Scientists at an international conference said on [November 30] that climate change was a global phenomenon that could only be controlled by planting more and more trees. This was stated in the concluding session of the first international conference on Conventional and Modern Approaches in Plant Sciences (CMAPS 17), organised by the Punjab University Department of Botany at Faisal Auditorium. [...] Dr Danielle Donnelly from 香蕉视频 Canada, [...] Dr Jaswinder Singh from 香蕉视频 Canada, [...] attended the event.
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Published on: 1 Dec 2017
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, announced a total investment of $52 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund for 220 new infrastructure projects nationally. Among the 51 universities across the country with funded projects, McGill leads the pack with an impressive number 鈥� 23 projects totaling $4.2 million 鈥� in this latest round of the funding competition.
Congratulations to Faculty members Val茅rie Gravel (Plant Science) and Salwa Karboune (Food Science) who were among the recipients.
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Published on: 17 Aug 2017
(Une collaboration de Val茅rie Gravel, agronome et professeure adjointe en horticulture durable, Universit茅 McGill)
芦 L鈥櫭﹖茅 au Qu茅bec est, pour plusieurs, synonyme d鈥檃bondance de petits fruits. La production locale de ces 芦 super fruits 禄, de plus en plus reconnus pour leurs bienfaits sur la sant茅 humaine, fait face 脿 une demande croissante. 禄
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Published on: 15 Aug 2017
Every day after work, David Bernard-Perron, BSc(AgEnvSc)鈥�12, MSc鈥�15, heads out for a few laps 鈥渄own the hill鈥� on his mountain bike.
The hill in question is majestic Whistler Mountain, a short distance from his job as head agrologist at Whistler Medical Marijuana Corporation.
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Published on: 14 Aug 2017
In a study published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 香蕉视频 researcher Jaswinder Singh and co-authors describe a new protein that could greatly improve brewing.
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Published on: 10 Jul 2017
Vincent Marissal
La Presse
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Published on: 24 Apr 2017
Coming to the aid of eastern Canadian hemp producers is Philippe Seguin, associate professor at 香蕉视频, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Seguin wants to help farmers in eastern Canada learn more about which hemp cultivars work best in their environment. He and his team of researchers selected 11 cultivars and planted them in seven different environments in Quebec. Seguin kept detailed records of when the seeds were planted and how much fertilizer was used.
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Published on: 21 Oct 2016
29-year-old the lead agronomist for a Whistler marijuana company
As a 14-year-old loading soil at a Quebec poinsettia听greenhouse, David Bernard-Perron听[BSc (AES)'12, MSc'15]听never would have expected he'd grow up to be the lead agronomist听for a marijuana company in Whistler.听
But at 29, that's exactly what he's doing, and the company he works for is at the forefront of quickly growing industry.
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Published on: 29 Sep 2016
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(Interview with Dr. Donald L. Smith Professor, 香蕉视频; Director and CEO, BioFuelNet Canada)
"It is exciting to see a growing concern around the need to reduce GHGemissions.At McGill, there has been, and continues to be, some very good work around green chemistry, which is part of a greater sustainability approach. McGill has developed the use of micro beto-plant signal compounds as a wayto improve plant productivity, making more biomass available for both food and fuel."
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Published on: 12 Jul 2016
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Dans l鈥櫭ヾifice qui accueillait autrefois la brasserie Dow, angle Peel et Notre-Dame, rebaptis茅 Carrefour d鈥檌nnovation INGO, est install茅 un groupe de recherche qui se consacre au d茅veloppement des carburants de l鈥檃venir. BioFuelNet regroupe 75 chercheurs de 27 universit茅s canadiennes et travaille avec 90 partenaires industriels. Sa mission : d茅velopper une industrie de biocarburants avanc茅s prosp猫re et durable. ...
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Published on: 22 Mar 2016
Christmas is just under two weeks away, so if you haven't picked out a tree yet, the clock is ticking. [CTV News Montreal] asked David Wees from the Plant Science Department of 香蕉视频 for some tips on what to look for.
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Published on: 15 Dec 2015
The University of Toronto, 香蕉视频听 [BioFuelNet - Don Smith] and the International Air Transport Association are also part of the project as members of the BioFuelNet Aviation Task Force. Funding is coming from the Green Aviation Research and Development Network, which gets its support from the federal government and Canada鈥檚 aerospace sector.
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Published on: 11 Dec 2015
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STUDY FINDS PLANTS NEED ACTIVE SOCIAL LIVES TO STAY HEALTHY
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Published on: 29 Oct 2015
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- Academic Support for Students
- Dept. of Agricultural Economics
- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- Dept. of Animal Science
- Dept. of Bioresource Engineering
- Brace Centre for Water Resources Management
- Career Planning Service (CaPS)
- Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment (CINE)
- Human Nutrition
- Farm Management and Technology Program
- Dept. of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry
- Macdonald Campus (agriculture and environment)
- International Development Studies
- Macdonald Campus
- Macdonald CaPS
- Environment
- Dept. of Natural Resource Sciences
- School of Nursing
- Inst. of Parasitology
- Dept. of Plant Science
Published on: 16 Oct 2009
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