New Directions Research Program
Funded Projects 2007

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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.

• SR9187 - Fusarium resistant corn germplasm production via in vitro mutagenesis and selection
• SR9188 - Evaluation of controlled release fertilizers for environmentally sustainable vegetable crop production
• SR9189 - Engineering biosensors to detect nitrogen fixing rhizosphere bacteria for use as inoculants to reduce fertilizer costs of Ontario growers
• SR9190 - An evaluation of the effect of an ad libitum acidified milk-feeding program on the growth, development and general health of dairy calves
• SR9191 - Developing Greenhouse Systems for Organic Vegetable and Transplant Production
• SR9192 - Efficacy and safety of standardized Ontario-grown American ginseng extract on blood glucose and blood pressure control in Type 2 diabetic individuals with concomitant hypertension: a randomized, double blind placebo-controlled clinical trial
• SR9193 - Optimizing value-capture for tobacco and genetically modified tobacco specialty crop production
• SR9194 - Determining the impact of management on soil organic matter dynamics
• SR9195 - The impact of Omega-3 and 6 fatty acids on inflammation during ruminant pregnancy, lactation and fetal development
• SR9196 - Bedding management and low-risk methods for the sustainable control of insect and mite pests and diseases in livestock production
• SR9197 - Potential antimicrobial proteins for human health - value added products from eggshell waste
• SR9198 - Liquefaction of agricultural wastes in supercritical phenol production of phenol-formaldehyde resins

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