Infographic title: Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) in agriculture; using biologicals to maximize environmental and economic benefit.
Activity 1: Microbial isolation and metagenomic analysis. Unidirectional arrows connect Activity 1 to Activities 3 and 4, and to the Canadian Collection of Agricultural Soil Microbes, to represent the flow of material and information out from Activity 1.
Activity 2: Rhizobium isolation and characterization. Unidirectional arrows connect Activity 2 to Activities 3 and 4, and to the Canadian Collection of Agricultural Soil Microbes, to represent the flow of material and information our from Activity 2. A bidirectional arrow connects Activity 2 and 5 to represent the bidirectional flow of material and information between these activities.
CCASM: Canadian Collection of Agricultural Soil Microbes. Unidirectional arrows point to CCASM from Activities 1 and 2 to represent the source of microbes to be stored in CCASM.
Activity 3: Microbial characterization and adaptation. Unidirectional arrows point to Activity 3 from Activities 1 and 2 to represent the flow of material and information from Activities 1 and 2 to Activity 3. Bidirectional arrows connect Activity 3 with Activities 4 and 5 to represent the bidirectional flow of material and information between these activities. A unidirectional arrow points from Activity 3 to Deliverables to indicate that the results of Activity 3 directly contribute to project deliverables.
Activity 4: Plant-microbe interactions. Unidirectional arrows point to Activity 4 from Activities 1 and 2 to represent the flow of material and information from Activities 1 and 2 to Activity 4. Bidirectional arrows connect Activity 4 with Activities 3 and 5 to represent the bidirectional flow of material and information between these activities. A unidirectional arrow points from Activity 4 to Deliverables to indicate that the results of Activity 3 directly contribute to project deliverables.
Activity 5: Modelling GHG impacts of inoculum use; economics of inoculant adoption; demand for low GHG emission foods. Bidirectional arrows connect Activity 5 with Activities 2, 3, and 4 to represent the bidirectional flow of material and information between these activities. A unidirectional arrow points from Activity 3 to Deliverables to indicate that the results of Activity 3 directly contribute to project deliverables.
Deliverables: Improved nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium. Adapted strains that increase nutrient use efficiency. Breeding traits promoting microbe interaction. Framework to improve bioinoculant benefits.