Canola is the largest field crop in Canada, generating $30 billion in annual economic output. However, Over the past 10 years, yield of this crop has been stagnant due to narrow genetics, lack of new yield trait technology, and is further threaten by recent years of frequent drought and heat stresses in the Canadian Prairies. […]
ABAzyne Bioscience Inc. is a Saskatchewan-based Canadian agriculture technology company commercializing ABA Boost, a proprietary analog of the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA). ABA Boost enhances plants’ natural stress-response pathways to improve cold and frost tolerance, reduce reliance on fuel-intensive frost-protection equipment, and improve water-use efficiency in high-value perennial crops such as wine grapes and
This project advances agricultural clean technology by developing a sustainable controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer that improves the delivery of nutrients to crops. Conventional fertilizers, particularly urea, are widely used but inefficient, with only 30–35% of applied nitrogen absorbed by plants. The remainder is lost to the environment, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, water contamination, and soil
Innovative Controlled Release Nitrogen for Microplastic-Free and Sustainable Agriculture Read More »
Vive Crop Protection uses nanoparticle encapsulation for efficient and environmentally friendly pesticide delivery. Synthetic pesticides are anticipated to face increasing regulatory hurdles, and we aim to future-proof our business by developing novel biopesticide products. RNA-based biopesticides enable pest-specific targeting by shutting down critical genes found only in the pests’ genomes, making them harmless to other
Engineering bacteria for combined production and delivery of RNAi biopesticides Read More »
The Natural Resources Initiative will enable earlier detection of ecological change, more adaptive resource management and more effective regulatory and stewardship decisions
The Regional Genomic Applications Partnership Program (GAPP) funds research and development projects to support public-private innovation driven by challenges and opportunities identified by industry.
Regional Genomic Applications Partnership Program (R-GAPP) Read More »
The Natural Resources Initiative will enable earlier detection of ecological change, more adaptive resource management and more effective regulatory and stewardship decisions
The Natural Resources Initiative will enable earlier detection of ecological change, more adaptive resource management and more effective regulatory and stewardship decisions
Why is this research important to Alberta? A major challenge facing Alberta’s oil sands industry is the requirement to reclaim mining-impacted environments. Over 100,000 ha of boreal forest have been disturbed by mining, but reclamation landscapes have been constructed on <10% of this land. Pit lakes are a critical component of all oil sands closure
Metagenomic evaluation of pit lakes as a reclamation strategy for oil sands mines Read More »
Why is this research important to Alberta? Following oil sands extraction, either in situ or mining-based, by law the land must be reclaimed to equivalent land capability. When oil is extracted, the land is heavily disturbed, and topsoil is removed and either used at another site right away or stockpiled for later use in reclamation.
Genomic Bioindicators of Soil Health in Land Reclamation Read More »
https://genomealberta.ca/project/genomic-bioindicators-of-soil-health-in-land-reclamation/
