in mid-lactation dairy cows fed timothy cut in the afternoon or morning, 99(7), 5445-5460. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2015-10597
- Claessens, A., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F. 2015. Breeding for improved nonstructural carbohydrates in alfalfa. In: Roldan-Ruiz, I, Baert, J., Reheul, D. (eds)Breeding in a world of scarcity. Springer. pp.231-235
- Crépeau, M., Khelifi, M., Vanasse, A., Bertrand, A., Aider, M., Seguin, P. (2017). Impact of Storage Time on the Juice and Sugars Extracted from Chopped and Whole Stalk Sweet Pearl Millet and Sweet Sorghum Biomass, 10(1), 74-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-016-9777-4
- Gagné-Bourque, F., Bertrand, A., Claessens, A., Aliferis, K.A., Jabaji, S. (2016). Alleviation of drought stress and metabolic changes in timothy (Phleum pratense L.) colonized with Bacillus subtilis B26, 7(MAY2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00584
- M. Crépeau, M. Khelifi, A. Vanasse, M. Aider, A. Bertrand. 2016. Effect of storage time on the sugars concentration in sweet pearl millet and sweet sorghum juices. Canadian Society for Bioengineering (CSBE/SCGAB) Annual General Meeting and Technical Conference. Halifax July 2016
- Thivierge, M.N., Jégo, G., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Tremblay, G.F., Rotz, C.A., Qian, B. (2016). Predicted yield and nutritive value of an alfalfa–timothy mixture under climate change and elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide, 108(2), 585-603. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj2015.0484
2015
- Adeleke, R., Cloete, T.E., Bertrand, A., Khasa, D.P. (2015). Relationship between plant growth and organic acid exudates from ectomycorrhizal and non-ectomycorrhizal Pinus patula, 32(4), 183-188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02571862.2015.1019376
- Aung, B., Gruber, M.Y., Amyot, L., Omari, K., Bertrand, A., Hannoufa, A. (2015). Ectopic expression of LjmiR156 delays flowering, enhances shoot branching, and improves forage quality in alfalfa, 9(6), 379-393. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11816-015-0375-2
- Aung, B., Gruber, M.Y., Amyot, L., Omari, K., Bertrand, A., Hannoufa, A. (2015). MicroRNA156 as a promising tool for alfalfa improvement, 13(6), 779-790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pbi.12308
- Bertrand, A., Dhont, C., Bipfubusa, M., Chalifour, F.P., Drouin, P., Beauchamp, C.J. (2015). Improving salt stress responses of the symbiosis in alfalfa using salt-tolerant cultivar and rhizobial strain, 87 108-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2014.11.008
- Claessens, A., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F. 2015. Breeding for improved nonstructural carbohydrates in alfalfa. 31st International Eucarpia Symposium Section Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses: breeding in a world of scarcity, Ghent, Belgium, September 13-17, 2015.
- Gagné-Bourque, F., Mayer, B.F., Charron, J.B., Vali, H., Bertrand, A., Jabaji, S. (2015). Accelerated growth rate and increased drought stress resilience of the model grass brachypodium distachyon colonized by bacillus subtilis B26, 10(6), http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130456
- Mayer, B.F., Ali-Benali, M.A., Demone, J., Bertrand, A., Charron, J.B. (2015). Cold acclimation induces distinctive changes in the chromatin state and transcript levels of COR genes in Cannabis sativa varieties with contrasting cold acclimation capacities, 155(3), 281-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ppl.12318
- Messerli, J., Bertrand, A., Bourassa, J., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., Tremblay, G., Baron, V., Seguin, P. (2015). Performance of low-cost open-top chambers to study long-term effects of carbon dioxide and climate under field conditions, 107(3), 916-920. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj14.0571
- Thivierge, M.N., Chantigny, M.H., Bélanger, G., Seguin, P., Bertrand, A., Vanasse, A. (2015). Response to Nitrogen of Sweet Pearl Millet and Sweet Sorghum Grown for Ethanol in Eastern Canada, 8(2), 807-820. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-014-9558-x
2014
- Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., and Bourassa, J. (2014). "A whole plant screening test to identify genotypes with superior freezing tolerance.", in Hincha, D et Zuther, E. (eds.) - Plant Cold Acclimation: Methods in Molecular Biology, Springer Science + Business Media, Chapter 4, pp. 35-41.
