plant growth /macdonald/taxonomy/term/2175/all en Sustainable Energy, Water, and Nutrient Systems for Controlled Plant Environments /macdonald/channels/event/sustainable-energy-water-and-nutrient-systems-controlled-plant-environments-321003 <p>Special Bioresource Engineering seminar with<strong> Jonathan Maisonneuve</strong>, PhD, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Oakland University. Everyone is welcome to attend.</p> Thu, 05 Mar 2020 14:34:36 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 209097 at /macdonald SPF provides seed money for fully autonomous, year-round vegetable production system /macdonald/channels/news/spf-provides-seed-money-fully-autonomous-year-round-vegetable-production-system-301449 <p><strong><em>Autonomous Controlled-Environment Chamber is "a growth system with minimal input and maximum crop yield"</em></strong></p> <p>When the Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) was established in 2009, it was an experiment.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 13:17:32 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 118663 at /macdonald Sex in plants requires thrust /macdonald/channels/news/sex-plants-requires-thrust-290000 <p>Plant sex relies on a combination of prodding and a lot of communication and guidance suggests a study published in the September 2018 issue of <a href="https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1142/S2339547818500061" target="_blank">Technology</a>.</p> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:51:25 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53536 at /macdonald La reproduction chez les plantes exige un petit coup de « pousse » /macdonald/channels/news/la-reproduction-chez-les-plantes-exige-un-petit-coup-de-pousse-289999 <p><strong>ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Press Release</strong></p> <p>Selon une étude publiée dans le numéro de septembre2018 de la revue <i><a href="https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1142/S2339547818500061" target="_blank">Technology</a></i>, la reproduction chez les plantes reposerait sur une poussée énergique et une bonne dose de communication.</p><p></p> <p></p><p></p> Tue, 25 Sep 2018 17:47:27 +0000 hcrphoto.macdonald@mcgill.ca 53535 at /macdonald