Obtaining effective disease resistance in field pea through conventional breeding methods is challenging and the breakdown of resistance is rapidly occurring. This is a collaborative project with German pea breeder Hans Joerge Jacobson, to test German pea lines under field conditions. The ability to do field trials in Europe is extremely limited and this project will allow the breeder to test disease resistant pea lines to Fusarium root rot and Mychosphaerella blight in the field. These two diseases cost European and Canadian producers significant yield and profit losses each year. This is a valuable opportunity to gain important training and experience in a European lab and to build relationships across international borders.