- Bertrand, A., Piva, A., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., Seguin, P. (2014). Elevated CO<inf>2</inf> and temperature affect composition and in vitro degradability of timothy roots, 54(6), 2893-2902. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2014.04.0317
- Brito, A.F., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., Lafrenière, C., Martineau, R., Berthiaume, R. (2014). Alfalfa baleage with increased concentration of nonstructural carbohydrates supplemented with a corn-based concentrate did not improve production and nitrogen utilization in early lactation dairy cows, 97(11), 6970-6990. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2013-7305
- Colton-Gagnon, K., Ali-Benali, M.A., Mayer, B.F., Dionne, R., Bertrand, A., Do Carmo, S., Charron, J.B. (2014). Comparative analysis of the cold acclimation and freezing tolerance capacities of seven diploid Brachypodium distachyon accessions, 113(4), 681-693. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct283
- Hoffman, L., DaCosta, M., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Ebdon, J.S. (2014). Comparative assessment of metabolic responses to cold acclimation and deacclimation in annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass, 106 197-206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envexpbot.2013.12.018
- Tremblay, G.F., Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Berthiaume, R., Allard, G. (2014). Silage fermentation of PM- and AM-cut alfalfa wilted in wide and narrow swaths, 54(1), 439-452. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2013.07.0443
2013
- Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Berthiaume, R., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Allard, G.C. (2013). "Increasing non-structural carbohydrates in forages.", in Bittman, S. and Hunt, D. (eds.) - Cool Forages – Advanced management of temperate forages, Pacific Field Corn Association, Agassiz, BC, Canada, Chapter 43, pp. 180-183.
- Berthiaume, R.R., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Lafrenière, C., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Allard, G.C. (2013). "Taking advantage of diurnal shifts in the nutritive value of forages.", in Bittman, S and Hunt, D. (eds.) - Cool Forages - Advanced management of temperate forages, Pacific Field Corn Association, Agassiz, BC, Canada, Chapter 42, pp. 176-179.
- Bertrand, A. and Castonguay, Y. (2013). "Increasing winterhardiness in alfalfa.", in Bittman, S and Hunt, D. (eds.) - Cool Forages - Advanced management of temperate forages, Pacific Field Corn Association, Agassiz, BC, Canada, Chapter 16, pp. 64-67.
- Bertrand, A. and Castonguay, Y. (2013). "Molecular changes in recurrently selected popualtions of forage legumes.", in Imai, R., Yoshida, M. and Matsumoto, N. (eds.) - Plant and microbe adaptation to cold in a changing world, Springer Science + Business Media, pp. 209-218.
- Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Azaiez, A., and Dionne, J. (2013). "Low-temperature stress.", in Stier, J., Horgan, B.P., and Bonos, A. (eds.) - Turfgrass: Biology, Use, and Management, ASA, CSSA, and SSSA, Madison, WI, USA, pp. 279-318.
- Castonguay, Y., Dubé, M.-P., Cloutier, J., Bertrand, A., Michaud, R., and Laberge, S. (2013). "Molecular physiology and breeding at the crossroads of cold hardiness improvement.", Physiologia Plantarum, 147(1), pp. 64-74. doi : 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2012.01624.x
- Dubé, M.P., Castonguay, Y., Cloutier, J., Michaud, J., Bertrand, A. (2013). Characterization of two novel cold-inducible K<inf>3</inf> dehydrin genes from alfalfa (Medicago sativa spp. sativa L.), 126(3), 823-835. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-012-2020-6
- Dubé, M.P., Castonguay, Y., Duceppe, M.O., Bertrand, A., Michaud, R. (2013). SRAP Polymorphisms Associated to Cell Wall Degradability in Lignified Stems of Alfalfa, 6(2), 644-650. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-012-9284-1
- Iraba, A., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Floyd, D.J., Cloutier, J., Belzile, F. (2013). Characterization of populations of turf-type perennial ryegrass recurrently selected for superior freezing tolerance, 53(5), 2225-2238. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2013.02.0100
- Piva, A., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., Seguin, P. (2013). Growth and physiological response of timothy to elevated carbon dioxide and temperature under contrasted nitrogen fertilization, 53(2), 704-715. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2012.07.0436
2012
- Bélanger, G., Savoie, P., Parent, G., Claessens, A., Bertrand, A., Tremblay, G.F., Massé, D., Gilbert, Y., Babineau, D. (2012). Switchgrass silage for methane production as affected by date of harvest, 92(6), 1187-1197. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS2011-202
- Castonguay, Y., Dubé, M.P., Cloutier, J., Michaud, R., Bertrand, A., Laberge, S. (2012). Intron-length polymorphism identifies a Y<inf>2</inf>K<inf>4</inf> dehydrin variant linked to superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa, 124(5), 809-819. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-011-1735-0
