Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01665, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Singh, Poonam (Assiniboine Community College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Manitoba, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : In the context of plant growth in green houses in Canada, the issue of pest management has proven to be an_x000D_
important one to avoid crop lost. This fact together with consumers' demand for chemical-free ornamental_x000D_
plants needs to be taken into account when doing research on pesticides' effects on plants. Shelmerdine Nursery_x000D_
in Winnipeg, the largest garden center and retail nursery of Manitoba wants to reduce or eliminate the use of_x000D_
pesticides to produce a premium and safe product to meet the market demand. Assiniboine Community College_x000D_
(ACC) will partner with Shemerdine Garden Center to develop applied research on a new biological pest_x000D_
management program for the company's retail nursery site that will target a number of key pests. In 2015-16,_x000D_
various research trials using biocontrol agents were conducted in ACC's greenhouse located in Brandon,_x000D_
Manitoba. These trials have resulted to be very successful in eliminating pesticide use on ornamental and food_x000D_
crops (CBC News Report, 2016; Hinrichs et al, 2016.). Based on this experience, ACC will now develop a_x000D_
similar program to use at Shelmerdine Nursery. Shelmerdine Nursery has identified the presence of a variety_x000D_
of pests that cause damage directly by feeding on the plants, and indirectly by spreading disease pathogens and_x000D_
viruses. The research, will build strategies by using biologicals singularly and/or in combination with other_x000D_
physical, cultural, mechanical and chemical controls. The principal investigator for the research anticipates the_x000D_
development of a customized integrated pest management system for Shelmerdine Nursery, and provide_x000D_
training to their staff to use it., program purpose french : In the context of plant growth in green houses in Canada, the issue of pest management has proven to be an_x000D_
important one to avoid crop lost. This fact together with consumers' demand for chemical-free ornamental_x000D_
plants needs to be taken into account when doing research on pesticides' effects on plants. Shelmerdine Nursery_x000D_
in Winnipeg, the largest garden center and retail nursery of Manitoba wants to reduce or eliminate the use of_x000D_
pesticides to produce a premium and safe product to meet the market demand. Assiniboine Community College_x000D_
(ACC) will partner with Shemerdine Garden Center to develop applied research on a new biological pest_x000D_
management program for the company's retail nursery site that will target a number of key pests. In 2015-16,_x000D_
various research trials using biocontrol agents were conducted in ACC's greenhouse located in Brandon,_x000D_
Manitoba. These trials have resulted to be very successful in eliminating pesticide use on ornamental and food_x000D_
crops (CBC News Report, 2016; Hinrichs et al, 2016.). Based on this experience, ACC will now develop a_x000D_
similar program to use at Shelmerdine Nursery. Shelmerdine Nursery has identified the presence of a variety_x000D_
of pests that cause damage directly by feeding on the plants, and indirectly by spreading disease pathogens and_x000D_
viruses. The research, will build strategies by using biologicals singularly and/or in combination with other_x000D_
physical, cultural, mechanical and chemical controls. The principal investigator for the research anticipates the_x000D_
development of a customized integrated pest management system for Shelmerdine Nursery, and provide_x000D_
training to their staff to use it., agreement title english : Establishing biological pest management program for nursery crop production, agreement title french : Establishing biological pest management program for nursery crop production, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-02-07, 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