Research Theme 2: Soil Carbon Stocks

Three projects are included in this theme, focusing on altering the amount as well as the composition of plant C via both plant-genetic changes and plant-microbe interactions and examining how those changes affect soil processes, including microbial activities, and the various pools of soil C, and providing scientific insight to facilitate enhanced soil carbon sequestration.

Theme Leaders

Dr. Don Smith (McGill University)
dsmith@macdonald.mcgill.ca
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Dr. Henry Janzen (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
janzen@agr.gc.ca
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Project 2a: Manipulating lignin deposition.

Project Leader:
Dr. Brian Ellis (University of British Columbia)
bee@interchange.ubc.ca
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Co-applicants:
Dr. Carl J. Douglas
cdouglas@interchange.ubc.ca
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Dr. Shawn D. Mansfield
shawnman@interchg.ubc.ca
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Dr. Lacey Samuels
samuels@interchange.ubc.ca
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Dr. Suzanne Abrams
Sue.Abrams@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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Project 2C: Microbial control of plant responses to climate change related stresses.

Scientific Director of the Green Crop Network, Project 2c Leader, Theme 2 Leader, Co-applicant of Project 4c:
Dr. Don Smith (McGill University)
dsmith@macdonald.mcgill.ca
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Co-applicants:
Dr. Philippe Seguin
philippe.seguin@mcgill.ca
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Dr. Carole Beaulieu
Carole.Beaulieu@USherbrooke.ca
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Dr. Bao-Luo Ma
mab@agr.gc.ca
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Project 2D: Transforming plant C into soil C: process-level controls on C sequestration.

Project Leader:
Dr. Joann K. Whalen (McGill University)
joann.whalen@mcgill.ca
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Co-applicants:
Dr. Ed Gregorich
gregoriche@agr.gc.ca
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Dr. Denis Angers
angersd@agr.gc.ca
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Dr. Philippe Rochette
rochettep@agr.gc.ca
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Dr. Sue J. Grayston
sue.grayston@ubc.ca
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Dr. Myrna Simpson
msimpson@utsc.utoronto.ca
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