Welcome to the Laboratory of Manish N. Raizada, Dept. of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Canadian Laboratory of Inexpensive Maize Biotechnologies (CLIMB)Developing inexpensive technologies to reduce/replace synthetic nitrogen fertilizers for corn (maize) Crops benefit from fertilizers, but synthetic fertilizers are expensive, environmentally damaging and often inaccessible to the world's poorest billion farmers who earn $1 per day. The focus of the Raizada Lab is to develop $1 biotechnologies that reduce the need for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers for corn (maize) production in Canada and developing nations. Corn supplies ~15% of all human calories and is a staple human food crop in SubSaharan Africa. The Lab is taking five approaches to help tackle the nitrogen problem in agriculture including trying to empower the world’s poorest farmers with Sustainable Agriculture Kits (SAKs). The Lab was recently featured on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) The National. |
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Project 1. Increase the supply of nitrogen fertilizers from inexpensive, natural biological sources. Read more.... |
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Project 2. Utilize existing nitrogen fertilizer inputs more efficiently. Read more.... |
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Project 3. Decrease the demand for nitrogen fertilizer by breeding corn plants that regenerate shoots and re-use their roots after harvesting. Read more.... |
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Project 4. Improve global online communication networks between agricultural experts working on nitrogen across disciplines, developed and developing nations, and the public and private sectors. Read more.... |
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Project 5. Develop inexpensive Sustainable Agriculture Kits (SAKs) for subsistence farmers. Read more.... |
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