Development of better biologicals as a more sustainable approach to Canadian agriculture

在未来几十年里，我们必须提高农业生产力，以应对不断增长的人口 ** 和燃料供应，以及农业的可持续性。生物输入是实现这一目标的一种方式。有着百年历史的大豆接种剂行业是这方面的典范：一种非常便宜的产品被应用在大片土地上，减少了氮肥的施用，减少了温室气体排放、水道富营养化和地下水污染。拟议的工作将导致对一组 ** 微生物提高加拿大东部主要作物的肥料利用效率和生产力的能力的广泛理解。我们将评估 ** 和环境变量（土壤pH值，温度，水的可用性，土壤盐度，土壤有机 ** 物质水平和土壤质地）对一种新型接种剂的效力的影响，该接种剂由根际细菌联合体 **（5）和酵母组成。还将调查微生物竞争的影响，并寻找潜在的新的促进生长的微生物。将收集作物生理学、基因表达和农艺学方面的数据。Synagri SENC已就加拿大东部微生物联合体 ** 的效用进行了初步研究，现在寻求与麦吉尔大学的史密斯实验室研究团队合作，以 ** 阐述和实施他们迄今为止的流程和理解。拟议的研究将确定 ** 加拿大东部微生物联合体的有效性，并将筛选当地微生物群落中 ** 新的植物生长促进植物微生物组成员，可能导致 **Synagri的新产品。目前的微生物联合体的生长刺激能力，以及通过这项工作发现的任何新的生长促进菌株，将在玉米和马铃薯上进行评估，Synagri在这方面拥有大量的专业知识和销售;这将使Synagri更好地了解其 ** 现有产品的适用性，以及新产品和进一步产品的基础，使其成为快速发展的生物制品领域的领导者 **。这也将提高 ** 加拿大农业的可持续性和经济性，使加拿大在生物制品的农业应用方面进一步领先。

Over the next few decades we must increase both agricultural productivity, to deal with growing populations**and fuel supply, and agricultural sustainability. Biological inputs are one way to achieve this. The century-old**soybean inoculant industry is the model for this: a very inexpensive product is applied on large land areas that**reduces the application of nitrogen fertilizer, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waterway eutrophication and**groundwater contamination. The proposed work will lead to a broad understanding of the ability of a set of**microbes to improve fertilizer use efficiency and productivity of key crops in eastern Canada. We will evaluate**and the effects of environmental variables (soil pH, temperature, water availability, soil salinity, soil organic**matter levels and soil texture) on the efficacy of a novel inoculant, comprised of a consortium of rhizobacteria**(5) and a yeast. The effects of microbial competition will also be investigated and potential new growth**promoting microbes will be sought. Data will be collected on aspects of crop physiology, gene expression and**agronomy. Synagri SENC has conducted preliminary research regarding the utility of the microbial consortium**in eastern Canada, and now seek to work with the Smith laboratory research team at McGill University in order**to elaborate and implement their processes and understandings to date. The research proposed will determine**the effectiveness of the microbial consortium in eastern Canada, and will also screen the local microflora for**new plant growth promoting members of the phytomicrobiome, potentially leading to new products for**Synagri. The growth stimulation capacity of the current microbial consortium, and any novel growth**promoting strains discovered through this work, will be evaluated on corn and potato, for which Synagri has**substantial expertise and sales; this will provide Synagri with a better understanding of the applicability of their**current product, and with new products and the foundations for even further products, establishing it as a leader**in the rapidly expanding biologicals sector. This will also enhance the sustainability and economics of**Canadian agricultural, giving Canada further leadership in the agricultural application of biologicals.******