2009-10 Project Summaries of the New Directions & Alternative Renewable Fuels Research Program

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Welcome to the project summary page of the 2009-10 New Directions Research Program. These projects will assist the program's goal of stimulating the sustainable growth and competitiveness of Ontario's bioeconomy and agri-food and rural sectors.

The research areas of focus and their corresponding priorities change from year to year. The 2009-10 program had the following areas of focus:

The projects may vary from one to three years in length. They are listed below alphabetical order by title within a given research area of focus.

Disclaimer:

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.

Ag and Rural Policy

Project #
Title
Researcher

Rural non-farm development: Revisiting rural land use policy (2000-2010)

 W. Caldwell

Alternative Renewable Fuels and Bioproducts

Project #
Title
Researcher

Dry fermentation of energy crops and poultry manure for enhanced biogas production

 A. Crolla
Growing Russian Dandelion as an Alternative Source of Natural Latex R. Van Acker

Hierarchical Green Nano-Biocomposites for Light weight and Efficient Wind Turbine Blades

 M. Misra

New Biodegradable Cell Phone Case from Renewable Resource-based Nano- Biocomposites

 A. Mohanty

Life Sciences

Project #
Title
Researcher

Determining health benefits, horticultural and market potential of wild blueberry ecotypes from northwestern Ontario

A. Mallik

Developing high-value bioproducts from cereal byproducts/leftovers
F. Hosseinian

Organic agriculture

Project #
Title
Researcher

Alternative management practices for the swede midge in organically produced cruciferous vegetables

 R. Hallett

Application of functional genomics to grape and wine production

 G. van der Merwe

Innovative approaches to organic weed control

 R. Van Acker

Management of soil N fertility for organic cereal production

P. Voroney

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Author: Anna Formusiak, Research Analyst/RIB
Creation Date: 23 September 2010
Last Reviewed: 5 October 2011