Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00639, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Yost, Christopher (University of Regina), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Saskatchewan, 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 : Bayer CropScience provides crop protection solutions to Canadian farmers, with a large commercial focus for_x000D_
providing Canadian canola producers with management options to protect canola crops from pathogens, during_x000D_
seed emergence and throughout the growing season. Prairie canola producers are encountering an emerging_x000D_
problem of late season root rot, which can result in significant yield and economic losses to producers (Canola_x000D_
Watch, 2014). The late season pathology appears after the efficacy period of conventional seed treatments,_x000D_
rendering these treatments ineffective in the control of late season root rot. A previous Engage grant used the_x000D_
expertise and infrastructure of the Yost lab to quantify the microbial communities that are associated with_x000D_
canola plants suffering from late season root rot symptoms. It was found that fungal organisms belonging to the_x000D_
Leptosphaeriacaea family were most closely associated with plant tissue pathology, and were notably_x000D_
associated with bacterial groups of Orchobactrum and Shingobacterium. The data-sets generated from the_x000D_
Engage project provides the necessary tools for continuing this research through the Engage Plus program. The_x000D_
current proposal will study the effects of an experimental fungicide, in development by Bayer CropScience, on_x000D_
the microbial community structure of treated canola crops that are grown in field plots previously impacted by_x000D_
late season root rot. The results will provide a high-resolution quantification of the microbial communities and_x000D_
an understanding of how the microbial community members are impacted by the experimental compound._x000D_
This data will provide Bayer CropScience with a greater understanding of the mechanisms of action of the_x000D_
experimental fungicide in preventing late season root rot and its impact on the indigenous soil and endophytic_x000D_
microbiota. The results will be of direct benefit to Bayer CropScience by advancing their pest management_x000D_
product development efforts., program purpose french : Bayer CropScience provides crop protection solutions to Canadian farmers, with a large commercial focus for_x000D_
providing Canadian canola producers with management options to protect canola crops from pathogens, during_x000D_
seed emergence and throughout the growing season. Prairie canola producers are encountering an emerging_x000D_
problem of late season root rot, which can result in significant yield and economic losses to producers (Canola_x000D_
Watch, 2014). The late season pathology appears after the efficacy period of conventional seed treatments,_x000D_
rendering these treatments ineffective in the control of late season root rot. A previous Engage grant used the_x000D_
expertise and infrastructure of the Yost lab to quantify the microbial communities that are associated with_x000D_
canola plants suffering from late season root rot symptoms. It was found that fungal organisms belonging to the_x000D_
Leptosphaeriacaea family were most closely associated with plant tissue pathology, and were notably_x000D_
associated with bacterial groups of Orchobactrum and Shingobacterium. The data-sets generated from the_x000D_
Engage project provides the necessary tools for continuing this research through the Engage Plus program. The_x000D_
current proposal will study the effects of an experimental fungicide, in development by Bayer CropScience, on_x000D_
the microbial community structure of treated canola crops that are grown in field plots previously impacted by_x000D_
late season root rot. The results will provide a high-resolution quantification of the microbial communities and_x000D_
an understanding of how the microbial community members are impacted by the experimental compound._x000D_
This data will provide Bayer CropScience with a greater understanding of the mechanisms of action of the_x000D_
experimental fungicide in preventing late season root rot and its impact on the indigenous soil and endophytic_x000D_
microbiota. The results will be of direct benefit to Bayer CropScience by advancing their pest management_x000D_
product development efforts., agreement title english : Impact of fungicide treatment on microbial communities associated with late season root rot in canola, agreement title french : Impact of fungicide treatment on microbial communities associated with late season root rot in canola, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, 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