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Research
Latest papers
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
Canadian journal of microbiology · 2025
Metabolic engineering of novel ketocarotenoid production in carrot plants.
Transgenic research · 2008 · senior author
Latest funding
- $23,000
Sustainable agricultural crop production using innovative biological, nutrient delivery, and monitoring technologies
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
- $384,000
Addressing microbial-induced pre- and post-harvest quality reduction in cannabis
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
- $10,500
Plant-pathogen interactions affected by karanja oil
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
2 publications.
Rapid identification of Fusarium species causing head blight in Canada using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry.
Kurera S, Patel B, Ashfaq T, Eckhardt M, Bamforth J, Gamage N, Singh Brar G, Harris L, Henriquez M, Subramaniam R, Wang X, Punja Z, Pozniak C, Bakker M, Walkowiak S
Metabolic engineering of novel ketocarotenoid production in carrot plants.
Jayaraj J, Devlin R, Punja Z
Sustainable agricultural crop production using innovative biological, nutrient delivery, and monitoring technologies
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir ZK
Keywords: agricultural sustainability; agriculture and environment; biofertilizers; crop production; greenhouse gas emissions; plant diseases; plant growth modeling; plant growth promotion; seaweed extracts; seed treatments
Addressing microbial-induced pre- and post-harvest quality reduction in cannabis
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir ZK
Keywords: cannabis crops; cannabis pathogens; cannabis quality; flower infection; fungal pathogens; monitoring; post-harvest molds; post-harvest quality; quality assurance; trichome development
Plant-pathogen interactions affected by karanja oil
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
Crop protective effects of formulated neem and karanja oils on cucumber and cannabis plants
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
Canola and cucumber responses to activeflower
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
Enhancing growth and quality of medical marihuana (cannabis sativa) in hydroponic systems
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
Detecting fungal contamination and sprouting of cereal grains using Biospeckle Laser Technology
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
Understanding the effects of PollinAID on crop plant growth
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
Understanding medical marihuana
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
Detecting fungal contamination of cereal grains using Biospeckle Laser Technology
Principal investigators: Punja, Zamir
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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