Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00376, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Long, Quan (University of Calgary), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Improving any plant requires massive breeding effort involving researchers, R&D companies, breeding_x000D_
companies and farmers. Hemp and cannabis breeding is currently significantly behind other crops, which is_x000D_
unfortunate due the enormous importance of this crop. InPlanta Biotechnology is a breeding company with the_x000D_
focus on generation of new hemp cultivars. Major focus of the company is medicinal property of hemp,_x000D_
especially its pain killing and anti-inflammatory properties. InPlanta is interested in the development of hemp_x000D_
plants with high level of cannabinoids (CBD) - these plants will be legal to grow outdoor in Canada and would_x000D_
maintain medicinal properties associated with the effects of CBD. The problem companies like InPlanta_x000D_
encounter is the inconsistent performance of plants grown in drastically different environments. Our_x000D_
preliminary data indicate substantial variations in phenotype of hemp plants grown in three different_x000D_
environments, Lethbridge, Vegreville and Peace River. This is especially important from legal perspective,_x000D_
since only plants with THC levels under 0.3% can be ground outdoor. The company is interested therefore to_x000D_
identify epigenetic factors responsible for such variations. Specifically, the company needs to perform the_x000D_
analysis of methylation profile of several hemp varieties that they have grown in Peace River, Vegreville and_x000D_
Lethbridge. This methylation profile is intended as the next step to assist InPlanta with their goals to breed out_x000D_
such polymorphisms and deliver a product that performs predictably regardless of external factors., program purpose french : Improving any plant requires massive breeding effort involving researchers, R&D companies, breeding_x000D_
companies and farmers. Hemp and cannabis breeding is currently significantly behind other crops, which is_x000D_
unfortunate due the enormous importance of this crop. InPlanta Biotechnology is a breeding company with the_x000D_
focus on generation of new hemp cultivars. Major focus of the company is medicinal property of hemp,_x000D_
especially its pain killing and anti-inflammatory properties. InPlanta is interested in the development of hemp_x000D_
plants with high level of cannabinoids (CBD) - these plants will be legal to grow outdoor in Canada and would_x000D_
maintain medicinal properties associated with the effects of CBD. The problem companies like InPlanta_x000D_
encounter is the inconsistent performance of plants grown in drastically different environments. Our_x000D_
preliminary data indicate substantial variations in phenotype of hemp plants grown in three different_x000D_
environments, Lethbridge, Vegreville and Peace River. This is especially important from legal perspective,_x000D_
since only plants with THC levels under 0.3% can be ground outdoor. The company is interested therefore to_x000D_
identify epigenetic factors responsible for such variations. Specifically, the company needs to perform the_x000D_
analysis of methylation profile of several hemp varieties that they have grown in Peace River, Vegreville and_x000D_
Lethbridge. This methylation profile is intended as the next step to assist InPlanta with their goals to breed out_x000D_
such polymorphisms and deliver a product that performs predictably regardless of external factors., agreement title english : Epigenome wide association study for deciphering the role of methylation in phenotypic changes in hemp, agreement title french : Epigenome wide association study for deciphering the role of methylation in phenotypic changes in hemp, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada