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Title:

Improved cannabis safety and commercial crop protection with plant pathogen resistance

Agreement Number:

967253

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 24, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022

Description:

Legal production and sale of Cannabis is a relatively new, but valuable, industry in Canada. This sector is still maturing and has not benefitted from a long history of research into plant-pathogen interactions. The presence of pathogens as well as the potential presence of pesticides are important health concerns for a product destined for human consumption. By sequencing gene expression products produced by both the plant and pathogen early in the infection process we will catalogue processes implicated in the infection process. The Todd lab will be working directly with the NRC in establishing and standardizing protocols for Botrytis cineria infection of Cannabis sativa. Once established, the two groups will work together establish conditions and time points to sample for RNA extraction, sequencing, and data analysis. Identifying some of the basic early molecular interactions between Cannabis and Botrytis will set the stage for further research with a long-term goal of understanding this process to identify targets for Cannabis crop improvement

Organization:

National Research Council Canada

Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators.

Location:

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CA S7N 5A2

Reference Number:

172-2020-2021-Q4-967253

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119279313

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Legal Name:

University of Saskatchewan

Federal Riding Name:

Saskatoon–University

Federal Riding Number:

47011

Program:

Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program – Ideation Fund

Program Purpose:

The Ideation Fund is intended to encourage, test and validate transformative research ideas generated by teams of NRC scientific personnel and external collaborators with complementary capabilities, acting as a demonstration phase for a continually-evolving suite of research and development (R&D) deliverables at the NRC. The fund supports exploratory research through two mechanisms: the New Beginnings Initiative and the Small Teams Initiative.

NAICS Code:

541710 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences