Investigating the impact of Eco-Tea on grape production and vineyard soil

研究生态茶对葡萄生产和葡萄园土壤的影响

• 批准号: 523450-2018
• 负责人: Joseph, Alain
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Nova Scotia Community College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=654849
• 关键词: Investigating; impact; Eco; Tea; grape

Overton Environmental Enterprises Inc (OEE) is a company focused on applied ecology and developing sustainable landscape management practices and products. One of the main initiatives OEE strives for is to reduce the requirements on chemical fertilizers and pesticides to increase soil health. As a result of this initiative, OEE developed an environmentally friendly 100% organic compost tea, called Eco-Tea. Despite the numerous positive testimonials relating to this product to soil microbial community change and increases in yield, there is a lack of scientific proof of the benefits of Eco-Tea, in particular relating to the grape growing industry. Thus, Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) will partner with OEE to run field trials to investigate the impact Eco-Tea has on the vineyard soil microbial community composition, as well as grape growth, yield, and quality. It is anticipated that project results will provide proof of concept that the addition of Eco-Tea has positive benefits for enhancing soil microbial community and grape production. Project results will be shared with other regional vineyards, providing additional provincial benefits to the wider grape growing industry operating in the province. Furthermore, evaluation of the application of Eco-Tea offers potential longer term benefits nationally through its use to vineyards located across Canada. In addition, the economic and social benefit of Eco-Tea commercial activities will result in new capital investments, employment opportunities and revenue streams for OEE.

Overton Environmental Enterprises Inc (OEE) 是一家专注于应用生态学和开发可持续景观管理实践和产品的公司。 OEE 致力于的主要举措之一是减少对化肥和农药的需求，以改善土壤健康。作为这一举措的结果，OEE 开发了一种环保的 100% 有机堆肥茶，称为 Eco-Tea。尽管有许多关于该产品对土壤微生物群落变化和产量增加的积极评价，但仍缺乏关于生态茶益处的科学证据，特别是与葡萄种植业有关的益处。因此，新斯科舍社区学院 (NSCC) 将与 OEE 合作进行田间试验，以调查生态茶对葡萄园土壤微生物群落组成以及葡萄生长、产量和质量的影响。预计项目结果将证明添加生态茶对于增强土壤微生物群落和葡萄产量具有积极的益处。项目成果将与其他地区葡萄园共享，为该省更广泛的葡萄种植业提供额外的省级效益。此外，对生态茶应用的评估通过其在加拿大各地葡萄园的使用，在全国范围内提供了潜在的长期效益。此外，生态茶商业活动的经济和社会效益将为 OEE 带来新的资本投资、就业机会和收入来源。