Grant: Engage Grants Program
Université de Moncton
$25,000.00
Cannabis plant growth promotion using PGPR
EF 2017-18
Résumé
Many beneficial bacteria living in the rhizosphere of plants (i.e. the soil in close proximity to roots) canpromote plant growth. These organisms are known as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and maybelong to different taxonomical groups, including Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. Some strains ofPseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. can stimulate plant growth directly and/or indirectly by various mechanisms.Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. are ideal candidates for replacing and/or reducing the use of chemicalfertilizers as they can be easily cultured and inoculated, and their production cost represents a reasonablealternative to chemical fertilizer applications. Although numerous strains of Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp.have been identified as potential PGPR in different systems, combinations of Pseudomonas sp./Bacillus sp.strains that can synergistically impact on plant growth have not been widely studied. Over the years, myresearch team has isolated and characterized numerous strains of Pseudomonas sp. for their plant growthpromoting capacities. In parallel, Biotechnology Ulysse has developed a large expertise in isolating andcharacterizing Bacillus sp. strains for plant growth promotion. Therefore, our expertise is complimentary andcan lead to the development of microbial consortia that display superior synergistic plant growth promotingactivity. Biotechnologies Ulysse is seeking help to be among the first Canadian companies able tocommercialize environmentally-friendly microbial-based fertilizers specifically tailored to the Cannabisindustry. Therefore, in this project, a collection of 60 different Pseudomonas sp strains isolated in ourlaboratory will be tested in combination with two Bacillus sp. strains (owned by Biotechnologies Ulysse) fortheir capacity at promoting Cannabis growth and productivity. More specifically, the aims are to: 1) Identify themost optimal Pseudomonas sp./Bacillus sp. combination capable of promoting Cannabis plant growth; and 2)Develop specific DNA molecular markers for these organisms allowing to detect and quantify their populationdynamics under soil and plant conditions using qPCR assays.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
New Brunswick, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
513714-2017
Name nom
Filion, Martin
Department département
Biologie
Organization id
73
Institution établissement
Université de Moncton
Province en
New Brunswick
Province fr
Nouveau-Brunswick
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
25000
Program id
EGP
Program name en
Engage Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subventions d'engagement partenariat
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1551
Committee name en
Atlantic Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour l'Atlantique
Area of application code
103
Area of application group en
Agriculture and primary food production
Area of application group fr
Agriculture et produits alimentaires primaires
Area of application en
Plant production and plant primary products
Area of application fr
Production végétale et produits végétaux primaires
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
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Cannabis plant growth promotion using PGPR
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Many beneficial bacteria living in the rhizosphere of plants (i.e. the soil in close proximity to roots) canpromote plant growth. These organisms are known as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and maybelong to different taxonomical groups, including Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. Some strains ofPseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. can stimulate plant growth directly and/or indirectly by various mechanisms.Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp. are ideal candidates for replacing and/or reducing the use of chemicalfertilizers as they can be easily cultured and inoculated, and their production cost represents a reasonablealternative to chemical fertilizer applications. Although numerous strains of Pseudomonas sp. and Bacillus sp.have been identified as potential PGPR in different systems, combinations of Pseudomonas sp./Bacillus sp.strains that can synergistically impact on plant growth have not been widely studied. Over the years, myresearch team has isolated and characterized numerous strains of Pseudomonas sp. for their plant growthpromoting capacities. In parallel, Biotechnology Ulysse has developed a large expertise in isolating andcharacterizing Bacillus sp. strains for plant growth promotion. Therefore, our expertise is complimentary andcan lead to the development of microbial consortia that display superior synergistic plant growth promotingactivity. Biotechnologies Ulysse is seeking help to be among the first Canadian companies able tocommercialize environmentally-friendly microbial-based fertilizers specifically tailored to the Cannabisindustry. Therefore, in this project, a collection of 60 different Pseudomonas sp strains isolated in ourlaboratory will be tested in combination with two Bacillus sp. strains (owned by Biotechnologies Ulysse) fortheir capacity at promoting Cannabis growth and productivity. More specifically, the aims are to: 1) Identify themost optimal Pseudomonas sp./Bacillus sp. combination capable of promoting Cannabis plant growth; and 2)Develop specific DNA molecular markers for these organisms allowing to detect and quantify their populationdynamics under soil and plant conditions using qPCR assays.
