Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
College of New Caledonia
$25,000.00
Testing LED as supplemental lighting in nurseries for production of conifer seedlings
EF 2015-16
Résumé
The College of New Caledonia and Woodmere Nursery are collaborating on an applied research project to help reduce energy consumption and improve seedling growth in forest seedling greenhouses by using supplemental LED lighting. Woodmere Nursery annually grows 12 million seedlings under 7 acres of greenhouses located in Telkwa, BC. In addition to realizing substantial cost savings from switching to LED lighting systems, the company seeks to research and understand the potential effects of LED lighting on conifer seedling growth and development. This research project will compare seedling growth and morphological characteristics between LED and conventional high-pressure sodium light systems.
The research project will take place on Woodmere's premises. College faculty and students will work with Woodmere staff to design and conduct the experiments over the 2016 growing season. Students involved in this project will learn important skills in data analysis in the areas of plant development, lighting attributes and energy calculations.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
492844-2015
Name nom
Griesbauer, Hardy
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
22211
Institution établissement
College of New Caledonia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
25000
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
306
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy efficiency
Area of application fr
Efficacité énergétique
Research subject code
1200
Research subject group en
Agricultural engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie rural
Research subject en
Agricultural engineering
Research subject fr
Génie rural
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Testing LED as supplemental lighting in nurseries for production of conifer seedlings
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The College of New Caledonia and Woodmere Nursery are collaborating on an applied research project to help reduce energy consumption and improve seedling growth in forest seedling greenhouses by using supplemental LED lighting. Woodmere Nursery annually grows 12 million seedlings under 7 acres of greenhouses located in Telkwa, BC. In addition to realizing substantial cost savings from switching to LED lighting systems, the company seeks to research and understand the potential effects of LED lighting on conifer seedling growth and development. This research project will compare seedling growth and morphological characteristics between LED and conventional high-pressure sodium light systems.
The research project will take place on Woodmere's premises. College faculty and students will work with Woodmere staff to design and conduct the experiments over the 2016 growing season. Students involved in this project will learn important skills in data analysis in the areas of plant development, lighting attributes and energy calculations.
