Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
$25,000.00
Optimizing Seed Grow Mats Seeding Rate
EF 2019-20
Résumé
Industrial activities have accelerated and intensified the disturbance of the soil and the critical vegetation it supports. Seed mats, such as those developed by Biocomposites Group, are good candidates for land stabilization and revegetation because they are inexpensive and do not require heavy machinery for installation. However, the optimum amount of seed and seed mix per mat are not known. NAIT and Biocomposites Group are partnering to address these knowledge gaps. This study will use a combination of native and agronomic species on seed grow mats developed by Biocomposites Group. The project will provide the company with the optimum number of seeds per area of mat and a number of seed mixes that can be included in future mats.
Programme
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Alberta, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
544763-2019
Name nom
Bajic, Jelena
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
25090
Institution établissement
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Province en
Alberta
Province fr
Alberta
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2019
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
Group fr
PARTENARIATS DE RECHERCHE
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
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
Installment
inst:1 - 1
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Optimizing Seed Grow Mats Seeding Rate
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Industrial activities have accelerated and intensified the disturbance of the soil and the critical vegetation it supports. Seed mats, such as those developed by Biocomposites Group, are good candidates for land stabilization and revegetation because they are inexpensive and do not require heavy machinery for installation. However, the optimum amount of seed and seed mix per mat are not known. NAIT and Biocomposites Group are partnering to address these knowledge gaps. This study will use a combination of native and agronomic species on seed grow mats developed by Biocomposites Group. The project will provide the company with the optimum number of seeds per area of mat and a number of seed mixes that can be included in future mats.
