Plant and Seed Technologies for Boreal Reclamation and Reforestation

NAIT北方研究所（BRI）项目“北方开垦和再造林的植物和种子技术”引入了技术和系统，这些技术和系统在测试和部署时将加速在工业场地建立幼林。BRI将与10个行业和中小企业（SME）合作伙伴合作，开发种子产品，技术，方法和设备，用于将北方植物和种子（P&S）广播和建立到大规模地点（例如，现场和表面采矿），有问题的工业场地（例如，高盐度和石油泄漏地点）和不规则地点（例如缓冲区、走廊、原木堆放地、陡坡）。创新的种子产品和传播工具将使工业用地能够不受当地的北方杂类草和灌木的影响。这种基于生态的方法将防止杂草和其他不受欢迎的物种对新准备的工业用地的入侵。反过来，P&Stechnologies有望减少化学除草剂的需求和高昂的成本。在BRI的初步实验室和温室试验的基础上，种子的引发和造粒以及纳米涂层，该项目通过种子产品的操作测试和实用种子传播工具和设备的开发，侧重于田间应用。这些新的适应性技术将为工业和中小企业提供具有成本效益的多功能工具，以实现可靠的工厂建设和生态恢复能力。该项目通过培训预计的460名现场从业人员和支持P&S技术的商业化来刺激市场采用技术。区域创新（例如，西北部阿尔伯塔P& S财团和灌木种子果园）将加强工业企业供应链，最终推动中小企业的竞争力和多样化。该研究计划将培训超过426名中学后和第一民族的学生在现场准备的科学，设备，研究和专业技能，他们准备就业整个阿尔伯塔和加拿大。

The NAIT Boreal Research Institute (BRI) project 'Plant and Seed Technologies for Boreal Reclamation andReforestation' introduces technologies and systems which, when tested and deployed, will accelerate theestablishment of young forests on industrial sites. Working with 10 industry and small-and-medium-sizedenterprise (SME) partners, BRI will develop seed products, technologies, methods, and equipment for thebroadcasting and establishment of boreal plants and seed (P&S) onto large-scale sites (e.g., in situ and surfacemining), problematic industrial sites (e.g., high saline and oil spill sites), and irregular sites (e.g. buffers,corridors, log lay-downs, steep slopes). Innovative seed products and broadcasting tools will enable the promptcovering of industrial sites with native, boreal forbs and shrubs. This ecologically-based approach will preventthe invasion of weeds and other undesirable species on freshly prepared industrial sites. In turn, P&Stechnologies are expected to reduce the need and high costs of chemical herbicides. Building upon BRI'spreliminary laboratory and greenhouse trials of priming and pelleting and the nano-coating of seeds, the projectfocuses on field applications through the operational testing of seed products and the development of practicalseed broadcasting tools and equipment. These new and adaptive technologies will provide industry and SMEswith cost-effective and versatile tools for reliable plant establishment and ecological resiliency. The projectwill spur the market adoption of technologies through the training of a projected 460 field practitioners andsupports for the commercialization of P&S technologies. Regional innovations (e.g., Northwest Alberta P&Sconsortium and Shrub Seed Orchard) will strengthen the industry-business supply chain, ultimately drivingSME competitiveness and diversification. The research program will train over 426 post-secondary and FirstNations students in field-ready scientific, equipment, research and professional skills to prepare them foremployment throughout Alberta and Canada.