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Praveen Saxena
The Canadian ornamental horticulture sector faces numerous challenges including climate change, plant health, plant protection, supply chain issues, and high energy consumption by greenhouses. Further, plants grown in greenhouses are most vulnerable to temperature and water fluctuations when initially transplanted outdoors potentially resulting in extended greenhouse use and increased energy consumption due to delayed transplanting and/or crop loss during transplanting. This research project will develop a Climate Resilient Ornamental Production System (CROPS) to supply robust, carbon-sequestering plants across the country while maximizing energy efficiencies in greenhouse operations to enhance the industry’s sustainability and profitability. CROPS will deliver stress-resilient plants for the ornamental horticulture sector.
The specific project objectives are:
- Development of new germplasm adapted to drought/salinity and low nutrient environments.
- Development of technologies for propagation of stress-resilient plants through indoleamines treatments.
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