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

在接下来的几十年里，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。具有百年历史的大豆接种剂行业就是这方面的典范：在大片土地上使用一种非常便宜的产品，从而减少氮肥的施用，减少温室气体排放，水道富营养化和地下水污染。这项拟议的工作将使人们对一组微生物提高加拿大东部主要作物肥料利用率和生产力的能力有更广泛的了解。我们将评估**和环境变量（土壤pH值、温度、水分有效性、土壤盐度、土壤有机质水平和土壤质地）对一种新型接种剂的效果的影响，该接种剂由根杆菌(5)和酵母组成。还将研究微生物竞争的影响，并寻找潜在的新的促进生长的微生物。将收集作物生理、基因表达和农学方面的数据。Synagri SENC已经就微生物联合体在加拿大东部的应用**进行了初步研究，现在正在寻求与麦吉尔大学史密斯实验室研究团队合作，以**详细阐述和实施他们迄今为止的过程和理解。拟议的研究将确定加拿大东部微生物财团的有效性，并将筛选当地的微生物群落，以寻找促进植物微生物组成员的新植物生长，从而有可能为Synagri开发新产品。目前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在这两个领域拥有丰富的专业知识和销售；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，使其成为快速扩张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.******