A-Base Projects
Title: Forage Crop Improvement for the Canadian Livestock, Forage, Bioenergy and Conservation Industries.
Principal Investigator: ACHARYA, SURYA N
Team Members: FALK, KEVIN C; MCLEOD, JAMES G; MICHAUD, REAL J; PAPADOPOULOS, YOUSEF A.
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Standards-based digitization and dissemination of AAFC collections information via an improved Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF).
Principal Investigator: BAILLARGEON, GUY
Team Members: CATLING, PAUL M; LEWIS, CHRISTOPHER T; LONSDALE, OWEN; MACKLIN, JAMESALEXANDER; REDHEAD, SCOTT A
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Exploiting Wheat Leaf Rust fungus molecular resources to combat cereal rust diseases.
Principal Investigator: BAKKEREN, AUGUSTINUS G
Team Members: JORDAN, MARK C; MCCALLUM, BRENT; RAMPITSCH, CHRISTOF
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Vegetal biomass production on marginal or fallow lands of eastern Canada
Principal Investigator: BELANGER, GILLES
Team Members: BERTRAND, ANNICK; CAMBOURIS, ATHYNA; CASTONGUAY, YVES; DRAPEAU, RAYNALD; PARENT, GAETAN; TREMBLAY, GAETAN; ZIADIKHELIFI, NOURA
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Molecular and biochemical characterization of the bioactive "osteopontin"
molecule secreted in bovine milk: functional activities of genetic and isoform variants on bovine mammary epithelial and immune cells.
Principal Investigator: BISSONNETTE, NATHALIE
Team Members: LACASSE, PIERRE; LESSARD, MARTIN; ROBITAILLE, GILLES; THIBAULT, CATHERINE
DURATION: 2009-2012
Title: Potato genetic enhancement for increased food quality and safety
Principal Investigator: BIZIMUNGU, BENOIT
Team Members: CHEN, QIN; DANIELSLAKE, BARBARA J; DEKOEYER, DAVID; KAWCHUK, LAWRENCE M; MURPHY, AGNES M; NIE, XIANZHOU; PELLETIER, YVAN; TAI, HELEN
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Walking movement patterns of agricultural insect pests: field boundary dynamics.
Principal Investigator: BOITEAU, GILLES
Team Members: MELOCHE, FRANCOIS; VINCENT, CHARLES
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Impact of phenotypic variability on host exploitation and reproductive strategies of parasitoids
Principal Investigator: BOIVIN, GUY
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Using ecological and toxicological principles to sustain and promote biological control of mites in IPM and organic orchards in the context of newly available, reduced risk pesticides
Principal Investigator: BOSTANIAN, NOUBAR J
Team Members: HARDMAN, JOHN M; THISTLEWOOD, HOWARD M
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIVERSITY OF WEED BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS TO IMPROVE SUCCESS OF BIOCONTROL
Principal Investigator: BOURCHIER, ROBERT S
Team Members: LESAGE, LAURENT
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Biopesticides: A Risk Reduction Strategy for a Bio-Based Economy
Principal Investigator: BOYETCHKO, SUSAN M
Team Members: ABBASI, PERVAIZ; BAILEY, KAREN L; COSSENTINE, JOAN; COTE, JEANCHARLES; CUPPELS, DIANE A; ERLANDSON, MARTIN A; FRENCH, CHRISTOPHER J; GOETTEL, MARK S; HYNES, RUSSELL K; KABALUK, JAMES T; LEGGETT, FRANCES L; MUPONDWA, EDMUND K; PENG, GARY; SHEEDY, CLAUDIA M
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Novel Non-Toxic Bacterial Plant Disease Control
Principal Investigator: BRAUN, PGORDON
Team Members: HILDEBRAND, PAUL D
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: DNA-marker technologies to maximize contributions of forage legumes to sustainable agriculture
Principal Investigator: CASTONGUAY, YVES
Team Members: ACHARYA, SURYA N; AUDY, PATRICE; BERTRAND, ANNICK; MICHAUD, REAL J; PAPADOPOULOS, YOUSEF A; STEPPUHN, HAROLD W
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Canadian Plant Biodiversity Research and Documentation in Support of Agriculture and Native Bioresource Protection
Principal Investigator: CATLING, PAUL M
Team Members: CAYOUETTE, JACQUES; SMALL, ERNEST
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Integrated biotechnological approaches for development of antioxidant potatoes with improved resistance to late blight and Colorado potato beetle
Principal Investigator: CHEN, QIN
