Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00509, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Earl, Hugh J (University of Guelph), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : The quinoa market in Ontario and Canada has grown significantly over the past five years, to an expected 19 M_x000D_
lbs. imported into Canada by the end of 2016 (Stats Canada, 2016). In addition to high protein and iron levels,_x000D_
and a balanced amino acid profile, quinoa is highly popular due to its ability to grow on marginal soils, as well_x000D_
as under various abiotic stresses such as frost, drought, and salinity. This ability is thought to be due to the_x000D_
large range of environments from which quinoa is and has been cultivated for millennia._x000D_
Katan Kitchens has spent the past five years researching quinoa production in Ontario. Their pursuit to_x000D_
commercialize production of this alternative pseudo-cereal crop was triggered by concerns with purity, quality_x000D_
and access to quinoa from South America, in combination with the increasingly high demand in North America_x000D_
for quinoa as a seed and functional food ingredient. With five years of research substantiating the company's_x000D_
current agronomic practices for optimal yields and production, as well as having developed quinoa varieties,_x000D_
through natural breeding techniques, that are conducive to Ontario's climate and soil conditions, the company_x000D_
has now commercialized the first Ontario grown quinoa crop - branded Quinta Quinoa. The company's_x000D_
experience with its higher nutrient quality Ontario quinoa has demonstrated an inconsistency of crop yields_x000D_
across the province under hot growing seasons. While most of Katan's field crops show excellent growth_x000D_
through the vegetative and flowering stages, crop yield and seed quality vary from excellent yield and quality to_x000D_
low yield and quality. Therefore, further understanding of the impact of heat stress is the first step in better_x000D_
field selection (climatic conditions) and planting dates to improve seed quality and yield consistency._x000D_
The proposed research will be focused on the assessment of four quinoa varieties that have been grown in_x000D_
Ontario, in relation to optimal temperatures during critical growth stages. This will involve using four different,_x000D_
controlled day/night temperature ranges to identify conditions for optimal growth during each critical growth_x000D_
stage. The research will address a gap in current quinoa agronomic research to maximize production quantity, program purpose french : The quinoa market in Ontario and Canada has grown significantly over the past five years, to an expected 19 M_x000D_
lbs. imported into Canada by the end of 2016 (Stats Canada, 2016). In addition to high protein and iron levels,_x000D_
and a balanced amino acid profile, quinoa is highly popular due to its ability to grow on marginal soils, as well_x000D_
as under various abiotic stresses such as frost, drought, and salinity. This ability is thought to be due to the_x000D_
large range of environments from which quinoa is and has been cultivated for millennia._x000D_
Katan Kitchens has spent the past five years researching quinoa production in Ontario. Their pursuit to_x000D_
commercialize production of this alternative pseudo-cereal crop was triggered by concerns with purity, quality_x000D_
and access to quinoa from South America, in combination with the increasingly high demand in North America_x000D_
for quinoa as a seed and functional food ingredient. With five years of research substantiating the company's_x000D_
current agronomic practices for optimal yields and production, as well as having developed quinoa varieties,_x000D_
through natural breeding techniques, that are conducive to Ontario's climate and soil conditions, the company_x000D_
has now commercialized the first Ontario grown quinoa crop - branded Quinta Quinoa. The company's_x000D_
experience with its higher nutrient quality Ontario quinoa has demonstrated an inconsistency of crop yields_x000D_
across the province under hot growing seasons. While most of Katan's field crops show excellent growth_x000D_
through the vegetative and flowering stages, crop yield and seed quality vary from excellent yield and quality to_x000D_
low yield and quality. Therefore, further understanding of the impact of heat stress is the first step in better_x000D_
field selection (climatic conditions) and planting dates to improve seed quality and yield consistency._x000D_
The proposed research will be focused on the assessment of four quinoa varieties that have been grown in_x000D_
Ontario, in relation to optimal temperatures during critical growth stages. This will involve using four different,_x000D_
controlled day/night temperature ranges to identify conditions for optimal growth during each critical growth_x000D_
stage. The research will address a gap in current quinoa agronomic research to maximize production quantity, agreement title english : Temperature stress in Ontario quinoa - implications for breeding and agronomic production, agreement title french : Temperature stress in Ontario quinoa - implications for breeding and agronomic production, 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