- Duceppe, M.O., Bertrand, A., Pattathil, S., Miller, J., Castonguay, Y., Hahn, M.G., Michaud, R., Dubé, M.P. (2012). Assessment of Genetic Variability of Cell Wall Degradability for the Selection of Alfalfa with Improved Saccharification Efficiency, 5(4), 904-914. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12155-012-9204-4
- Juge, C., Prévost, D., Bertrand, A., Bipfubusa, M., Chalifour, F.P. (2012). Growth and biochemical responses of soybean to double and triple microbial associations with Bradyrhizobium, Azospirillum and arbuscular mycorrhizae, 61 147-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2012.05.006
- Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Drapeau, R., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R., Allard, G. (2012). Short Communication: Diurnal variations of nonstructural carbohydrates and nutritive value in timothy, 92(5), 883-887. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS2011-272
- Morin, C., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Drapeau, R., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R., Allard, G. (2012). Nonstructural carbohydrate concentration during field wilting of PM- and AM-cut alfalfa, 104(3), 649-660. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj2011.0365
2011
- Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Azaiez, A., Hsiang, T., Dionne, J. (2011). Cold-induced responses in annual bluegrass genotypes with differential resistance to pink snow mold (Microdochium nivale), 180(1), 111-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.08.008
- Bertrand, A., Prévost, D., Juge, C., Chalifour, F.P. (2011). Impact of elevated CO <inf>2</inf> on carbohydrate and ureide concentrations in soybean inoculated with different strains of bradyrhizobium japonicum, 89(7), 481-490. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b11-034
- Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Michaud, R., Laberge, S. (2011). Cold-induced biochemical and molecular changes in alfalfa populations selectively improved for freezing tolerance, 51(5), 2132-2144. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2011.02.0060
- Dhont, C., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Isabel, N. (2011). Changes of carbon and nitrogen metabolites in white spruce (Picea glauca [Moench] Voss) of contrasted growth phenotypes, 25(4), 711-723. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00468-011-0549-7
- Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Drapeau, R., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R., Allard, G. (2011). Diurnal variations of nonstructural carbohydrates and nutritive value in alfalfa, 51(3), 1297-1306. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2010.07.0406
2010
- Adeleke, R.A., Cloete, T.E., Bertrand, A., and Khasa, D.P. (2010). "Mobilisation of potassium and phosphorus from iron ore by ectomycorrhizal fungi.", World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 26(10), pp. 1901-1913. doi : 10.1007/s11274-010-0372-0
- Berthiaume, R., Benchaar, C., Chaves, A.V., Tremblay, G.F., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., Lafrenière, C., McAllister, T.A., Brito, A.F. (2010). Effects of nonstructural carbohydrate concentration in alfalfa on fermentation and microbial protein synthesis in continuous culture, 93(2), 693-700. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2009-2399
- Castonguay, Y., Cloutier, J., Bertrand, A., Michaud, R., Laberge, S. (2010). SRAP polymorphisms associated with superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa spp. sativa), 120(8), 1611-1619. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-010-1280-2
- Dionne, J., Rochefort, S., Huff, D.R., Desjardins, Y., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y. (2010). Variability for freezing tolerance among 42 ecotypes of green-type annual bluegrass, 50(1), 321-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2008.12.0712
- Marsolais, F., Pajak, A., Yin, F., Taylor, M., Gabriel, M., Merino, D.M., Ma, V., Kameka, A., Vijayan, P., Pham, H., Huang, S., Rivoal, J., Bett, K., Hernández-Sebastià, C., Liu, Q., Bertrand, A., Chapman, R. (2010). Proteomic analysis of common bean seed with storage protein deficiency reveals up-regulation of sulfur-rich proteins and starch and raffinose metabolic enzymes, and down-regulation of the secretory pathway, 73(8), 1587-1600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jprot.2010.03.013
- Pelletier, S., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Pageau, D., Drapeau, R. (2010). Forage nonstructural carbohydrates and nutritive value as affected by time of cutting and species, 102(5), 1388-1398. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj2010.0158
- Pelletier, S., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R. (2010). Drying procedures affect non-structural carbohydrates and other nutritive value attributes in forage samples, 157(3-4), 139-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.02.010
- Prévost, D., Bertrand, A., Juge, C., Chalifour, F.P. (2010). Elevated CO<inf>2</inf> induces differences in nodulation of soybean depending on bradyrhizobial strain and method of inoculation, 331(1), 115-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-009-0238-0
- Rémus-Borel, W., Castonguay, Y., Cloutier, J., Michaud, R., Bertrand, A., Desgagnés, R., Laberge, S. (2010). Dehydrin variants associated with superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), 120(6), 1163-1174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00122-009-1243-7
