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Title:

A database (WOOD-DB) of wood metabolites for species-level identification of economically important timber

Agreement Number:

CWFC2326-001

Agreement Value:

$537,000.00

Agreement Date:

Feb 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

To develop and make available a series of computational tools that use the database to identify profiles of new, unknown wood samples. Through this project, laboratory methods for the rapid identification of SPF wood samples will be developed, and objective chemical biomarkers for species identification will be found.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

Help keep the structurally weaker Norway spruce lumber out of structural SPF supply chains, increasing confidence in the quality and safety of SPF produced and sold in Canada; - Canadian lumber industry will have an effective tool that can be used to identify and differentiate species of SPF lumber and lookalikes; - Show Canada to be a global leader in the development of effective, easily deployed tools for quality assurance in the lumber industry, combating the trade in illegal forest products and promoting the establishment of a more secure and ethical forestry industry. - Improved certification of native lumber species being sourced and sold within Canada; and - Increased knowledge related to the detection and tracking of illegally sourced wood, and a database of wood metabolites that can be used to support other research.

Location:

EDMONTON, Alberta, CA T5J 4P6

Reference Number:

115-2023-2024-Q4-14797

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Program:

Grants and Contributions in support of the Forest Innovation Program

Program Purpose:

The objective of the Forest Innovation Program (FIP) is to enable transformation in the Canadian forest industry. More specifically, the FIP will help drive forest sector transformation, sparking enterprises in their move beyond a dependence on commodity products toward value-added, high-value and specialty products – sustainably extracting the maximum value from the fibre resource. To achieve this, the FIP will facilitate and promote a value-chain approach that addresses innovation from the seed to the end markets and products in which the right fibre is matched to the right product.