Team Members: BIZIMUNGU, BENOIT; CAO, RONG; GOETTEL, MARK S; PLATT, HAROLD W
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Emerging Parasitic Disease in Canadian Cattle
Principal Investigator: COLWELL, DOUGLAS D
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Conservation, diversification and exploitation of the AAFC arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi collection as bioresource for the production and the protection of cultivated plants
Principal Investigator: DALPE, YOLANDE
Team Members: HAMEL, CHANTAL; KHANIZADEH, SHAHROKH; MONREAL, MARCIA A
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Watershed-based assessment of the impacts of intensive potato production on nitrate levels of groundwater
Principal Investigator: DANIELESCU, SERBAN
Team Members: BENOY, GLENN; CHOW, THIEN L; ZEBARTH, BERNIE J
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: External and Internal Factors that Affect the Postharvest Quality of Potatoes and Potato Products
Principal Investigator: DANIELSLAKE, BARBARA J
Team Members: BIZIMUNGU, BENOIT; FILLMORE, SHERRY A; MURPHY, AGNES M; PRANGE, ROBERT K
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Pest Plants: Biology and Genetic Diversity. Impacts on and Protection of Canadian Agricultural
Principal Investigator: DARBYSHIRE, STEPHEN J
Team Members: CAYOUETTE, JACQUES; NURSE, ROBERT
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: Crop Production and Protection in Developing a Cool Climate Berry Crop Production System
Principal Investigator: DEBNATH, SAMIR C
Team Members: BISHOP, GARY; DIXON, PEGGY L; MCKENZIE, DAVID B
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: Development of novel biological control strategies for invasive alien plant management with insects: improving predictions, efficacy and safety
Principal Investigator: DECLERCKFLOATE, ROSEMARIE A
Team Members: BOURCHIER, ROBERT S; LEGGETT, FRANCES L; SMITH, ELWIN G
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Maintaining/Improving the Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Products by Controlling Oxidative Metabolism
Principal Investigator: DELONG, JOHN M
Team Members: BURGHERMACLELLAN, KAREN L; FAN, LIHUA; FILLMORE, SHERRY A; FORNEY, CHARLES F; HILDEBRAND, PAUL D; HODGES, D M; KALT, WILLY; PRANGE, ROBERT K; SONG, JUN; TOIVONEN, PETER M
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Impact of early experience with humans on human-animal relationship in piglets
Principal Investigator: DEVILLERS, NICOLAS
DURATION: 2011-2014
Title: Target-specific insect control: Using interference RNA for the development of novel control strategies based on disruption of gut function and exploitation of gut receptors for insect-specific pathogens
Principal Investigator: DONLY, CAM
Team Members: ERLANDSON, MARTIN A; HEGEDUS, DWAYNE D; THEILMANN, DAVID A
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: The development of the Indicator of Risk of Water Contamination by Nitrogen and Residual Soil Nitrogen.
Principal Investigator: DRURY, CRAIG
Team Members: YANG, JINGYI
DURATION: 2003-2013
Title: Characterization, production and testing of bioactives from flax fed beef
Principal Investigator: DUGAN, MIKE
Team Members: AALHUS, JENNIFER L; CAINE, WILLIAM R; MEADUS, WILLIAM J; UTTARO, BETHANY E
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Flax - A New Generation of High Yielding Disease Resistant Flax for Canada
Principal Investigator: DUGUID, SCOTT D
Team Members: CLOUTIER, SYLVIE; RASHID, KHALID Y
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Detection and quantification of seed-associated pathogens and commensal microorganisms in Canadian crop plants and novel bioinformatic approaches for exploiting metagenomic data.
Principal Investigator: DUMONCEAUX, TIM
Team Members: BORHAN, MOHAMMED H; LINKS, MATTHEW G
DURATION: 2011-2014
Title: Abiotic stress to improve the health benefits and flavour of greenhouse tomatoes
Principal Investigator: EHRET, DAVID L
Team Members: CLIFF, MARGARET A; DORAIS, MARTINE; PAPADOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS; USHER, KEVIN B
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: BARD PHASE II - Functional analysis of ISR-mediated plant resistance against Botrytis cinerea.
