Subventions et des contributions :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019).

Lumenari is a Canadian company located in Richmond, British Columbia. It develops automated,x000D
premium-quality and easy-to-use light-emitting diode (LED) lighting technologies for residential, horticulturalx000D
and commercial usages. Compared with traditional lighting system, LED lights have increased efficiency,x000D
better spectrum control, and reduced maintenance. The ability of LED grow lights to produce narrow-bandx000D
wavelength lights also accommodates the specific lighting requirements of different types of plants. Asx000D
previous studies have shown that both quantity and quality of light affect plant immunity, one critical questionx000D
needs to be addressed is how deploying LED grow lights affects plant's natural resistance mechanisms againstx000D
pathogenic microbial pathogens.x000D
The Zhang lab at UBC uses different types of plant pathogens routinely to study plant immune responses. Thex000D
goal of this Engage proposal is to secure funding to initiate collaboration with Lumenari in order to test thex000D
effects of different spectrums of LED grow lights on plant resistance against bacterial, oomycete and fungalx000D
pathogens. In addition, the molecular mechanism of how plant immune responses are affected by the spectrumsx000D
of lights will be explored. These studies will provide guidance to the LED grow light industry on whatx000D
spectrum, intensity and quantity of lighting would benefit the crop plants the most in the greenhouse industryx000D
for maximum yield without causing susceptibility to microbial pathogens.