Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00601, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Price, Gordon (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 : The recycling of organic amendments with significant concentrations of organic P, such as biosolids, is a_x000D_
sustainable practice. Farmers who use biosolids often do so for the P fertilizer value to meet what crops require_x000D_
for growth. Biosolids-P is in a mixture of organic and inorganic forms that is less plant- available than_x000D_
fertilizers and some types of manures due to physical and chemical changes during the treatment process._x000D_
LysteGro provides a sustainable way to build soil P concentrations but further information is needed to help_x000D_
determine how existing and new formulations affect phosphorus availability after application. The goal of this_x000D_
project is to study different formulation of the LysteGro product in order to develop the most agronomically_x000D_
beneficial and environmentally sustainable soil amendment. In this first time collaboration with the Innovative_x000D_
Waste Management Program, Lystek will be working with researchers at Dalhousie University to develop_x000D_
formulations of LysteGrow products that enhance P dynamics in different agricultural soils and optimize plant_x000D_
uptake rates. Lystek is a rapidly expanding company serving the needs of municipalities across the North_x000D_
America to convert wastewater solids into commercially viable and safe agricultural soil amendments. The_x000D_
outcomes of this research will provide knowledge on the efficacy of current treatment processes and_x000D_
formulations to deliver phosphorus for crop production under different soil conditions. These results will_x000D_
substantially enhance the capacity for Lystek to develop new markets in Canada and the United States. In_x000D_
addition, Lystek will be able to provide farmers with better information on P availability to support their best_x000D_
management practices. Currently, Lystek is limited in their capacity to provide specific fertility guarantees to_x000D_
farmers on the basis of the existing knowledge and the conventional soil tests provided by provincial soil_x000D_
laboratories. Lystek, working with Dr. Price, will be an active participant in conducting the research studies in_x000D_
order to develop the knowledge to make its products more competitive in the agricultural marketplace., program purpose french : The recycling of organic amendments with significant concentrations of organic P, such as biosolids, is a_x000D_
sustainable practice. Farmers who use biosolids often do so for the P fertilizer value to meet what crops require_x000D_
for growth. Biosolids-P is in a mixture of organic and inorganic forms that is less plant- available than_x000D_
fertilizers and some types of manures due to physical and chemical changes during the treatment process._x000D_
LysteGro provides a sustainable way to build soil P concentrations but further information is needed to help_x000D_
determine how existing and new formulations affect phosphorus availability after application. The goal of this_x000D_
project is to study different formulation of the LysteGro product in order to develop the most agronomically_x000D_
beneficial and environmentally sustainable soil amendment. In this first time collaboration with the Innovative_x000D_
Waste Management Program, Lystek will be working with researchers at Dalhousie University to develop_x000D_
formulations of LysteGrow products that enhance P dynamics in different agricultural soils and optimize plant_x000D_
uptake rates. Lystek is a rapidly expanding company serving the needs of municipalities across the North_x000D_
America to convert wastewater solids into commercially viable and safe agricultural soil amendments. The_x000D_
outcomes of this research will provide knowledge on the efficacy of current treatment processes and_x000D_
formulations to deliver phosphorus for crop production under different soil conditions. These results will_x000D_
substantially enhance the capacity for Lystek to develop new markets in Canada and the United States. In_x000D_
addition, Lystek will be able to provide farmers with better information on P availability to support their best_x000D_
management practices. Currently, Lystek is limited in their capacity to provide specific fertility guarantees to_x000D_
farmers on the basis of the existing knowledge and the conventional soil tests provided by provincial soil_x000D_
laboratories. Lystek, working with Dr. Price, will be an active participant in conducting the research studies in_x000D_
order to develop the knowledge to make its products more competitive in the agricultural marketplace., agreement title english : Enhancing LysteGro biofertilizer product formulation for increased soil phosphorus availability in agricultural crop production, agreement title french : Enhancing LysteGro biofertilizer product formulation for increased soil phosphorus availability in agricultural crop production, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24257.0, agreement start date : 2017-11-08, 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