Principal Investigator: ERRAMPALLI, DEENA
Team Members: GOODWIN, PAUL (Guelph-U); SHARON AMIR (TelAviv-U)
DURATION: 2010-2013
Title: Genome editing in wheat and triticale microspores
Principal Investigator: EUDES, FRANCOIS A
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Further investigations into the impact of pesticide use on crop diseases, microbial populations, plant nutrition and long-term sustainability
Principal Investigator: FERNANDEZ, MYRIAM
Team Members: HAMEL, CHANTAL; JOHNSON, ERIC N; LUPWAYI, NEWTON; MALHI, SUKHDEV S
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Protection of Stored Products
Principal Investigator: FIELDS, PAUL G
Team Members: WHITE, NOEL D
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Gene expression differences resulting from pre-natal nutrition and residual feed intake in beef cattle.
Principal Investigator: FITZSIMMONS, CAROLYN J
Team Members: LI, CHANGXI
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Optimizing the flavour of whole and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables following storage and marketing
Principal Investigator: FORNEY, CHARLES F
Team Members: CLIFF, MARGARET A; FAN, LIHUA; FILLMORE, SHERRY A; HODGES, D M; SONG, JUN; TOIVONEN, PETER M
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: For the soil surface layer, define enhanced taxonomic protocols and model framework to characterize and predict the agri-environmental impacts from land use and tillage on the soil structure fringerprint.
Principal Investigator: FOX, CATHERINE A
Team Members: TARNOCAI, CHARLES
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: BARD PHASE II - Discovery of secondary metabolite transporters for quality trait improvement to produce high value nutraceuticals and pharmaceuticals
Principal Investigator: GIJZEN, MARK R
DURATION: 2010-2013
Title: Understanding trophic and community influences on biological control of Arthropod pests of Brassicaceae crops to improve advice and protocols for regulation of exotic biological control agents.
Principal Investigator: GILLESPIE, DAVID R
Team Members: BOIVIN, GUY; BROADBENT, A B; GOETTEL, MARK S; MASON, PETER G; WHITFIELD, GARY H
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Folic acid and vitamin B12, a winning team to increase efficiency of energy and protein metabolism of dairy cows: sites and modes of action
Principal Investigator: GIRARD, CHRISTIANE
Team Members: BISSONNETTE, NATHALIE
DURATION: 2011-2014
Title: Interaction of crop diversity, microbial diversity and plant health.
Principal Investigator: GOSSEN, BRUCE D
Team Members: CONNER, ROBERT L; LUPWAYI, NEWTON; MCLAREN, DEBBIE
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: BARD PHASE II - Dissolved organic matter fractionation and pollutant interactions in soils irrigated with reclaimed wastewater
Principal Investigator: GREGORICH, EDWARD G
DURATION: 2010-2013
Title: Sustainable insect crop pest control derived from natural plant volatiles
Principal Investigator: HANNOUFA, ABDELALI
Team Members: MCGARVEY, BRIAN D; SCOTT, IAN; TIAN, LINING
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Dynamic Plant-Based Environment Control to Improve Energy Use Efficiency in Greenhouse Crop Production
Principal Investigator: HAO, XIUMING
Team Members: DORAIS, MARTINE; EHRET, DAVID L; PAPADOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS; SHIPP, JOHN L
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Defining Molecular Virulence in Fusarium and Unique Resistance Mechanisms in Wheat and Maize Towards Reducing Fusarium Mycotoxins in Canadian Cereals
Principal Investigator: HARRIS, LINDA J
Team Members: BLACKWELL, BARBARA A; FEDAK, GEORGE; GLEDDIE, STEPHEN C; HATTORI, JIRO; JORDAN, MARK C; LAROCHE, ANDRE J; MILLER, S S; OUELLET, THERESE; RAMPITSCH, CHRISTOF; SINGH, JASBIR; SUBRAMANIAM, RAJAGOPAL
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Agricultural Impacts and BMPs in Thomas Brook, Nova Scotia WEBs
Principal Investigator: HEBB, DALE J
Team Members: BEZANSON, GREGORY S; GRIMMETT, MARK; LEES, BEATA M
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: Long-term experiments as historical records of microbial community adaptation in evolving agroecosystems: utilizing soil archives to establish a chronosequence of soil microbial biodiversity
Principal Investigator: HELGASON, ROBERTA L
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Grassland/Beef Management Impacts on Greenhouse Gas and Ammonia Emissions in Prairie Ecosystems
Principal Investigator: IWAASA, ALAN
Team Members: BARON, VERNON S; BUCKLEY, KATHERINE; LEMKE, REYNALD L; MCCONKEY, BRIAN G; SCOTT, SHANNON; WANG, HONG
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Developing high quality strawberry varieties that will enhance the economic viability of growers and health of Canadians.
