Development of New Biological Seed Treatments for Canadian Crop Production

为加拿大农作物生产开发新型生物种子处理剂

• 批准号: 555467-2020
• 负责人: Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=705830
• 关键词: Development; New; Biological; Seed; Treatments

A&L Biologicals (A&L), located in London ON, is an innovative, research driven company that serves a wide range of industries including Agriculture, Environmental and Food & Pharma-globally. Within Agriculture, A&L provides comprehensive analytical services for soil, plant tissue, feed, fertilizer, and water. A&L also supports a team that focused its research and development on soil health and products that can support sustainable and regenerative agriculture. This includes crop inputs that can replace conventional fertilizers and pesticides made from non-renewable resources. One category of next generation regenerative agricultural products is based on seed treatment technology whereby crop seeds are coated with plant beneficial microbes. Biological seed treatments are increasingly in demand by farmers. A&L researchers recently published results demonstrating the utility of biological seed treatments in transforming agricultural soil with poor productivity to high productivity. However, technical challenges to biological treatments remain to be assessed, such as development of seed coating formulants that support the ability of the beneficial microbes to colonize and persist in the root zone of crops. A&L Biologicals, in partnership with Lambton's Bio-Industrial Process Research Centre, aims to develop and commercialize new biological seed treatments. Success of this project provide A&L information and techniques critical to their goal of bringing to market new biological seed treatments. It is expected that by the end of the proposed project, A&L will be ready for field trials. In addition, the broader agricultural input industry will also benefit from the increased research, development and commercialization activity in sustainable and regenerative agriculture that bringing this new class of fertility products to market is expected to generate.

A&L生物制品(A&L)位于伦敦安大略省，是一家以创新和研究为导向的公司，服务于全球范围内的各种行业，包括农业、环境和食品与医药。在农业领域，A&L提供土壤、植物组织、饲料、肥料和水的全面分析服务。A&L还支持一个团队，该团队专注于土壤健康和支持可持续和再生农业的产品的研发。这包括可以取代传统化肥和由不可再生资源制成的杀虫剂的作物投入。下一代再生农产品的一类是基于种子处理技术，即在作物种子上涂上对植物有益的微生物。农民对生物种子处理的需求越来越大。 A&L的研究人员最近发表了一项研究结果，展示了生物种子处理在将生产力较低的农业土壤转化为生产力较高的土壤方面的效用。然而，生物处理的技术挑战仍有待评估，例如种衣剂配方的开发，以支持有益微生物在作物根区定居和持续存在的能力。 A&L生物制品公司与兰伯顿生物工业过程研究中心合作，旨在开发新的生物种子处理方法并将其商业化。该项目的成功为A&L提供了信息和技术，对于他们将新的生物种子疗法推向市场的目标至关重要。预计在拟议项目结束时，A&L将准备好进行现场试验。 此外，更广泛的农业投入品行业也将受益于可持续和再生农业方面更多的研究、开发和商业化活动，预计这类新的肥力产品将推向市场。