Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00284, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Campbell, Lesley (Ryerson University), 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 : The Problem: BrezaWorks, Inc. is a new producer of indoor farming tools that can be applied to a wide variety_x000D_
of high-value crops including lettuce and Cannabis sativa. Two of the most influential environmental_x000D_
conditions to affect cannabinoid yield quality and quantity is lighting and soil media. In tweaking their system,_x000D_
BrezaWorks, Inc. is particularly interested in assessing the influence of lighting and soilless media on yield._x000D_
Significance of Problem: When growing indoors, as is customary in the aquaponics industry, growers must use_x000D_
supplemental lighting technologies and soil-less media to grow plants and manipulate photoperiods. Yet, there_x000D_
is a wide variety of lighting technologies available, and little scientifically collected data comparing systems_x000D_
and their impact on crop yield. Moreover, we have limited knowledge of whether optimal growing conditions_x000D_
vary among cultivars and at different life-history stages._x000D_
Solutions Proposed: Working closely with BrezaWorks technical staff, we will run two experiments in_x000D_
BrezaWorks' Airbox and analyse the data to determine the relative yield of each lighting system for vegetative_x000D_
and reproductive plants. To determine the optimal lighting system for vegetative-phase lettuce and_x000D_
reproductive-phase Cannabis sativa, seedlings from three cultivars will be grown under three lighting systems_x000D_
and two soil conditions, in a split plot design. We will then measure traits correlated with high-yield goals., program purpose french : The Problem: BrezaWorks, Inc. is a new producer of indoor farming tools that can be applied to a wide variety_x000D_
of high-value crops including lettuce and Cannabis sativa. Two of the most influential environmental_x000D_
conditions to affect cannabinoid yield quality and quantity is lighting and soil media. In tweaking their system,_x000D_
BrezaWorks, Inc. is particularly interested in assessing the influence of lighting and soilless media on yield._x000D_
Significance of Problem: When growing indoors, as is customary in the aquaponics industry, growers must use_x000D_
supplemental lighting technologies and soil-less media to grow plants and manipulate photoperiods. Yet, there_x000D_
is a wide variety of lighting technologies available, and little scientifically collected data comparing systems_x000D_
and their impact on crop yield. Moreover, we have limited knowledge of whether optimal growing conditions_x000D_
vary among cultivars and at different life-history stages._x000D_
Solutions Proposed: Working closely with BrezaWorks technical staff, we will run two experiments in_x000D_
BrezaWorks' Airbox and analyse the data to determine the relative yield of each lighting system for vegetative_x000D_
and reproductive plants. To determine the optimal lighting system for vegetative-phase lettuce and_x000D_
reproductive-phase Cannabis sativa, seedlings from three cultivars will be grown under three lighting systems_x000D_
and two soil conditions, in a split plot design. We will then measure traits correlated with high-yield goals., agreement title english : Identifying the optimal lighting and soilless media system for BrezaWorks, Inc., agreement title french : Identifying the optimal lighting and soilless media system for BrezaWorks, Inc., 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