Principal Investigator: JAMIESON, ANDREW R
Team Members: BRAUN, PGORDON; CHARLES, MARIETHERESE; DEBNATH, SAMIR C; HILDEBRAND, PAUL D; KEMPLER, CHAIM H; KHANIZADEH, SHAHROKH; MOREAU, DEBRA L; REEKIE, JULIA Y; SANDERSON, KEVIN R
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Development of improved raspberry cultivars with enhanced disease and pest resistance, higher nutraceutical/nutritional benefits and better market appeal and fruit quality.
Principal Investigator: JAMIESON, ANDREW R
Team Members: DEBNATH, SAMIR C; FORGE, THOMAS; KEMPLER, CHAIM H; KHANIZADEH, SHAHROKH
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Sustainability of Alternative Crop Production Systems for the Canadian prairies
Principal Investigator: JOHNSON, ERIC N
Team Members: CADEMENUN, BARBARA J; GOSSEN, BRUCE D; HELGASON, ROBERTA L; LEESON, JULIA; LEMKE, REYNALD L; MALHI, SUKHDEV S; MOULIN, ALAN P; OLFERT, OWEN O
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Chemical Ecology and Behavioural Management of Clearwing Borers: Horticultural Pests without Solutions
Principal Investigator: JUDD, GARY J
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: Diet induced change in the colonic population of monogastric animals
Principal Investigator: KALMOKOFF, MARTIN L
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Tracking and mitigation of late blight and new potato diseases causing catastrophic losses.
Principal Investigator: KAWCHUK, LAWRENCE M
Team Members: CONN, KENNETH; DOBINSON, KATHERINE; LEVESQUE, ANDRE C; PETERS, RICHARD D
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Mode of action of probiotic lactic acid bacteria and mixtures containing soluble dietary fibres and probiotics
Principal Investigator: KOSTRZYNSKA, MAGDALENA
Team Members: SHI, JOHN; TOSH, SUSAN; YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Analysis of Chinese and Canadian oilseed rape/canola varieties for resistance to Leptosphaeria maculans, cause of blackleg disease, and race differentiation of Canadian isolates of the pathogen.
Principal Investigator: KUTCHER, HADLEY R
Team Members: YU, FENGQUN
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Characterization of new virulent races of Puccinia striiformis that threaten the Canadian wheat industry
Principal Investigator: LAROCHE, ANDRE J
Team Members: GAUDET, DENIS A; GRAF, ROBERT; RANDHAWA, HARPINDER S
DURATION: 2011-2014
Title: Long-Term Sustainability of Soil and Crop Management Practices for Canadian Prairie Agriculture
Principal Investigator: LEMKE, REYNALD L
Team Members: CADEMENUN, BARBARA J; CUTFORTH, HERBERT W; FERNANDEZ, MYRIAM; GAN, YANTAI; HAMEL, CHANTAL; JOHNSON, ERIC N; LAFOND, JOSEPH G; LEESON, JULIA; SCHELLENBERG, MICHAEL P; WANG, HONG
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Bioactive molecules of colostrum and control of intestinal inflammatory reactions: development of a model for piglets
Principal Investigator: LESSARD, MARTIN
Team Members: CHAMPAGNE, CLAUDE P; ROBITAILLE, GILLES
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Revision of the genus Pythium
Principal Investigator: LEVESQUE, ANDRE C
DURATION: 2010-2013
Title: Mycology and Bacteriology Biosystematics - Molecular characterization and discovery of agriculturally significant fungi and bacteria
Principal Investigator: LEVESQUE, ANDRE C
Team Members: BABCOCK, CAROLYN E; BARASUBIYE, THARCISSE; BISSETT, JOHN D; BROMFIELD, EDEN S; DALPE, YOLANDE; HAMBLETON, SARAH; LANTHIER, MARTIN; LEWIS, CHRISTOPHER T; REDHEAD, SCOTT A; SEIFERT, KEITH A; TAMBONG, JAMES
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: An integrative genomics approach to elucidating genetic mechanisms regulating fat deposition in beef cattle
Principal Investigator: LI, CHANGXI
Team Members: FITZSIMMONS, CAROLYN J
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Biology, Ecology and Management of Animal Disease Vectors
