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Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$59,000.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 22, 2013 -

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Location:

GUELPH ONTARIO, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2014-Q2-05188

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient's Legal Name:

THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate research on invasive alien forest pest Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). RNA interference (RNAi) has emerged as a promising, highly specific and effective class of insecticidal molecules. The design of double stranded RNA molecules to "silence" specific EAB genes can be performed and if the target genes are chosen carefully, lethal effects can potentially be obtained.