2009
- Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Cloutier, J., Couture, L., Hsiang, T., Dionne, J., Laberge, S. (2009). Genetic diversity for pink snow mold resistance in greens-type annual bluegrass, 49(2), 589-599. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2008.06.0303
- Brito, A.F., Tremblay, G.F., Lapierre, H., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., Benchaar, C., Ouellet, D.R., Berthiaume, R. (2009). Alfalfa cut at sundown and harvested as baleage increases bacterial protein synthesis in late-lactation dairy cows, 92(3), 1092-1107. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2008-1469
- Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Nadeau, P., Bertrand, A. (2009). An indoor screening method for improvement of freezing tolerance in alfalfa, 49(3), 809-818. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2008.09.0539
- Castonguay, Y., Thibault, G., Rochette, P., Bertrand, A., Rochefort, S., Dionne, J. (2009). Physiological responses of annual bluegrass and creeping bentgrass to contrasted levels of O<inf>2</inf> and CO<inf>2</inf> at low temperatures, 49(2), 671-689. http://dx.doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2008.08.0484
- Nie, Z., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Berthiaume, R., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Michaud, R., Allard, G., Han, J. (2009). Carbohydrates in alfalfa-timothy mixtures predicted with near infrared reflectance spectroscopy equations developed for single species, 89(2), 279-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJAS08128
- Nie, Z., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Berthiaume, R., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Michaud, R., Allard, G., Han, J. (2009). Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy prediction of neutral detergent-soluble carbohydrates in timothy and alfalfa, 92(4), 1702-1711. http://dx.doi.org/10.3168/jds.2008-1599
- Pelletier, S., Tremblay, G.F., Lafrenière, C., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., Rowsell, J. (2009). Nonstructural carbohydrate concentrations in timothy as affected by N fertilization, stage of development, and time of cutting, 101(6), 1372-1380. http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/agronj2009.0125
Other science related publications
2019
- D'Amours, E., Cloutier, J. Bertrand, A., Claessens, A., Rocher, S. et Audy, P. 2019. Identification de souches de rhizobium tolérantes aux basses températures pour le trèfle, le sainfoin et le lotier. Affiche présentée à la journée d'information scientifique sur les bovins laitiers et les plantes fourragères, Drummonville, Québec (Canada)
2017
- Annick Bertrand, Annie Claessens, Solen Rocher, Julie Lajeunesse, Philippe Seguin. 2017. Amélioration génétique de la digestibilité et du contenu en énergie chez la luzerne. Tournée plantes fourragères du CRAAQ. 31 mai 2017
- Annick Bertrand, Gilles Bélanger, Annie Claessens, Gaëtan Tremblay, Guillaume Jégo, Patrice Audy, Marie-Noëlle Thivierge, Solen Rocher et Julie Lajeunesse. Forage crop persistence. Journée portes ouvertes-Agropur-Field day. CRD de Sherbrooke. 7 juin 2017
- Bertrand, A., Thivierge, M-N, Claessens, A, and Audy, P. 2017 Milk from forages. Presentation Joint workshop of the AAFC Yangzhou University Joint laboratory in Agricutural Sciences. Ottawa, November 7 2017
- Bertrand, A., Thivierge, MN, Audy, P., Claessens, A. 2017. Forage production and research in Canada. Preserntation at the Joint workshop of the AAFC Yangzhou University Joint laboratory in Agriculture Sciences. November 9. 2017, CRDQ, Québec City
- Christie, B. C., Baron, V. S., Young, D., Ohama, A. J., Schellenberg, M., Bertrand, A., and Claessens, A. Genetic relationships between winter-hardy alfalfa varieties. Poster presentation. Cow-Forage Gentec Tour. August 22, 2017. Lacombe Research and Development Centre. Lacombe, AB.
- Christie, B. C., Baron, V. S., Young, D., Ohama, A. J., Schellenberg, M., Bertrand, A., and Claessens, A. Relationship between late season plant height and winter hardiness in alfalfa. Poster presentation. Cow-Forage Gentec Tour. August 22, 2017. Lacombe Research and Development Centre. Lacombe, AB.
- Christie, B. C., Baron, V. S., Young, D., Ohama, A. J., Schellenberg, M., Bertrand, A., and Claessens, A. Selection for summer growth and late fall dormancy in different alfalfa varieties. Poster presentation. Cow-Forage Gentec Tour. August 22, 2017. Lacombe Research and Development Centre. Lacombe, AB.
- Claessens Annie, François Langevin, Annick Bertrand, and Solen Rocher. 2017. Development of an indoor freezing tolerance test for switchgrass. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2017. Tampa, Oct 22-25 2017.
- Claessens, A, Langevin, F, Bertrand, A, Rocher, S. 2017. Amélioration de la compétitivité économique et de la durabilité de la production de bioénergie à l’aide de culture fourragères pérennes. Tournée plantes fourragères du CRAAQ. St-Augustin, 31 mai 2017.
- Claessens, A. Baron, V., Bertrand, A., Lajeunesse, J. Schellenberg, M. 2017.Prolongation de la productivité des pâturages en fin de saison. Tournée plantes fourragères du CRAAQ. Saint Augustin, 31 mai 2017.