Principal Investigator: LYSYK, TIMOTHY J
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: BARD PHASE II - Comparative Functional Genomics as a Platform to Investigate Ephedrine Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Plants
Principal Investigator: MARSOLAIS, FREDERIC
Team Members: LEWINSOHN, ESRAIM; FACCHINI, PETER
DURATION: 2010-2013
Title: Understanding and Assessing Invertebrate Biodiversity
Principal Investigator: MASON, PETER G
Team Members: BEAULIEU, FREDERIC; BENNETT, ANDREW; BOUCHARD, PATRICE; BOUSQUET, YVES; CUMMING, JEFFREY M; FOOTTIT, ROBERT G; GIBSON, GARY; HAMILTON, KENNETH G; LAFONTAINE, JAMES D; LANDRY, JEANFRANCOIS; LESAGE, LAURENT; LONSDALE, OWEN; OHARA, JAMES E; SKEVINGTON, JEFFR
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Manure nutrient concentration by reverse osmosis membranes: the study of foulant formation on membrane surface and foulant removal with economical and environmental cleaning procedures.
Principal Investigator: MASSE, LUCIE
Team Members: MONDOR, MARTIN; TALBOT, GUYLAINE
DURATION: 2011-2014
Title: Investigation on the potential uptake of pathogenic prion protein by plants grown on prion-contaminated soils
Principal Investigator: MCALLISTER, TIM A
Team Members: EUDES, FRANCOIS A
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Characterization of the Puccinia triticina population in Canada
Principal Investigator: MCCALLUM, BRENT
Team Members: BAKKEREN, AUGUSTINUS G
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Efficacy of anthocyanins in cell-based model systems of cardiac hypertrophy, inflammation and neural protection. (2011-2013)
Principal Investigator: MCCALLUM, JASON L
Team Members: KIRBY, CHRISTOPHER W; MAZZA, GIUSEPPE; NETTICADAN, THOMAS J
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Net impact of cattle grazing grasslands on methane and carbon dioxide balance
Principal Investigator: MCGINN, SEAN M
Team Members: BARON, VERN; BEAUCHEMIN, KAREN; MCALLISTER, TIM; WILLMS, WALTER; IWASSA, ALAN; WILSON, JOHN; FLESCH, TOM.
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: The production of pork enriched with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) omega-3 oil.
Principal Investigator: MEADUS, WILLIAM J
Team Members: AALHUS, JENNIFER L; CAINE, WILLIAM R; DUGAN, MIKE; UTTARO, BETHANY E
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Plant-based production of therapeutic proteins and metabolites using tobacco as a model system.
Principal Investigator: MENASSA, RIMA
Team Members: DHAUBHADEL, SANGEETA; REYNOLDS, L B; SCOTT, IAN; WANG, AIMING
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Soil Service Lab - Swift Current
Principal Investigator: MESSER, DUAINE
DURATION: 2007-2014
Title: The molecular compounds of root exudates associated with soil nitrogen mineralization and its crop uptake are the basis for increasing fertilizer-nitrogen use efficiency
Principal Investigator: MONREAL, CARLOS M
Team Members: MA, BAOLUO; MALHI, SUKHDEV S
DURATION: 2009-2012
Title: Development of potato germplasm and varieties with resistance to potato cyst nematode (PCN)
Principal Investigator: MURPHY, AGNES M
Team Members: BELAIR, GUY; BIZIMUNGU, BENOIT; DEKOEYER, DAVID
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Nutrient and water management of horticultural crops in an era of uncertain water supply
Principal Investigator: NEILSEN, GERRY H
DURATION: 2007-2011
Title: Understanding of genetic and biological diversity, evolution, pathogenicity as well as aphid-transmission of Potato virus Y for efficient management of the virus (2009-2012)
Principal Investigator: NIE, XIANZHOU
Team Members: MCLAREN, DEBBIE; PELLETIER, YVAN
DURATION: 2009-2012
Title: The effect of elevated CO2, temperature and drought on life cycle shifts in annual weeds.
