Projects not using a Research Centre

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

Effect of housing- and management-related stressors in late gestation and early lactation on the health, welfare, and performance of Ontario dairy cattle


Lead Applicant: Trevor DeVries

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: NA

Field trial of non-antibiotic treatment of postpartum uterine disease in dairy cows


Lead Applicant: Stephen LeBlanc

Research Priority: Animal Health & Welfare Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: NA