Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00331, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Zheng, Youbin (University of Guelph), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : This project will conduct research trials under both laboratory and commercial greenhouse conditions to determine 1) the optimal light levels for the production of some major microgreen crops, 2) light spectra combinations for optimizing microgreen growth, harvest and nutritional quality, and 3) develop feedback control lighting protocols for greenhouse production of microgreens in the Canadian climate. The results can be directly applied by our industry partner, Greenbelt Microgreens, in outfitting their newly acquired greenhouses and renovating their existing facility for microgreen production. The results can also be applied by other greenhouse and indoor farming operations to improve plant growth, enhance nutrient value, save lighting energy consumption and reduce carbon footprint. The results will benefit the Canadian economy within 1-2 years from the start of this project., program purpose french : This project will conduct research trials under both laboratory and commercial greenhouse conditions to determine 1) the optimal light levels for the production of some major microgreen crops, 2) light spectra combinations for optimizing microgreen growth, harvest and nutritional quality, and 3) develop feedback control lighting protocols for greenhouse production of microgreens in the Canadian climate. The results can be directly applied by our industry partner, Greenbelt Microgreens, in outfitting their newly acquired greenhouses and renovating their existing facility for microgreen production. The results can also be applied by other greenhouse and indoor farming operations to improve plant growth, enhance nutrient value, save lighting energy consumption and reduce carbon footprint. The results will benefit the Canadian economy within 1-2 years from the start of this project., agreement title english : Using light emitting diodes as sole source of supplemental lighting for microgreen production in controlled environmet, agreement title french : Using light emitting diodes as sole source of supplemental lighting for microgreen production in controlled environmet, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 143488.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, 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 2019-2020), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2019-2020), 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