Development of a Genomic Barcode to Increase Cranberry Yields

来自INRS的P. Constant和Transport Gaston Nadeau Inc.在NSERC**Engage赠款中发起了一项新的合作，以增加农场规模的蔓越莓产量。该公司最近在建立高效灌溉系统方面取得了重大突破，现在有兴趣探索通过更好地了解农场管理对支持植物生长和养分循环的土壤微生物的影响，是否可以进一步提高生产力。本项目旨在通过实验验证灌溉、土壤养分、果实产量和土壤微生物群落结构之间的联系。该项目的主要成果是一个基因组条形码，其中包含支持蔓越莓产量提高的土壤微生物组合结构及其与土壤性质的相互作用。**知识转移活动将使Transport Gaston Nadeau Inc.能够调整其目前的灌溉定点和施肥做法，以促进有利于蔓越莓生产的土壤微生物的活动。

P. Constant from INRS and Transport Gaston Nadeau Inc. initiate a new collaboration within this NSERC**Engage grant to increase cranberry production at the farm scale. The company made important breakthroughs**in their recent efforts to build performant irrigation systems, and is now interested to explore whether further**gains of productivity can be achieved through a better understanding of the impact of farm management**practices on soil microorganisms supporting plant growth and nutrient cycling. This project aims to validate**experimentally the link between irrigation, soil nutrients, fruit productivity and soil microbial community**structure. The main deliverable of this project is a genomic barcode comprising the structure of soil microbial**assemblages supporting elevated cranberry production yield and their interaction with soil properties.**Knowledge transfer activities will enable Transport Gaston Nadeau Inc. to adjust their current irrigation set**point and fertilisation practices to promote the activity of soil microorganisms beneficial for cranberry**production.