Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00646, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Huner, Norman (The University of Western Ontario), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Inocucor Technologies Inc. (Inocucor) is a Canadian company specializing in the development of sustainable_x000D_
plant-microbial agricultural products. Healthy soils include proliferating communities of plant_x000D_
growth-promoting bacteria which contribute to higher crop yields. Therefore, enriching soils with the beneficial_x000D_
bacterial communities and treating plants with biostimulants represent products provided by Inocucor. The_x000D_
Company's 1st generation IN-M1 product is currently on sale in 22 US states for high value produce and the_x000D_
Company's 2nd generation product is registered in 15 states for row crops. Since global temperatures are on the_x000D_
rise, Canadian farmers have been experiencing warmer than usual growth seasons. Although warmer_x000D_
temperatures may increase photosynthetic activity and cause earlier reproductive development, the yield will_x000D_
not necessarily increase due to reduced soil water content. This will induce photoinhibition of photosynthesis_x000D_
which reduces rates of photosynthesis, plant growth and seed yield. Recent results indicated that application of_x000D_
IN-M1 to wheat plants grown at higher than normal temperatures likely increases leaf chlorophyll_x000D_
accumulation. Furthermore, winter but not spring wheat plants grown at higher than normal temperatures and_x000D_
treated with IN-M1 had increased seed yield by up to 40%! Inocucor would like to confirm the link between_x000D_
IN-M1 product, shoot photosynthesis and grain yield in response to higher than normal growth temperatures_x000D_
predicted to be associated with global warming. The company expects that the proposed research will provide a_x000D_
blueprint information that can then be used to design new bacterial soil biostimulants to improve the yield of_x000D_
heat and drought stressed crops that will have the potential to benefit Canadian agriculture., program purpose french : Inocucor Technologies Inc. (Inocucor) is a Canadian company specializing in the development of sustainable_x000D_
plant-microbial agricultural products. Healthy soils include proliferating communities of plant_x000D_
growth-promoting bacteria which contribute to higher crop yields. Therefore, enriching soils with the beneficial_x000D_
bacterial communities and treating plants with biostimulants represent products provided by Inocucor. The_x000D_
Company's 1st generation IN-M1 product is currently on sale in 22 US states for high value produce and the_x000D_
Company's 2nd generation product is registered in 15 states for row crops. Since global temperatures are on the_x000D_
rise, Canadian farmers have been experiencing warmer than usual growth seasons. Although warmer_x000D_
temperatures may increase photosynthetic activity and cause earlier reproductive development, the yield will_x000D_
not necessarily increase due to reduced soil water content. This will induce photoinhibition of photosynthesis_x000D_
which reduces rates of photosynthesis, plant growth and seed yield. Recent results indicated that application of_x000D_
IN-M1 to wheat plants grown at higher than normal temperatures likely increases leaf chlorophyll_x000D_
accumulation. Furthermore, winter but not spring wheat plants grown at higher than normal temperatures and_x000D_
treated with IN-M1 had increased seed yield by up to 40%! Inocucor would like to confirm the link between_x000D_
IN-M1 product, shoot photosynthesis and grain yield in response to higher than normal growth temperatures_x000D_
predicted to be associated with global warming. The company expects that the proposed research will provide a_x000D_
blueprint information that can then be used to design new bacterial soil biostimulants to improve the yield of_x000D_
heat and drought stressed crops that will have the potential to benefit Canadian agriculture., agreement title english : The interactions between applied biostimulants, photosynthesis, grain yield and growth temperatures in winter and spring wheat varieties, agreement title french : The interactions between applied biostimulants, photosynthesis, grain yield and growth temperatures in winter and spring wheat varieties, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, 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