Valérie Gravel, McGill University

Research

abiotic stress bioactive compounds flowering Fragaria spp.phytohormones secondary metabolites sustainable production systems

Latest papers

Blue Light added with Red LEDs Enhance Growth Characteristics, Pigments Content, and Antioxidant Capacity in Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Basil, and Sweet Pepper in a Controlled Environment.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Improvements to vertical farming, artificial lighting and environmental impact in Canada
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$284,760
Stress-induced flowering response to abiotic stimuli in sustainable bio-systems
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Optimization of alternative cultivation practices for transplant production of day-neutral strawberry
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$221,276

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Blue Light added with Red LEDs Enhance Growth Characteristics, Pigments Content, and Antioxidant Capacity in Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Basil, and Sweet Pepper in a Controlled Environment.

Naznin MT, Lefsrud M, Gravel V, Azad MOK

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)2019

DOI: 10.3390/plants8040093 PMID: 30965584

Improvements to vertical farming, artificial lighting and environmental impact in Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Lefsrud, Mark MG

Keywords: Artificial lighting plant factories; Carbon footprint; CO2 enrichment; Controlled environment agriculture; Fertilizer inputs/nutrient tracking; Leafy greens; Light emitting diodes (LEDs); Plant production; Smart agriculture; Vertical farming

$284,760

Stress-induced flowering response to abiotic stimuli in sustainable bio-systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Gravel, Valérie

Keywords: abiotic stress; bioactive compounds; flowering; Fragaria spp.; phytohormones; secondary metabolites; sustainable production systems

$168,000

Optimization of alternative cultivation practices for transplant production of day-neutral strawberry

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gravel, Valérie

$221,276

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Mark Lefsrud

Bioresource Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: abiotic stress Dear Professor Gravel, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Blue Light added with Red LEDs Enhance Growth Characteristics, Pigments Content, and Antioxidant Capacity in Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Basil, and Sweet Pepper in a Controlled Environment." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Stress-induced flowering response to abiotic stimuli in sustainable bio-systems" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]