Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00553, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Yurgel, Svetlana (Dalhousie University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Prince Edward Island (PEI) Potato Board represents more than 200 potato growers in the province, and_x000D_
represents the interests of the PEI potato industry to various levels of government. PEI potato growers have_x000D_
been experiencing significant problems with understanding the factors that affect potato yield and disease_x000D_
development. Despite significant efforts, little is conclusively known about how soil biological and physical_x000D_
characteristics are linked to high and low potato yields. In preliminary studies supported by the Potato Board_x000D_
looking at yield variability within fields, researchers have seen indications that soil compaction, certain nutrient_x000D_
deficiencies, and soil-borne pathogens such as Verticillium, root lesion nematodes, and common scab can have_x000D_
significant effects on marketable yield. The goal of this research is to evaluate a link between potato yield and_x000D_
disease occurrence and the diversity and structure of soil microbial communities in potato fields. This will_x000D_
provide a foundation for the development of an affordable method for prediction of field production potential,_x000D_
allowing the grower to test the soil in the fall before potato planting and adjust the cropping strategy for_x000D_
maximum yield and profit. The proposed project is a first collaborative research conducted by Dr. Yurgel_x000D_
(Dalhousie University) and the PEI Potato Board, which will provide a great benefit to both partners. Based on_x000D_
the obtained results the efficient strategy the further investigation of the link between soil communities_x000D_
structure and potato fields performance will be developed. These data will provide a validation of the research_x000D_
strategy and will serve as a foundation for large scale research project for analysis of microbial communities in_x000D_
PEI potato fields in the order to develop microbial communities based molecular biomarkers for prediction of_x000D_
potato yield and disease occurrence., program purpose french : Prince Edward Island (PEI) Potato Board represents more than 200 potato growers in the province, and_x000D_
represents the interests of the PEI potato industry to various levels of government. PEI potato growers have_x000D_
been experiencing significant problems with understanding the factors that affect potato yield and disease_x000D_
development. Despite significant efforts, little is conclusively known about how soil biological and physical_x000D_
characteristics are linked to high and low potato yields. In preliminary studies supported by the Potato Board_x000D_
looking at yield variability within fields, researchers have seen indications that soil compaction, certain nutrient_x000D_
deficiencies, and soil-borne pathogens such as Verticillium, root lesion nematodes, and common scab can have_x000D_
significant effects on marketable yield. The goal of this research is to evaluate a link between potato yield and_x000D_
disease occurrence and the diversity and structure of soil microbial communities in potato fields. This will_x000D_
provide a foundation for the development of an affordable method for prediction of field production potential,_x000D_
allowing the grower to test the soil in the fall before potato planting and adjust the cropping strategy for_x000D_
maximum yield and profit. The proposed project is a first collaborative research conducted by Dr. Yurgel_x000D_
(Dalhousie University) and the PEI Potato Board, which will provide a great benefit to both partners. Based on_x000D_
the obtained results the efficient strategy the further investigation of the link between soil communities_x000D_
structure and potato fields performance will be developed. These data will provide a validation of the research_x000D_
strategy and will serve as a foundation for large scale research project for analysis of microbial communities in_x000D_
PEI potato fields in the order to develop microbial communities based molecular biomarkers for prediction of_x000D_
potato yield and disease occurrence., agreement title english : Evaluation of the link between soil microbiota and potato crop yield, agreement title french : Evaluation of the link between soil microbiota and potato crop yield, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, 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