University of Guelph

Novel in vivo Wnt/b-catenin drug screening technology

We use early zebrafish development as a readout of potential Wnt/b-catenin inhibitors. By activating the pathway at the level of GSK3 at 5 hours post fertilization, we seek inhibi ...

Snow Moulds

Typhula phacorrhiza is a fungus that thrives on organic debris under snow cover. It acts as a competitor to prevent development of gray and pink snow moulds.

Improved Biomass/Seed yield

Large increases in biomass and seed production in oilseed crops can be achieved by replacing endogenous starch branching enzymes with those from cereal crops such as maize.

Reduce Boar Taint

It is expected that it will be possible to breed commercial lines of pigs that are much lower in boar taint, have increased feed efficiency and lean meat yield.

Embryo Survival

Embryo in-vitro culture and cryopreservation (IVCC) media for use with and without cryopreservation methods which also significantly improves the viability and quality of embryos.

Weevil resistance

Doubled haploid lines were generated and initially selected for resistance based on larval hole counts in pods. Further replicated field tests confirmed low susceptibility.

High carotenoid maize

Guelph researchers have developed a series of maize inbred lines with high carotenoid content in the kernels. These inbred lines are adapted to short-season environments.

Maple Nut popcorn

Maple NutTM is a hybrid, two-eared popcorn variety. It has a red pericarp and cob, and has a unique nutty flavour.

Soil nitrogen

Nitrogen fixing bacteria

This technology represents a significant improvement in the ability to discover and determine the activity of nitrogen-fixing bacteria both in vitro and in plants.

New Tools for Food Safety

This bioactive paper can be used to kill or control bacteria in food packaging applications, or to detect bacteria in a food manufacturing environment or environmental sample.

Halogenated Hydrocarbons

A method to efficiently remove a variety of toxic compounds from waste streams at low cost through converting the halogenated hydrocarbons into a non-halogenated materials.