Grant: CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Collège La Cité
$40,000.00
A Sustainable Approach to Protecting Crop Yields and Quality
FY 2024-25
Summary
This proposal explores a novel approach to managing a critical pathogen affecting cannabis and hop plants, aiming to enhance crop health and productivity. The strategy involves applying externally developed molecules that target the pathogen's genetic material, disrupting its ability to replicate within the plant. This method offers a non-genetically modified, sustainable, and precise solution, leveraging the plant's natural defense mechanisms. By protecting crops and improving yields, this approach has the potential to transform disease management in the cannabis and hop industries, supporting their long-term economic resilience.
Program
CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CCARD-2024-00622
Name nom
Bamji-Mirza, Michelle
Department département
Centre d'accès à la technologie en bio-innovation - Bureau de recherche et de l'innovation - La Cité collégiale
Organization id
28248
Institution établissement
Collège La Cité
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2024
Competition year année de concours
2024
Award amount
40000
Program id
CCARD
Program name en
CCI Applied Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
ICC Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Group en
RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
nan
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF1060903
Field of research list names en
Plant developmental and reproductive biology
Field of research list names fr
Biologie du développement et de la reproduction des plantes
Socioeconomic objective list codes
RDS10803
Socioeconomic objective list names en
Crops
Socioeconomic objective list names fr
Cultures
Application title
A Sustainable Approach to Protecting Crop Yields and Quality
Keywords
RNA interference; Hop latent viroid ; HLVd; circular RNA pathogen ; plants; Cannabis; growth; viroid; siRNA
Application summary
This proposal explores a novel approach to managing a critical pathogen affecting cannabis and hop plants, aiming to enhance crop health and productivity. The strategy involves applying externally developed molecules that target the pathogen's genetic material, disrupting its ability to replicate within the plant. This method offers a non-genetically modified, sustainable, and precise solution, leveraging the plant's natural defense mechanisms. By protecting crops and improving yields, this approach has the potential to transform disease management in the cannabis and hop industries, supporting their long-term economic resilience.
