Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology
$11,672.00
Identification & Elimination of Contaminants in Media & Tissue Culture Operations
FY 2014-15
Summary
Dow AgroSciences Canada's Nairn Research Facility, located near the town of Ailsa Craig, Ontario, is the onlyprivate cereal research and breeding program in Eastern Ontario. Staff at Nairn extract kernels from the headsof wheat plants, remove the embryos or wheat ""germ"", and then replant them in a separate growing room toproduce new seedlings from which seeds are eventually harvested. The seeds developed at the Nairn station aremarketed to agricultural producers via Hyland Seeds. Fanshawe College will be helping the laboratory improveits process, procedures and lab protocols.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
462516-2013
Name nom
Douglas, Dan
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
23818
Institution établissement
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2014
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
11672
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
1209
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Agriculture
Area of application fr
Agriculture
Research subject code
1500
Research subject group en
Environmental engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie de l'environnement
Research subject en
Environmental engineering
Research subject fr
Génie de l'environnement
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Identification & Elimination of Contaminants in Media & Tissue Culture Operations
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Dow AgroSciences Canada's Nairn Research Facility, located near the town of Ailsa Craig, Ontario, is the onlyprivate cereal research and breeding program in Eastern Ontario. Staff at Nairn extract kernels from the headsof wheat plants, remove the embryos or wheat ""germ"", and then replant them in a separate growing room toproduce new seedlings from which seeds are eventually harvested. The seeds developed at the Nairn station aremarketed to agricultural producers via Hyland Seeds. Fanshawe College will be helping the laboratory improveits process, procedures and lab protocols.
