New Directions Research Program - Funded Projects 2004

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*Disclaimer: Projects marked with an asterisk (*) were sent to the researchers for review and comment and no reply was received.

These projects have received funding support from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Such support does not indicate endorsement by the Ministry of the contents of the material.

• SR9143 - The Development of an Electronic Nose, via Intelligent Modeling for Effective Measurement of Odour on Ontario Pork Farms
• SR9144 - Evaluation of Herbicides for Weed Management in High-Value, Low Acreage Crops
• SR9145 - Transfer of Sustainable Root Maggot Resistance to Rutabaga
• SR9146 - Origin, Abundance and Dispersal of the Multicoloured Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia Axyridis, in Relation to Ontario Vineyards
• SR9148 - Introduction of N Fixing Bacterium, Acetobacter Diazotrophicus into Corn Plants via Tissue Culture Approach and Achieve Nitrogen Fixation in Corn
• SR9149 - Biology, Competitiveness and Control of Waterhemp in Corn and Soybeans
• SR9151 - Towards Environmentally Sustainable Celery Production Through Improved Management of Septoria Late Blight
• SR9152 - Pre-Biotic Peptides Derived from Milk and Egg Yolk Proteins for the Prevention of Food-Borne Pathogenic Bacterial Infection in Humans
• SR9153 - Bacteriophages for Prevention and Treatment of E. coli Diarrhea in Pigs
• SR9154 - Improving Environmental Sustainability of Beef Farms in Ontario by Measuring Neutral Detergent Fiber Digestability
• SR9155 - Allocating Quality Water in Ontario as a Private, Environmental and Public Good
• SR9156 - Synchronizing Nitrogen Fertilization with Plant Demand in High Density Apple and Peach Orchards to Minimize N Losses Through Leaching
• SR9157 - Nitrate Filter for Greenhouse Runoff Water
• SR9158 - Validation and Use of Two Models for Estimating Optimum Crop Planting Dates, Soil Water Balances and Nitrogen Leaching
• SR9159 - Development of Novel Value-Added Soybeans with Increased Tocopherol Levels
• SR9160 - Development of Specific Fat Tolerance Tests for Evaluation of Food Products and Risk Factors for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
• SR9161 - Development of Plant Fibre Composites for Structural Applications
• SR9162 - Identification of Functional Components of Animal Origin for Use in Foods and Nutraceuticals for Body Weight Management
• SR9163 - Development of a Web Based Irrigation Scheduler for Ontario Grape, Tender Fruit and Vegetable Industries
• SR9164 - Development of Fermented Soy Milks with Nutraceutical and Functional Food Potential