Grant: Engage Grants Program
University of Regina
$24,778.00
Optimal seed germination conditions for cattail bio-platform remediation system
EF 2017-18
Résumé
Curry Industries Ltd. in Winnipeg MB, has developed a prototype for a Cattail Bio-Platform HarvestingSystemTM that allows for the controlled growth of cattails on a floating frame in an aquatic system withelevated nutrients to allow for growth of this potential bioremediator in deeper waters. By encouraging thegrowth of cattails in these systems, nutrients are removed from the water column, thus reducing the availabilityof nutrients to other bloom-forming algal and cyanobacterial species. The cattails can then be harvested at theend of the growing season, and the biomass can be composted on land and used as fertilizer for gardens orcropland. The proposed ENGAGE grant will establish a collaborative research partnership between theapplicant and Curry Industries, Ltd to determine the optimal seeding conditions to maximize cattail growth.The Bio-Platforms will be more easily scalable to deploy in large volumes if a reliable and simple method ofcattail seeding can be developed. In this study, we will determine the germination rates and ideal seed plantingdensity to maximize cattail germination and growth in the Bio-platforms.
Programme
Engage Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Saskatchewan, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
511082-2017
Name nom
Finlay, Kerri
Department département
Biology
Organization id
17
Institution établissement
University of Regina
Province en
Saskatchewan
Province fr
Saskatchewan
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
24778
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
1555
Committee name en
Prairie Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour les Prairies
Area of application code
400
Area of application group en
Environment
Area of application group fr
Environnement
Area of application en
Environment
Area of application fr
Environnement
Research subject code
4702
Research subject group en
Evolution and ecology
Research subject group fr
Évolution et écologie
Research subject en
Aquatic ecology and limnology
Research subject fr
Écologie aquatique et limnologie
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Optimal seed germination conditions for cattail bio-platform remediation system
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Curry Industries Ltd. in Winnipeg MB, has developed a prototype for a Cattail Bio-Platform HarvestingSystemTM that allows for the controlled growth of cattails on a floating frame in an aquatic system withelevated nutrients to allow for growth of this potential bioremediator in deeper waters. By encouraging thegrowth of cattails in these systems, nutrients are removed from the water column, thus reducing the availabilityof nutrients to other bloom-forming algal and cyanobacterial species. The cattails can then be harvested at theend of the growing season, and the biomass can be composted on land and used as fertilizer for gardens orcropland. The proposed ENGAGE grant will establish a collaborative research partnership between theapplicant and Curry Industries, Ltd to determine the optimal seeding conditions to maximize cattail growth.The Bio-Platforms will be more easily scalable to deploy in large volumes if a reliable and simple method ofcattail seeding can be developed. In this study, we will determine the germination rates and ideal seed plantingdensity to maximize cattail germination and growth in the Bio-platforms.
