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Research
Latest papers
The path effects of a bacterial signal compound on the microbiome of canola.
BMC plant biology · 2025 · senior author
The biological approaches of altering the growth and biochemical properties of medicinal plants under salinity stress.
Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2021 · senior author
Sustainable wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in saline fields: a review.
Critical reviews in biotechnology · 2019 · senior author
Latest funding
- $155,667
Bacillin 20 as a new microbe-to-plant signal technology for the Canadian cannabis sector
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
- $107,690
Microbial consortia for enhanced and sustainable cannabis production
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
- $198,000
Plant-microbe interactions: Understanding the signal loop for improved plant productivity
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
4 publications.
The path effects of a bacterial signal compound on the microbiome of canola.
Ahmed B, Nazari M, Legeay J, Schwinghamer T, Hijri M, Smith D
The biological approaches of altering the growth and biochemical properties of medicinal plants under salinity stress.
Miransari M, Mahdavi S, Smith D
Sustainable wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production in saline fields: a review.
Miransari M, Smith D
Gas exchange characteristics and dry matter accumulation of soybean treated with Nod factors.
Jose Almaraz J, Zhou X, Souleimanov A, Smith D
Bacillin 20 as a new microbe-to-plant signal technology for the Canadian cannabis sector
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald L
Keywords: bacillin 20/thuricin 17; cannabinoids; cannabis; microbe-to-plant signal; plant growth enhancement; plant-microbe interactions; plant secondary metabolites; plant stress tolerance; terpenes; yield
Microbial consortia for enhanced and sustainable cannabis production
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Plant-microbe interactions: Understanding the signal loop for improved plant productivity
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Keywords: plant-microbe interactions; interorganismal signaling; plant growth promoting rhizobacteria; phytomicrobiome; plant-to-microbe signals; root exudate; microbe to plant signals; stress resiliance; plant physiology; molecular effects
Marine plant derivatives to enhance crop plants
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Enhancing the efficacy of Pseudomonas entomophila 23S, a PGPR for biocontrol of bacterial canker disease in tomato ******
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Development of better biologicals as a more sustainable approach to Canadian agriculture
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Investigations of a microbial community improving plant access to nutrients and overall growth
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Enhanced yield and cannabinoid production of homogenous medical marijuana plants
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Characterization of Novel Biologicals for Crop Production
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
Enhancing the role of biologicals in a sustainable agriculture
Principal investigators: Smith, Donald
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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