Determining the effectiveness of a seaweed biostimulant at reducing crop frost damage and ability to aid in post frost recovery.

阿卡迪亚海洋植物有限公司(ASL)是一家完全集成的、以研究为导向的生物技术制造商。通过他们的研究，ASL已经开发出一种从海藻中提取的作物生物刺激剂，节伞藻属。这种海藻生物刺激剂对作物具有刺激生长的活性，并可以减轻干旱、高温和盐分等非生物胁迫。然而，减少霜冻应力损害的能力仍不清楚。因此，ASL希望与新斯科舍省社区学院合作，确定他们的海藻生物刺激剂是否以及如何减少霜冻损害。此外，ASL有兴趣确定他们的海藻生物刺激剂是否可以用来帮助作物在霜冻破坏后恢复，使生产者能够恢复潜在的产量损失。预期结果将表明，ASL生物刺激剂可以通过减少直接冰冻损害和帮助作物在霜冻损害发生后恢复来减轻霜冻损害，从而提供相对于其他生物刺激剂公司的竞争优势。积极的结果也将使ASL能够将他们的产品销售到北方的生产系统，那里出现霜冻是一个问题。区域和国家生产者将受益于在其种植实践中采用这种产品，从而减少与霜冻事件相关的产量损失。

Acadian Seaplants Limited (ASL) is a fully integrated, research-driven biotech manufacturer. Through their research, ASL has developed a crop biostimulant derived from the seaweed, Ascophyllum nodosum. This seaweed biostimulant exhibits growth-stimulating activities to crops, and can reduce abiotic stress such as drought, heat, and salinity. However, the ability to decrease frost stress damage remains unclear. As a result, ASL would like to collaborate with Nova Scotia Community College to determine if and how their seaweed biostimulant reduces frost damage. In addition, ASL is interested in determining if their seaweed biostimulant can be used to help crops recover following frost damage, allowing producers to recuperate potential lost yields. Anticipated results will indicate that the ASL biostimulant can be used to mitigate frost damage by reducing direct freezing damage and by helping crops recover after the frost damage has occurred, providing a competitive advantage over other biostimulant companies. Positive results would also allow ASL to market their product to northern production systems where frost occurrence is an issue. Regional and national producers will benefit through the adoption of this product in their growing practices, allowing them to reduce yield losses associated with frost events.