Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00421, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dambrowitz, Christopher (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Extend Innovation Enhancement Grants, program name french : Subvention de renforcement de l'innovation Continuité, program purpose english : The NAIT Boreal Research Institute (BRI) project 'Plant and Seed Technologies for Boreal Reclamation and_x000D_
Reforestation' introduces technologies and systems which, when tested and deployed, will accelerate the_x000D_
establishment of young forests on industrial sites. Working with 10 industry and small-and-medium-sized_x000D_
enterprise (SME) partners, BRI will develop seed products, technologies, methods, and equipment for the_x000D_
broadcasting and establishment of boreal plants and seed (P&S) onto large-scale sites (e.g., in situ and surface_x000D_
mining), problematic industrial sites (e.g., high saline and oil spill sites), and irregular sites (e.g. buffers,_x000D_
corridors, log lay-downs, steep slopes). Innovative seed products and broadcasting tools will enable the prompt_x000D_
covering of industrial sites with native, boreal forbs and shrubs. This ecologically-based approach will prevent_x000D_
the invasion of weeds and other undesirable species on freshly prepared industrial sites. In turn, P&S_x000D_
technologies are expected to reduce the need and high costs of chemical herbicides. Building upon BRI's_x000D_
preliminary laboratory and greenhouse trials of priming and pelleting and the nano-coating of seeds, the project_x000D_
focuses on field applications through the operational testing of seed products and the development of practical_x000D_
seed broadcasting tools and equipment. These new and adaptive technologies will provide industry and SMEs_x000D_
with cost-effective and versatile tools for reliable plant establishment and ecological resiliency. The project_x000D_
will spur the market adoption of technologies through the training of a projected 460 field practitioners and_x000D_
supports for the commercialization of P&S technologies. Regional innovations (e.g., Northwest Alberta P&S_x000D_
consortium and Shrub Seed Orchard) will strengthen the industry-business supply chain, ultimately driving_x000D_
SME competitiveness and diversification. The research program will train over 426 post-secondary and First_x000D_
Nations students in field-ready scientific, equipment, research and professional skills to prepare them for_x000D_
employment throughout Alberta and Canada., program purpose french : The NAIT Boreal Research Institute (BRI) project 'Plant and Seed Technologies for Boreal Reclamation and_x000D_
Reforestation' introduces technologies and systems which, when tested and deployed, will accelerate the_x000D_
establishment of young forests on industrial sites. Working with 10 industry and small-and-medium-sized_x000D_
enterprise (SME) partners, BRI will develop seed products, technologies, methods, and equipment for the_x000D_
broadcasting and establishment of boreal plants and seed (P&S) onto large-scale sites (e.g., in situ and surface_x000D_
mining), problematic industrial sites (e.g., high saline and oil spill sites), and irregular sites (e.g. buffers,_x000D_
corridors, log lay-downs, steep slopes). Innovative seed products and broadcasting tools will enable the prompt_x000D_
covering of industrial sites with native, boreal forbs and shrubs. This ecologically-based approach will prevent_x000D_
the invasion of weeds and other undesirable species on freshly prepared industrial sites. In turn, P&S_x000D_
technologies are expected to reduce the need and high costs of chemical herbicides. Building upon BRI's_x000D_
preliminary laboratory and greenhouse trials of priming and pelleting and the nano-coating of seeds, the project_x000D_
focuses on field applications through the operational testing of seed products and the development of practical_x000D_
seed broadcasting tools and equipment. These new and adaptive technologies will provide industry and SMEs_x000D_
with cost-effective and versatile tools for reliable plant establishment and ecological resiliency. The project_x000D_
will spur the market adoption of technologies through the training of a projected 460 field practitioners and_x000D_
supports for the commercialization of P&S technologies. Regional innovations (e.g., Northwest Alberta P&S_x000D_
consortium and Shrub Seed Orchard) will strengthen the industry-business supply chain, ultimately driving_x000D_
SME competitiveness and diversification. The research program will train over 426 post-secondary and First_x000D_
Nations students in field-ready scientific, equipment, research and professional skills to prepare them for_x000D_
employment throughout Alberta and Canada., agreement title english : Plant and Seed Technologies for Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation, agreement title french : Plant and Seed Technologies for Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation, agreement number : CCIPX, agreement value : 900000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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 2021-2022)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2021-2022)., 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