Plant growth promotion through bacterial applications

据估计，到今年，世界将需要多生产50%的粮食来养活90亿人 2050年。如果我们认为气候变化有可能使作物减产25%，那么对作物改良的需要 业绩从未像现在这样好过。拟议的Engage补助金将促进开展的合作研究。 由我在马尼托巴大学和斯托勒企业有限公司(萨斯喀彻温省里贾纳)的研究小组提出。 斯托勒目前在市场上有许多提高作物产量的产品。我们发现了一个 一种细菌(绿豆假单胞菌PA23)，当应用到植物上时，会导致幼苗提早出苗 并增加了植物的大小。目前的提案将解决几个问题，包括如何最好地 把细菌用在植物上。将测试浸种、浸根和滴灌，以了解每种灌溉方式的影响。 这种细菌促进生长的能力。我们将确定细菌细胞本身还是 它们释放的特定产品会产生促进植物生长的作用。最后，我们将研究如何最好地 储存细菌，这样才能达到最大效益。我们的植物生长促进菌将很好地 补充Stoller现有的一系列作物增强产品，为公司提供经济效益。 此外，土壤添加剂可以显著提高作物产量，不仅在加拿大，而且在全国范围内。 环球网。通过植物生长促进菌提高植物生产力和活力可以避免 与过量化学物质流失相关的环境破坏。我们使用有益细菌的方法 化肥的位置将为加拿大农业部门和社会带来巨大的好处 完整的。

It has been estimated that the world will need to produce >50% more food to feed 9 billion people by the year 2050. If we consider that climate change threatens to reduce crop yields by 25%, the need for improved crop performance has never been greater. The proposed Engage grant will foster collaborative research undertaken by my research group at the University of Manitoba and Stoller Enterprises Ltd (Regina, Saskatchewan). Stoller has a number of products currently on the market that increase crop yield. We have discovered a bacterium (Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23) that when applied to plants, results in early seedling emergence and increased plant size. Several questions will be addressed in the current proposal including how to best apply the bacteria to the plants. Seed dip, root dip, and drench irrigation will be tested to see how each affects the ability of this bacterium to promote growth. We will determine whether the bacterial cells themselves or specific products they release cause the plant growth promotion effect. Finally, we will investigate how best to store the bacteria so that maximal benefits can be achieved. Our plant-growth promoting bacterium will nicely complement Stoller's existing array of crop-enhancing products, providing economic benefit to the company. Furthermore, soil additives make it possible to dramatically improve crop yields, not only in Canada but across the globe. Boosting plant productivity and vigor through plant-growth promoting bacteria avoids the environmental damage associated with excess chemical run off. Our approach of using beneficial bacteria in place of chemical fertilizers will provide huge benefits to the Canadian agricultural sector and society as a whole.