Principal Investigator: NURSE, ROBERT
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: BARD PHASE II - Microbial symbionts of grape pests and their role in mediating interactions with plant pathogens and natural enemies
Principal Investigator: OLIVIER, CHRISTEL
Team Members: FLOATE, KEVIN D
DURATION: 2010-2013
Title: Associative expression and systems analysis of complex traits in oilseed rape / canola (ASSYST)
Principal Investigator: PARKIN, ISOBEL
DURATION: 2009-2012
Title: Beyond Canola: Genomics for the next generation of Canadian Brassica Crops
Principal Investigator: PARKIN, ISOBEL
Team Members: FALK, KEVIN C; KARCZ, STEVEN R; LINKS, MATTHEW G; NIXON, JOHN H; ROZWADOWSKI, KEVIN L
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Quantifying particulate matter emission factors associated with crop production in Canada
Principal Investigator: PATTEY, ELIZABETH
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Improving environmental and economic performance of organic potato production systems
Principal Investigator: PETERS, RICHARD D
Team Members: BOITEAU, GILLES; EDWARDS, LINNELL M; FAHMY, SHERIF H; HANN, SHELDON W; KHAKBAZAN, MOHAMMAD; MURPHY, AGNES M; NORONHA, CHRISTINE M; PANNETON, BERNARD; PLATT, HAROLD W
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Interaction between antioxidant and polyunsaturated fatty acids on the oxidative status of dairy cows and milk quality
Principal Investigator: PETIT, HELENE
Team Members: BRITTEN, MICHEL; PALIN, MARIEFRANCE
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: System biology of the beneficial interactions between rhizobia, plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria and mycorrhizae, and corn-soybean rotation.
Principal Investigator: PREVOST, DANIELLE
Team Members: BERTRAND, ANNICK; DALPE, YOLANDE; LAZAROVITS, GEORGE
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Characterizing the Relationships Among Essential Soil Functions and Dynamic Soil Physical Properties
Principal Investigator: REYNOLDS, WILLIAM D
Team Members: DRURY, CRAIG; MCLAUGHLIN, NEIL; YANG, XUEMING
DURATION: 2011-2012
Title: Conservation and Characterization of Canadian Bioresources for Increased Utilization
Principal Investigator: RICHARDS, KENNETH W
Team Members: ANZAR, MUHAMMAD; BERNARDY, MICHAEL G; BIZIMUNGU, BENOIT; BUCHWALDT, LONE; DIEDERICHSEN, AXEL; FU, WENKAI; FU, YONGBI; GUGEL, RICHARD K; LESSARD, CARL J; MICHELUTTI, ROBERTO; PLANTE, YVES J; SCHELLENBERG, MICHAEL P; SHRESTHA, JAP N; SVIRCEV, ANTONET M; TAY
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Managing Crop Reproduction
Principal Investigator: ROBERT, LAURIAN
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Assessing and improving animal welfare in dairy production systems
Principal Investigator: RUSHEN, JEFFREY
Team Members: BDEPASSILLE, ANNE M; VEIRA, DOUGLAS M
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: Molecular understanding of plant virus infection processes and design of novel strategies for plant virus disease control
Principal Investigator: SANFACON, HELENE
Team Members: ROCHON, DANN M; WANG, AIMING; XIANG, YU
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Biochemical factors determining latex quality in Russian Dandelion.
Principal Investigator: SCHERNTHANER, JOHANN
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Evaluation of insect responses to host plant defenses and plant-derived extracts
Principal Investigator: SCOTT, IAN
Team Members: MCGARVEY, BRIAN D; PELLETIER, YVAN
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Understanding Canadian poultry bioresources and protecting their genetic diversity
Principal Investigator: SILVERSIDES, FREDERICK G
Team Members: RATHGEBER, BRUCE M
DURATION: 2009-2012
Title: Invasive plants of agro-ecosystems: distribution, dynamics involved and potential management strategies.
Principal Investigator: SIMARD, MARIEJOSEE
Team Members: DARBYSHIRE, STEPHEN J; NURSE, ROBERT
DURATION: 2009-2013
Title: Strategies to control broad host range fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum II: functional analysis of candidate plant defence genes and fungal pathogenicity factors
Principal Investigator: SIMMONDS, DAINA
Team Members: BUCHWALDT, LONE; DOBINSON, KATHERINE
DURATION: 2011-2014
Title: Amelioration of Biotic and Abiotic Factors Affecting Biomass Production in Canadian Crops
Principal Investigator: SINGH, JASBIR
Team Members: JORDAN, MARK C; PANDEYA, RADHEY S; SAVARD, MARC E; SAVITCH, LEONID; SCHERNTHANER, JOHANN; SUBRAMANIAM, RAJAGOPAL
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Biology and Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila, a New Invasive Pest of Soft and Stone Fruits
Principal Investigator: SMIRLE, MICHAEL J
Team Members: COSSENTINE, JOAN; GILLESPIE, DAVID R; THISTLEWOOD, HOWARD M
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Mapping invasive species impacts on the preservation of native grassland biodiversity
Principal Investigator: SMITH, ANNE M
Team Members: BOURCHIER, ROBERT S
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: BARD PHASE II - Development of Virus Induced Gene Silencing Tools for Functional Genomics in Grapevine
Principal Investigator: STOBBS, LORNE W
DURATION: 2010-2013
Title: Development of biopesticides for post-harvest and storage diseases of horticultural crops
Principal Investigator: SVIRCEV, ANTONET M
Team Members: AUDY, PATRICE; BOYETCHKO, SUSAN M; COTE, JEANCHARLES; HYNES, RUSSELL K; ZHOU, TING
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Reducing Nutrient Input Through Novel Subterranean Strategies
Principal Investigator: SZCZYGLOWSKI, KRZYSZTOF
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: The spatial ecology and landscape genetics of invasiveness and persistence at low levels in perennial crops using codling moth and Cherry Fruit Fly as model species
Principal Investigator: THISTLEWOOD, HOWARD M
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Next-generation genomics for oat improvement
Principal Investigator: TINKER, NICHOLAS A
Team Members: HATTORI, JIRO; MILLER, S S; MOLNAR, STEPHEN J
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Impact of the modification of the microenvironment by the utilization of cover crops as mulches on the development of bacterial diseases, microflora, the plant nutrition of the cash crop and study of the relations between these elements.
Principal Investigator: TOUSSAINT, VICKY
Team Members: BOURGEOIS, GAETAN; MERCIER, GASTON; TREMBLAY, NICOLAS
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Development of a novel method for measuring chronic stress in cattle
Principal Investigator: VEIRA, DOUGLAS M
Team Members: SCHWARTZKOPFGENSWEIN, KAREN S
DURATION: 2011-2013
Title: Towards sustainable arthropod management tools with nanotechnologies
Principal Investigator: VINCENT, CHARLES
Team Members: COTE, JEANCHARLES
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Quality enhanced, high yielding spring wheat for Eastern Canada
Principal Investigator: VOLDENG, HARVEY D
Team Members: COMEAU, ANDRE I; FEDAK, GEORGE; FREGEAUREID, JUDITH A; MA, BAOLUO; MARTIN, RICHARD A; MELOCHE, FRANCOIS; MILLER, S S; PIETRZAK, LUKASZ N; XUE, ALLEN G; YAN, WEIKAI
DURATION: 2008-2012
Title: Capturing the value of Crucifer seed storage proteins in the Canadian bioeconomy
Principal Investigator: WANASUNDARA, JANITHA P
Team Members: HEGEDUS, DWAYNE D; MUPONDWA, EDMUND K
DURATION: 2011-2014
Title: Detection, Distribution and Transmission of Seed-Borne Viruses in Plant Seeds
Principal Investigator: WANG, AIMING
DURATION: 2011-2015
Title: Minor Use Pesticide Program
Principal Investigator: WHITFIELD, GARY H
Team Members: BOSTANIAN, NOUBAR J; ERRAMPALLI, DEENA; HENRICKS, MARY; JOHNSON, ERIC N; NURSE, ROBERT; OWEN, MARIEJOSEE L; POGODA, MITCHELL K; REEKIE, JULIA Y; RIDDLE, GEOFFREY; SHOLBERG, PETER L; TOLMAN, JEFFREY H; ULRICH, DANIEL; VERNON, ROBERT S; WHITE, PETER H
DURATION: 2008-2014
Title: Molecular marker development for quality traits in sweet cherry fruit
Principal Investigator: WIERSMA, PAUL A
DURATION: 2008-2012 W; YANG, JINGYI
DURATION: 2011-2013