The MicroVeg project uses research to develop sustainable, minimal fertilizer recommendations for farmers
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Research for food security in Vietnam
Researchers used SXRMB at the Canadian Light Source to show that cycling rice and shrimp cultivation is a viable, reversible option for rice farmers affected by changes in climate in Vietnam's coastal Mekong Delta.
CLS Key Partner in Food Security Grant
The Canada First Research Excellence Fund has awarded the University of Saskatchewan $37.2 million over 7 years for global food security research. The Canadian Light Source is a major partner in this project, providing unique imaging capabilities to advance agricultural leadership.
Bringing high tech down to earth
What does the leftover phosphorus in the soil looks like? Is it inorganic, bonded to other metals in forms plants can use, or is it mostly organic, which microbes must break down to plant-available forms? And what sources of phosphorus do plants actually rely on?