The main purpose of the project is finding a user preferred way of synchronization and user interaction on Android platform. The result of the experiment will help the applicant to design user friendly mobile application. As a result, the partner organization can get an android version of Croprecords.com with good user experience since the system […]

This research project aims at establishing a cheap and simple alternative genetic transformation method for soybean termed in planta. Three in planta methods, named (i) tissue-culture independent callus and adventitious buds generation (TCICABG), (ii) sonication and in vivo selection/regeneration (SivSR) and (iii) in vitro embryonic axis sonication and direct regeneration (EAR), will be tested to […]

The profitability of dairy production is based on the ability of the animal to have high milk production, good health and good fertility. A major challenge for dairy producers is to select for high performing animals and avoid the undesirable correlated response between production and other traits. The proposed research includes the imputation of newly […]

La supplémentation en oeufs augmente significativement la synthèse musculaire; toutefois, aucune étude n’a évalué ses effets sur la performance dans différentes disciplines sportives. Des techniques de pointe en sciences de l’activité physique seront utilisées afin de déterminer l’effet de la supplémentation en oeufs entiers sur la composition corporelle, la performance musculaire et les courbatures chez […]

La chicouté est un petit fruit qui pousse naturellement en tourbière et sa mise en culture dans des tourbières abandonnées après exploitation de la tourbe permettrait de poursuivre des activités économiques, tout en restaurant le milieu. Son implantation demeure cependant problématique. La culture se fait à partir de segments de rhizomes qui sont souvent dépourvus […]

The EasyPack machine is designed to process the weighing and packaging of large crops such as potatoes, onions, turnips, and carrots for medium to small-scale farming operations, in order to overcome challenges caused by labor shortages. This solution is capable of weighing and packing potatoes into a variety of bags with capacities ranging from 20-50 […]

Digital dermatitis is a highly contagious hoof disease in dairy herds. If left untreated it often results in severe lameness, and is highly contagious between animals. In Québec, a recent study showed that 64% of the participating herds had at least one case of digital dermatitis with prevalence variations from 0 to 84% in herds. […]

La relation de l’agent pathogène zoonotique, Streptococcus suis (Ssuis), avec la barrière intestinale est encore mal connue et mérite d’être étudiée. Il semblerait que certaines souches de Ssuis puissent traverser la barrière intestinale dans certaines circonstances. Le but du projet présenter ici est de mieux comprendre les interactions que Ssuis peut établir avec la barrière […]

Spot application of pesticide has economic and environmental benefits. To enable a real-time spraying, the timing of actuation after detecting the pest should be precise to enable hitting the target. One issue in spraying using wide booms is the need to place cameras on the boom itself to avoid possible costly mechanical modifications. As such, […]

Humalite is a naturally occurring organic substance containing high concentrations of humic acid. Humic-based substances are known to improve the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil. Therefore, humalite may be an ecological and environmentally friendly soil amendment with a wide variety of end uses across multiple facets of the Canadian agricultural landscape. Large […]

Research shows that ultra-processed foods (UPF) increase the risk of many diseases, including kidney diseases. However, the effects of whole foods (WF) compared to UPF in a type of kidney disease called polycystic kidney disease (PKD) have not been studied. This is also important for PKD because treatments with plant-based or low-protein diets, since many […]

AI tools based on deep learning has recently been suggested for many complex problems where a large amount of data is available. We will be working similar AI tools but problems from very different domains, namely, airport delay management after disruption and predicting prices of fresh produce under challenging climate conditions. Establishing a recovery flight […]