- Claessens, A., F. Langevin, I. Royer, A. Cambouris, D. Angers, N. Ziadi, and A. Bertrand. 2017. Method for screening Cu, Zn or Pb phytotoxicity on switchgrass and reed canarygrass. ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2017 Tampa 2017/10/22 - 2017/10/25
- Gaëtan Tremblay, Gilles Bélanger, Annie Claessens, Annick Bertrand, Guillaume Jégo, Marie-Noëlle Thivierge, Solen Rocher et Julie Lajeunesse. 2017. Nutritive value of forage crops. Valeur nutritive des plantes fourragères. Journée portes ouvertes-Agropur-Field day. CRD de Sherbrooke. 7 juin 2017
- Rocher, S., Michaud, J., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A. and Claessens, A. 2017.Identification of transcript-derived sequences that vary in abundance during cold acclimation in red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) by SRAP-cDNA.XXV Plant and Animal Genome Conference San Diego 2017/01/14 - 2017/01/18
- Thivierge, M.-N., Audy, P., Bélanger, G., Claessens, A., Bertrand, A., Rocher, S., Tremblay, G., Jégo, G., and Lajeunesse, J. 2017. Systèmes racinaires: la force cachée! Congrès de l’Ordre des Agronomes du Québec (OAQ), Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, September 21, 2017
2016
- Claessens, A., Thivierge, M,-N., Bertrand, A and Castonguay, Y. 2016.Breeding for stem cell wall digestibility in alfalfa. NAAIC Madison 2016/07/12 - 2016/07/14
2015
- Claessens, A., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., and Tremblay, G.F. (2015). "Breeding for improved nonstructural carbohydrates in alfalfa.", 31st International Eucarpia Symposium Section Fodder Crops and Amenity Grasses: breeding in a world of scarcity, Ghent, Belgium, September 13-17, 2015.
- Hannoufa, A., Gruber, M.Y., Aung, B., Bertrand, A., Amyot, L., and Omari, K. (2015). "Overexpression of miR156 affects forage yield and other traits in alfalfa by regulating SPL genes.", Botany 2015 Joint Conference: Science and plants for people, Shaw Convention Center, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, July 25-29, 2015, Oral presentation.
- Messerli, J., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., Tremblay, G.F., and Séguin, P. (2015). "Mélanges luzerne-fléole des prés : Résultats après deux saisons de croissance sous CO2 et température élevés.", Journée d’information scientifique sur les bovins laitiers et les plantes fourragères, Drummondville, QC, Canada, 25 février 2015, Présentation.
- Thivierge, M.-N., Jégo, G., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Tremblay, G.F., Rotz, C.A., and Qian, B. (2015). "Projecting growth and nutritive value of an alfalfa-timothy mixture under climate change.", ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Synergy in Science. Partnering for Solutions, Minneapolis, MN, USA, November 15-18, 2015.
2014
- Bertrand, A. and Claessens, A. (2014). "Perennial crop biomass for the production of high-quality fibres, bioethanol and value-added co-products.", 13th International Symposium on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, May 19-24, 2014.
- Bertrand, A., Renaut, J., Castonguay, Y., and Papadopoulos, Y.A. (2014). "A proteome analysis of subfreezing temperature tolerance in red clover (Trifolium pratense).", International Plant Cold Hardiness Seminar (IPCHS), Poznań, Poland, August 17-21, 2014.
- Claessens, A., Bélanger, G., Lalonde, O., Martel, H., Séguin, P., Lajeunesse, J., Allard, G.C., Lemay, I., and Bertrand, A. (2014). "Genetic variability and potential of switchgrass as feedstock for the bioindustry in eastern Canada.", 4th Pan-American Congress on Plants and Bioenergy, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, June 4-7, 2014.
- Claessens, A., Chouinard-Michaud, C., Michaud, A.R., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G.C. (2014). "Nonstructural carbohydrates and some attributes of nutritive value in alfalfa as influenced by genetic selection.", North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, July 6-11, 2014.
- Crépeau, M., Khelifi, M., Vanasse, A., De Ladurantaye, Y., Bertrand, A., and Aider, M. (2014). "Extraction of juice from sweet pearl millet and sweet sorghum using two experimental press prototypes.", American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2014, Montreal, Canada, July 13-16, 2014, pp. 793-800.
- Crepeau, M., Khelifi, M., Vanasse, A., Bertrand, A., and Aider, M. (2014). "Storage mode and pressing delay effects on juice extraction and sugar content of the biomass of sweet pearl millet and sweet sorghum.", American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2014, Montreal, Canada, July 13-16, 2014, pp. 785-792.
- Omari, K., Aung, B., Gruber, M.Y., Amyot, L., Bertrand, A., and Hannoufa, A. (2014). "Analysis of Cell Wall Residue of Alfalfa Overexpressing miR156.", Biology Graduate Research Forum, Western University, London, ON, Canada, September 26, 2014.
2013
- Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Berthiaume, R.R., Michaud, R., Pelletier, S., Morin, C., Lafrenière, C., and Allard, G.C. (2013). "Improving forage nonstructural carbohydrates through management and breeding.", 22nd International Grassland Congress, September 15-19, 2013, pp. 668-669.
- Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Berthiaume, R.R., Michaud, R., Pelletier, S., Morin, C., Lafrenière, C., and Allard, G.C. (2013). "Improving forage nonstructural carbohydrates through management and breeding.", Symposium de l’industrie laitière, Moncton, NB, Canada, November 13-14, 2013.
- Berthiaume, R.R., Brito, A.F., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Lafrenière, C., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Allard, G.C. (2013). "High-sugar alfalfa for dairy cows.", 22nd International Grassland Congress, September 15-19, 2013, pp. 729-731.
- Berthiaume, R.R., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Pelletier, S., Brito, A.F., Lafrenière, C., and Allard, G. (2013). "High quality forages: How sweet should they be?", Advances in Dairy Technology (Western Canadian Dairy Seminar Proceedings), 25, pp. 235-252.
- Castonguay, Y., Claessens, A., Bertrand, A., and Audy, P. (2013). "Reaping the benefits of new breeding technologies to improve forage yield and quality.", Annual meeting of the "Canadian Forage Grassland Association", Old, Alberta, Canada, December 9-11, 2013, Oral presentation.
- Claessens, A., Bélanger, G., Savoie, P., Parent, G., Bertrand, A., Tremblay, G.F., Massé, D.I., Gilbert, Y., and Babineau, D. (2013). "Effect of harvest date and nitrogen fertilization on reed canarygrass and switchgrass yield, composition and specific methane production in eastern Canada.", SWITCHGRASS II conference, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, September 10-12, 2013,, www.dfrc.wisc.edu/switchgrass/.
- Claessens, A., Bélanger, G., Savoie, P., Parent, G., Bertrand, A., Tremblay, G.F., Massé, D.I., Gilbert, Y., and Babineau, D. (2013). "Species, harvest date, and nitrogen fertilization affect characteristics of biomass grown for methane production in eastern Canada.", SWITCHGRASS II conference, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, September 9-13, 2013, Invited for an oral presentation.
- Tremblay, G.F., Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G.C. (2013). "Increased sugar concentration with PM-cutting and wide swathing improves alfalfa silage fermentation.", 22nd International Grassland Congress, September 15-19, 2013, pp. 766-767.
- Tremblay, G.F., Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G.C. (2013). "Increased sugar concentration with PM-cutting and wide swathing improves alfalfa silage fermentation.", Symposium de l’industrie laitière, Moncton, NB, Canada, November 13-14, 2013.
2012
- Allard, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Drapeau, R., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R.R., Pellerin, D., Lefebvre, D.M., and Fournier, A. (2012). "Production de fourrages riches en sucres pour améliorer les performances de la vache laitière.", Forum Technologique NOVALAIT / IDF Dairy Science and Technology Week 2012, Hôtel et Suites Le Dauphin, Drummondville, QC, Canada, May 29, 2012, P2012-01. (Abstract)
- Berthiaume, R.R., Lafrenière, C., Tremblay, G.F., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Drapeau, R., Michaud, R., Allard, G., Pellerin, D., Fournier, A., and Lefebvre, D.M. (2012). "Forages: Cows like them sweet!", Thunder Bay District Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s Spring Farm Conference 2012, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada, April 11, 2012.
- Bertrand, A. (2012). "Perennial Field Crops.", in Storey, K.B. and Tanino, K.K. (eds.) - Temperature Adaptation in a Changing Climate: Nature at Risk (CABI Climate Change Series No. 3), CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK, Chapter 14, pp. 208-217.
- Bertrand, A., Bourassa, J., Bélanger, G., Mongrain, D., Tremblay, G.F., and Castonguay, Y. (2012). "Les hausses de températures et du CO2 affecteront-elles la productivité des plantes fourragères?", Demi-journée d’information scientifique sur les fourrages 2012, Victoriaville, QC, Canada, February 21, 2012, pp. 32-33.
- Brito, A.F., Régimbald, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., Lafrenière, C., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2012). "High-total nonstructural carbohydrates timothy enhanced performance of mid-lactation dairy cows.", Western Canadian Dairy Seminar, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, 6-9 mars, 2012, WCDS Advances in Dairy Technology, Volume 24, Abstract, page 399.
