Field Crop Research Day
OMAF and MRA / UofG Partnership
Production Systems - Plants Research Theme
March 25 2013
Agenda
OMAF / MRA /UofG Partnership
Production Systems – Plants
– One of 8 research themes under the partnership
– Other themes related to plants include:
• Environmental Sustainability
• BioEconomy
• Agriculture and Rural policy
– Includes field crops and horticultural crops
Production Systems – Plants
– Focus is on production research and profitable agriculture.
– Can incorporate other themes to support industry competitiveness.
– Priorities include:
• Plant protection
• Production Efficiency
• Genetic technologies
• Product quality / diversification
• Environmental Impact
Plant Production Systems
Research according to each priority- 40 Tier 1
2012 current projects
Total > $4.4 million
Genetic
Technologies,
$1,060,235, 24%, 8
Plant Protection,
$1,587,959, 36%, 13
Product Quality
Improvement,
$378,000, 8%, 3
Product
Diversification,
$456,065, 10%, 4
Environmental
Ecosystem Impact,
$196,613, 4%, 3
Confidential
Production
Efficiency, $792,244,
18%, 9
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Plant Production Systems – current projects in 2012
Commodity groupings
Horticulture - Non
edible, $767,213,
15%, 6
Field Crops,
$1,730,356, 42%, 17
Horticulture - Edible,
$1,973,547, 43%,17
Total > $4.4 million
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2012 Field Crop Statistics
Plant Production Systems – Current projects in 2012
Specific commodities
Wheat, $106,480,
2%, 1
Beans, $345,000,
8%, 3
Vegetables,
$933,589, 21% , 10
Corn , $221,300,
5%, 2
Floriculture,
$229,000, 5%, 2
Soybeans, $356,000,
8%, 3
Fruit, $923,958,
21% , 6
Other, $312,158, 7%,
3
Multiple, $481,695,
11%, 5
Canola, $361,036,
8%, 3
Landscape,
$200,900, 4%, 2
Total field crops 12,
$1,389,816
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Plant Production Systems - 2012
Tier II support 34 projects , over $15 miliion
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Genetic technologies
Production efficiency
Product diversification
Environment
Plant Protection:
Product quality
$ 4.8, 7 projects
$ 3.9, 12 projects
$ 3.2, 6 projects
$ 2.9, 3 projects
$ 2.0, 5 projects
$ 0.2, 1 project
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Projects that relate to Plant Production Systems Priorities
New Directions
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Plant Production Systems
• Wide range of priorities and
projects
• High level of matching funds
• Many, many research collaborators
• Close cooperation with OMAFRA,
AAFC, others within Canada and
the U.S.
Confidential
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Thank You
Mary Ruth McDonald
Plant Agriculture
[email protected]
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