Molecular action of seed treatments under cold stress conditions

不可预测的气候变化导致的不利生长条件导致了数百万美元的作物收入 并每年给加拿大农民造成产量损失。因此，在压力下改善作物表现的能力 条件是一个重大挑战。改善植物表现，特别是在植物的苗期 发展，往往是由使用传统的NPK肥料支持的，这可能会对 周边农业生态如果应用不得当。拟议的Engage项目将支持初步的 马尼托巴大学研究和沟通行业和科学家之间的关系，以调查 从育苗初期开始，天然产物对改良植株性能的影响。 我们将研究PE1010的作用模式，这是一种微量营养素种子应用程序，使用 将RNA测序与综合生物信息学方法相结合。这些研究是 假设驱动，将聘用一名高素质的兼职技术员和一名暑期学生。这个 这项工作的影响在加拿大种植的作物上有广泛的应用，并将导致对 分子事件对植物的建立和表现至关重要。这项工作的影响也是理论上的。 并将导致新工具的开发，这可能会改变我们对以植物为基础的 加拿大在农业和经济上具有重要意义的作物上的化学应用。

Adverse growing conditions as a result of unpredictable changes in climate results in millions of dollars in crop and yield loss each year to Canadian farmers. Thus, the ability to improve crop performance under stress conditions is a major challenge. Improved plant performance, especially during the seedling stage of plant development, is often supported by the use of conventional NPK fertilizers that can have a negative impact on surrounding agricultural ecology if not applied properly. The proposed Engage project will support preliminary research and bridge relations between industry and scientists at the University of Manitoba to investigate the effect of natural products on improved plant performance from the earliest stages of seedling establishment. We will be studying the mode of action of PE1010, a micronutrient seed application, globally using a combination of RNA sequencing coupled with comprehensive bioinformatics approaches. The studies are hypothesis driven and will engage one highly qualified part-time technician and one summer student. The impact of this work has broad application to crops grown in Canada and will lead to a deeper understanding of molecular events critical for plant establishment and performance. The impact of this work is also theoretical and will lead to the development of novel tools that will likely change our understanding of plant-based chemical applications to agriculturally and economically important crops to Canada.