Surface cover of soils with plant residue such as straw is known to be an efficient method to reduce soil erosion and nutrient loss from soils. However, from my previous research, it was revealed that surface cover reduced soil erosion and loss of nitrogen and phosphorous but increased loss of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) due […]

To achieve useful results in training deep neural network, one typically needs huge number of labelled images. In most practical cases, it is often time consuming, expensive and sometimes even near impossible to get the required numbers of labelled images. Data augmentation consists in a set of image processing techniques that can be applied to […]

I propose the study on intermediate (value-added) product production from distributed lignocellulosic biomass or waste materials through hydrothermal fractionation/liquefaction/gasification. In future, supply-chain network system is important because of reduction of electric loss. It can avoid food and unused land use issues. also, biofuels are considered carbon-neutral as the plant recycle the CO2 released from their […]

Canada is one of the largest canola producing countries. The industry contributes about $20 billion revenue to the Canadian economy. Currently, canola farmers rely on the weather forecast (temperature, moisture, etc.) to decide whether to apply a fungicide. As the Internet-of-Things and sensor technologies get more advanced, farmers are deserved to have better technologies for […]

The purpose of this project is to assess the impact of forest land clearing practices for agricultural production on boreal soil health, using the soil health assessment developed at Cornell University. Using soil samples collected in Northern Ontario, a soil health assessment will be conducted to determine soil function under both relatively undisturbed soil forest […]

Durant les trente dernières années, l’utilisation des mesures non tarifaires (MNT) des chapitres A (SPS) et B (OTC) s’est accrue dans les pays développés. Elles représentaient 59% des MNT en 2012 (WTO 2012) et 70% en 2017 (UNCTAD, 2017). Ces mesures techniques traitent diverses préoccupations (qualité et sécurité sanitaire) liées à la production et aux […]

Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are extensively used for commercial growth of cannabis alike other crops. More than 40% of unused fertilizers cause serious environmental problems such as contaminants transform into our food chain, and eventually repeated application of chemical fertilizers increase human and ecosystem (human health, floral and faunal diversity) health risks over the time. […]

Hemp seed is a super fruit because its bioactive compounds have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial capabilities. Hemp seeds have the potential as a food therapy to reduce inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In this project, we will collect hemp seeds from 20 hemp cultivars grown in different provinces in Canada. Antioxidant capacities of hemp seeds will […]

1-Currently, cows can be “locomotion scored”. These scores include a category for ‘imperfect locomotion’ or ‘uneven gait’ to define a cow that is unsound (favoring one leg) but not clinically lame. However, this detection method does not discriminate whether locomotion originate from the foot or the leg. Claw lesions are easily diagnosed in a trimming […]

The project will help us design a machine learning model that can determine the demand transference of our customers. The key objective of this project is to design, research, build, and experiment with machine learning models to ensure low product waste and high customer satisfaction. The model will have several impactful applications across the organization.

L’opération d’emballage dans des sacs flexibles de produits en vrac est utilisée au quotidien par l’industrie agroalimentaire. Cependant, un défaut de fermeture d’un des sacs présents sur une palette entraine la perte de toute la palette pour garantir les normes d’hygiènes. Le but du projet est de proposer une solution qui permet de détecter les […]

Precision agriculture has many benefits especially for the developing world. Autonomous tractors and automatic planting systems have high accuracy, resulting in a substantially improved return on investment for growers, making food planting more economical. Moreover, the tractors can collect information on soil conditions, which can lead to improved maintenance of the crops, prevent blights, and […]