- Castonguay, Y., Dubé, M.-P., Cloutier, J., Michaud, R., Bertrand, A., and Laberge, S. (2012). "Intron-length polymorphism identifies a Y2K4 dehydrin variant linked to superior freezing tolerance in alfalfa (Erratum).", Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG), 124(5), pp. 821-824.
- Tremblay, G.F., Berthiaume, R.R., Allard, G., Bertrand, A., Brito, A.F., Castonguay, Y., Chouinard-Michaud, C., Drapeau, R., Lafrenière, C., Lefebvre, D.M., Michaud, R., Pellerin, D., Fournier, A., Morin, C., and Pelletier, S. (2012). "Du fourrage sucré pour mieux performer.", Analyse de groupe de lait 2011 et valorisation des fourrages : Du champ au réservoir à lait, Hôtel du jardin, Saint-Félicien, QC, Canada, April 24, 2012, pp. 1-10.
2011
- Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., and Tremblay, G.F. (2011). "Temperature and CO2 affect yield, root biomass, and nutritive value of Canadian tame and native forage species.", 2011 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Fundamental for life: soil, crop and environmental sciences, San Antonio, TX, USA, October 16-19, 2011, Abstract 68182. (Abstract)
- Piva, A., Bertrand, A., Séguin, P., and Bélanger, G. (2011). "Effects of elevated temperature and CO2 concentration under contrasted N fertilization on timothy.", Journées du Centre SÈVE, Saint Paulin, QC, Canada, September 29, 2011.
2010
- Bélanger, G., Pelletier, S., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Drapeau, R., Castonguay, Y., and Pageau, D. (2010). "Non structural carbohydrate concentration of AM and PM-cut forage species.", 23rd General Meeting of the European Grassland Federation (EGF 2010): Grassland in a Changing World, Kiel, Germany, August 29-September 2, 2010, #3.1.10, Abstract p. 81.
- Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Laberge, S. (2010). "An integrated strategy to produce ethanol from Alfalfa stems.", Cellulosic Biofuel Network (CBN) 2nd Annual General Meeting, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada, March 11-12, 2010, Poster #23, pp. 28. (Poster)
- Brito, A.F., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2010). "High total nonstructural carbohydrates timothy enhanced performance of mid-lactation dairy cows.", Journal of Dairy Science (JDS), 93(E-Suppl. 1), pp. 146-147 (#M392). (Abstract)
- Brito, A.F., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2010). "High total nonstructural carbohydrates timothy enhanced performance of mid-lactation dairy cows.", ADSA-PSA-AMPA-CSAS-ASAS 2010 Joint Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, July 11-15, 2010.
- Castonguay, Y., Rémus-Borel, W., Cloutier, J., Laberge, S., Bertrand, A., and Michaud, R. (2010). "Characterization of dehydrin variants linked to freezing tolerance in alfalfa at the DNA and post-transcriptional level.", in Huyghe, C. (ed.) - Sustainable use of Genetic Diversity in Forage and Turf Breeding, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg.
- Chouinard-Michaud, C., Michaud, R., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G. (2010). "Time of cutting and genetic selection affect non structural carbohydrates and some attributes of nutritive value in alfalfa.", 2010 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA, USA, October 31-November 4, 2010, Abstract 187-11.
- Dubé, M.-P., Chouinard-Michaud, C., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Bertrand, A. (2010). "SRAP polymorphisms associated to increased nonstructural carbohydrates in Alfalfa.", Cellulosic Biofuel Network (CBN) 2nd Annual General Meeting, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada, March 11-12, 2010, Poster #24, pp. 29. (Poster)
- Dubé, M.-P., Duceppe, M.-O., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Bertrand, A. (2010). "SRAP polymorphisms associated to cell wall degradability in Alfalfa.", Cellulosic Biofuel Network (CBN) 2nd Annual General Meeting, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada, March 11-12, 2010, Poster #25, pp. 29. (Poster)
- Duceppe, M.-O., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Dubé, M.-P. (2010). "Genetic diversity for fermentable carbohydrates production in Alfalfa.", Cellulosic Biofuel Network (CBN) 2nd Annual General Meeting, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada, March 11-12, 2010, Poster #17, pp. 25. (Poster)
- Duceppe, M.-O., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Dubé, M.-P. (2010). "Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy prediction of cell wall degradability in Alfalfa stems.", Cellulosic Biofuel Network (CBN) 2nd Annual General Meeting, Ottawa Marriott Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada, March 11-12, 2010, Poster #16, pp. 25. (Poster)
- Hassanat, F., Tremblay, G.F., Allard, G., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2010). "In vitro gas production and microbial protein synthesis in alfalfa-timothy mixtures.", Journal of Dairy Science (JDS), 93(E-Suppl. 1), pp. 627 (#W137). (Abstract)
- Hassanat, F., Tremblay, G.F., Allard, G., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2010). "In vitro gas production and microbial protein synthesis in alfalfa-timothy mixtures.", ADSA-PSA-AMPA-CSAS-ASAS 2010 Joint Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, July 11-15, 2010.
- Tremblay, G.F., Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., and Allard, G. (2010). "Non structural carbohydrate concentrations during wilting of PM- and AM-cut alfalfa.", 2010 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA, USA, October 31-November 4, 2010, # 293-11. (Abstract)
2009
- Bélanger, G., Morin, C., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G. (2009). "Diurnal variation of non structural carbohydrate concentrations in alfalfa and timothy.", 2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, November 1-5, 2009, Abstract 77-4. (Abstract)
- Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Laberge, S., Cloutier, J., and Michaud, R. (2009). "Analysis of the ascorbate antioxydant pathway in overwintering populations alfalfa of contrasting freezing tolerance.", in Gusta L.V., Wisniewski, ME. and Tanino K.K. (eds.) - Plant Cold Hardiness: From the Laboratory to the Field, Oxford University Press, UK.
- Brito, A.F., Régimbald, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2009). "Early-lactation cows fed concentrate do not respond to high-total nonstructural carbohydrate alfalfa.", Journal of Dairy Science (JDS), 92(E-Suppl. 1), pp. 33-34 (# M100). (Abstract)
- Brito, A.F., Régimbald, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2009). "Early-lactation cows fed concentrate do not respond to high-total nonstructural carbohydrate alfalfa.", ADSA-CSAS-ASAS 2009 Joint Annual Meeting, Montréal Convention Center, Montréal, QC, Canada, July 12-16, 2009.
- Brito, A.F., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Bélanger, G., Michaud, R., Lapierre, H., Benchaar, C., Petit, H.V., Ouellet, D.R., and Berthiaume, R.R. (2009). "Alfalfa Cut At Sundown and Harvested As Baleage Increases Performance of Late-Lactation Dairy Cows.", 27th Western Canadian Dairy Seminar (WCDS): Forging Ahead Through Challenging, Capri Centre, Red Deer, AB, Canada, March 10-13, 2009, Session VII: Focus on Forage, pp. 368. (Abstract)
- Castonguay, Y., Cloutier, J., Michaud, R., Bertrand, A., and Laberge, S. (2009). "Development of marker-assited selection for the improvement of freezing tolerance of alfalfa.", in Yamada, T. and Spangenberg, G. (eds.) - Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf: The Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on the Molecular Breeding of Forage and Turf, Springer, pp. 221-227.
- Chouinard-Michaud, C., Michaud, R., Castonguay, Y., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G. (2009). "Increasing alfalfa non structural carbohydrates through genetic selection and cutting management.", in Chilliard, Y., Glasser, F., Faulconnier, Y., Bocquier, F., Veissier, I., and Doreau, M. (eds.) - Ruminant physiology 2009. Digestion, metabolism, and effects of nutrition on reproduction and welfare, Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 138-139.
- Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G. (2009). "Diurnal variation of non structural carbohydrate concentrations in alfalfa.", Journal of Dairy Science (JDS), 92(E-Suppl. 1), pp. 34 (# M102). (Abstract)
- Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G. (2009). "Diurnal variation of non structural carbohydrate concentrations in alfalfa.", ADSA-CSAS-ASAS 2009 Joint Annual Meeting, Montréal Convention Center, Montréal, QC, Canada, July 12-16, 2009.
- Morin, C., Bélanger, G., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Castonguay, Y., Michaud, R., Berthiaume, R.R., and Allard, G. (2009). "Non structural carbohydrates in alfalfa increase during the day.", Joint Annual Meeting of the CSA-CSSS-CSAFM: Sciences for Sustainability: Soils, Agronomy, and Atmosphere, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, August 5-7, 2009, pp. 68-69.
- Pelletier, S., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Drapeau, R., Castonguay, Y., Pageau, D., and Michaud, R. (2009). "Nutritive value of AM and PM-cut alfalfa, red clover, and white clover.", 2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting: Footprints in the Landscape - Sustainability through Plant and Soil Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, November 1-5, 2009, # 299-6. (Abstract)
- Tremblay, G.F., Pelletier, S., Bertrand, A., Bélanger, G., Castonguay, Y., and Michaud, R. (2009). "Nutritive value attributes in timothy and alfalfa as affected by sample preparation treatments.", in Chilliard, Y., Glasser, F., Faulconnier, Y., Bocquier, F., Veissier, I., and Doreau, M. (eds.) - Ruminant physiology 2009. Digestion, metabolism, and effects of nutrition on reproduction and welfare, Wageningen Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 376-377.
Report a problem on this page
- Date modified: