Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00615, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Fulthorpe, Roberta (University of Toronto), 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 : Much of our food is shipped from long distances, from rural areas or from farms in distant countries. The_x000D_
concept of urban farming is being championed more and more because of the energy and money savings_x000D_
involved, and also the because of the involvment of locals with the production of ones food. One promising_x000D_
idea for food production is that of aquaponics, the combination of fish raising facilities and plant growth_x000D_
platforms for salad and herb greens. By combining the two systems, plants can grow on fish waster and purify_x000D_
it at the same for reuse for the fish. One drawback is that plants grow better in the company of bacterial_x000D_
associates, normally derived from soil, that can move into their tissues and help provide growth hormones and_x000D_
molecules to help capture nutrients. This research is aimed at screening bacteria for their abilities to improve_x000D_
the salad green and herb germination, growth and nutrient acquisition rates in aquaponics systems., program purpose french : Much of our food is shipped from long distances, from rural areas or from farms in distant countries. The_x000D_
concept of urban farming is being championed more and more because of the energy and money savings_x000D_
involved, and also the because of the involvment of locals with the production of ones food. One promising_x000D_
idea for food production is that of aquaponics, the combination of fish raising facilities and plant growth_x000D_
platforms for salad and herb greens. By combining the two systems, plants can grow on fish waster and purify_x000D_
it at the same for reuse for the fish. One drawback is that plants grow better in the company of bacterial_x000D_
associates, normally derived from soil, that can move into their tissues and help provide growth hormones and_x000D_
molecules to help capture nutrients. This research is aimed at screening bacteria for their abilities to improve_x000D_
the salad green and herb germination, growth and nutrient acquisition rates in aquaponics systems., agreement title english : Use of plant growth promoting bacteria in aquaponics facility, agreement title french : Use of plant growth promoting bacteria in aquaponics facility, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, 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 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