Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-04413, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Lim, Loong-Tak (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 : TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture Ltd ("TruLeaf", Bedford, Nova Scotia), specialising in in-door farming, is_x000D_
interested to explore new strategies to extend the shelf-life of their products ready-to-eat/use baby green and_x000D_
microgreen products, which are susceptible to tissue injury and microbial growth during transportation. By_x000D_
manipulating the in-door growing conditions, exploiting different parts/blends of vegetables strategically_x000D_
selected from Brassicaceae family, and deploying bioactive volatiles, this project aims at developing a_x000D_
preservation system based on natural preservative to extend product shelf-life and increase product_x000D_
stability/yield. Besides benefiting TruLeaf, the envisaged technology will also benefit other Canadian vegetable_x000D_
producers in producing high quality and safe ready-to-eat vegetables, which is an essential component of diet to_x000D_
maintain good health. By extending product shelf-life to reduce product waste, the increased revenue will allow_x000D_
TruLeaf to expand their competitiveness in the marketplace., program purpose french : TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture Ltd ("TruLeaf", Bedford, Nova Scotia), specialising in in-door farming, is_x000D_
interested to explore new strategies to extend the shelf-life of their products ready-to-eat/use baby green and_x000D_
microgreen products, which are susceptible to tissue injury and microbial growth during transportation. By_x000D_
manipulating the in-door growing conditions, exploiting different parts/blends of vegetables strategically_x000D_
selected from Brassicaceae family, and deploying bioactive volatiles, this project aims at developing a_x000D_
preservation system based on natural preservative to extend product shelf-life and increase product_x000D_
stability/yield. Besides benefiting TruLeaf, the envisaged technology will also benefit other Canadian vegetable_x000D_
producers in producing high quality and safe ready-to-eat vegetables, which is an essential component of diet to_x000D_
maintain good health. By extending product shelf-life to reduce product waste, the increased revenue will allow_x000D_
TruLeaf to expand their competitiveness in the marketplace., agreement title english : Exploitation of Antimicrobial Vegetable Volatiles and Active Packaging for Shelf-life Extension, agreement title french : Exploitation of Antimicrobial Vegetable Volatiles and Active Packaging for Shelf-life Extension, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-09-20, 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