Developing quinoa production in Eastern Canada

发展加拿大东部的藜麦生产

• 批准号: 576749-2022
• 负责人: Seguin, PhilippeP
• 金额: $ 6.01万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=763563
• 关键词: Developing; quinoa; production; Eastern; Canada

Grain production in eastern Canada is dominated by a few species that are produced on a significant proportion of the agricultural land. This limited diversity has been associated with issues such pesticide resistance, soil degradation, and greater susceptibility to volatility in commodity prices. Quinoa is a crop for which interest and demand has considerably grown in recent years in part due to unique nutritional properties. Production is currently concentrated in South America and the production in Canada is limited and restricted to western provinces. Preliminary trials conducted in eastern Canada have demonstrated that local quinoa production is possible, however, there are several factors limiting production including limited knowledge of optimal agronomic practices and prevalence of pests. Yields observed suggest that production can be profitable, but they remain highly variable. For quinoa production to be expended in eastern Canada it is essential to reduce this variability and define best management practices. In addition, it is essential to identify opportunities to diversify markets for local producers to compete with larger producers from South America. Our project will address these issues and thus will contribute in diversifying agricultural production of eastern Canada. Specific objectives are to: 1) Evaluate cultivars in different regions to determine their adaptation to the mega-environments of Quebec, 2) Identify environmental factors affecting seed yields and most susceptible growth stage intervals, 3) Evaluate different strategies to control most problematic pests in quinoa, 4) Determine the impact of plant density on incidence of fungal pathogens, plant development and seed yields, 5) Characterize the nutritional properties and chemical composition of cultivars most adapted to eastern Canada, 6) explore potential value-added uses for quinoa. These specific objectives will be addressed by conducting a series of experiments in multiple contrasted environments of Quebec and in laboratories that ultimately will allow partners to develop best field management practices, and identify and develop markets for local producers.

加拿大东部的谷物生产主要由几个品种主导，这些品种在相当大比例的农业用地上生产。这种有限的多样性与杀虫剂抗药性、土壤退化和更容易受到商品价格波动的影响等问题有关。藜麦是一种作物，近年来对它的兴趣和需求大幅增长，部分原因是其独特的营养特性。目前生产集中在南美洲，加拿大的生产有限，仅限于西部省份。在加拿大东部进行的初步试验表明，当地的藜麦生产是可能的，但是，有几个因素限制了生产，包括对最佳农艺措施的知识有限和害虫的流行。观察到的产量表明，生产可以盈利，但仍然存在很大差异。为了扩大加拿大东部的藜麦生产，必须减少这种变异性，并确定最佳管理做法。此外，还必须查明机会，使当地生产者的市场多样化，以便与南美洲的大型生产者竞争。 我们的项目将解决这些问题，从而将有助于加拿大东部农业生产的多样化。具体目标是：1）评估不同地区的栽培品种以确定它们对魁北克大环境的适应性，2）识别影响种子产量和最敏感的生长阶段间隔的环境因素，3）评估控制藜麦中最有问题的害虫的不同策略，4）确定植物密度对真菌病原体的发生率、植物发育和种子产量的影响，5）描述最适合加拿大东部的品种的营养特性和化学成分，6）探索藜麦的潜在增值用途。为了实现这些具体目标，将在魁北克的多种对比环境和实验室中进行一系列实验，最终使合作伙伴能够制定最佳的田间管理做法，并为当地生产者确定和开发市场。