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， 燃料供应和农业可持续性。生物输入是实现这一目标的一种方式。百年 大豆接种剂工业是这方面的典范：一种非常便宜的产品被应用在大面积的土地上， 减少氮肥的施用，减少温室气体排放，减少航道富营养化， 地下水污染。拟议的工作将导致对一套 微生物，以提高肥料的使用效率和生产力的主要作物在加拿大东部。我们将评估 以及环境变量（土壤pH值、温度、水的有效性、土壤盐分、土壤有机质）的影响 物质水平和土壤质地）对一种新型接种剂的效力的影响， (5)和酵母。还将调查微生物竞争的影响， 将寻找促进微生物。将收集作物生理学、基因表达和 农学Synagri SENC已经对微生物联合体的效用进行了初步研究 在加拿大东部，现在寻求与麦吉尔大学的史密斯实验室研究小组合作， 制定和执行其迄今为止的进程和谅解。这项研究将决定 微生物财团在加拿大东部的有效性，也将筛选当地的微生物群落， 植物微生物组的新植物生长促进成员，可能导致新产品， Synagri。当前微生物聚生体的生长刺激能力，以及任何新的生长 通过这项工作发现的促进菌株，将在玉米和马铃薯上进行评估，Synagri已经 大量的专业知识和销售;这将使Synagri更好地了解其 目前的产品，并与新产品和基础，甚至进一步的产品，建立它作为一个领导者 在快速发展的生物制品领域。这也将提高可持续性和经济性， 加拿大农业，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.