Projects not using a Research Centre

Developing soybeans for a changing climate: Assessing lipid traits affecting drought tolerance in Ontario-adapted commercial soybean varieties

Lead Applicant: Yang Xu

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Current state of lesson horse welfare in Ontario and best practices for their management

Lead Applicant: Katrina Merkies

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Using in situ eDNA and sediment bioassays to determine the assimilative capacities of benthic invertebrate communities to aquaculture inputs

Lead Applicant: Neil Rooney

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Chlorogenic acid as a molecular marker to identify peach and nectarine genotypes resistant to brown rot disease in Niagara peninsula

Lead Applicant: Jayasankar Subramanian

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Detoxification of mycotoxins in Fusarium head blight of wheat

Lead Applicant: Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Investigation of mucosal immunity to gastrointestinal nematodes in Ontario goats

Lead Applicant: Emma Borkowski

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Supporting sustainability of the equine sector: Development of a digestion model to predict nutrient utilization and excretion

Lead Applicant: Jennifer Ellis

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

An innovative approach to thinning plums for improved labour efficiencies, fruit quality and orchard economics

Lead Applicant: John Cline

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Establishing an Ontario food panel: Tracking public attitudes and behaviour post-COVID-19

Lead Applicant: Spencer Henson

Research Priority: Trade, Market & Targeted Sector Growth Opportunities

Program Type: Special Initiatives Projects

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: N/A

Development of novel controlled gas-permeable membranes (CGPMs) for enhanced modified atmosphere packaging (EMAP) of fresh produce

Lead Applicant: Loong-Tak Lim

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: NA