Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of British Columbia
$120,000.00
Viticulture and Plant Genomics
FY 2019-20
Summary
The Canadian wine industry has developed rapidly over the past decade, and Canadian wines are held in high-esteem both nationally and internationally. However, Canadian viticultural regions are characterized by short ripening seasons, which often limits the achievement of optimal fruit composition for the production of premium wines. Dr. Castellarin will study the biological mechanisms that control ripening in grapes and how they are affected by the climate in order to develop new viticultural practices for improving grape production in Canada, resulting in better fruit composition and a strong potential for higher quality and more valuable wine.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000230913-2015
Name nom
Castellarin, Simone
Department département
Wine Research Centre
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
120000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
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
4900
Research subject group en
Plant and treebiology
Research subject group fr
Biologie végétale et des arbres
Research subject en
Plant and treebiology
Research subject fr
Biologie végétale et des arbres
Installment
NA
Partie
0
Nb partie
NA
Application title
Viticulture and Plant Genomics
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The Canadian wine industry has developed rapidly over the past decade, and Canadian wines are held in high-esteem both nationally and internationally. However, Canadian viticultural regions are characterized by short ripening seasons, which often limits the achievement of optimal fruit composition for the production of premium wines. Dr. Castellarin will study the biological mechanisms that control ripening in grapes and how they are affected by the climate in order to develop new viticultural practices for improving grape production in Canada, resulting in better fruit composition and a strong potential for higher quality and more valuable wine.
