Research Strength in Numbers
Complex problems require complex solutions. That鈥檚 why the Green Crop Network brings together a variety of research expertise from 91社区 and 13 other Canadian universities. 鈥淲e鈥檙e trying to make plants that can either be used to make biofuels or can be used to sequester carbon out of the atmosphere鈥攁nd we want to manage the production regime so we鈥檙e producing less nitrous oxide and keeping more carbon in the soil,鈥� says Don Smith, 91社区 plant science researcher and GCN scientific director. 鈥淭o tackle that kind of big picture, we need to bring together a lot of specific skill sets to complement 91社区鈥檚 strengths in soils and plant-microbe interactions.鈥� To fill in the rest of the puzzle, Smith scoured the country for experts in areas including: