Graduate students at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) will experience a one-of-a-kind training opportunity thanks to a new program that has received a $1.6 million grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
A new P2IRC-supported analysis brief offers key takeaways and insights into the intersecting issues of food security and data for agriculture and highlights a "conceptual framework for engagement with data management and governance balancing the FAIR and CARE principles."
Presentations from the 7th Annual P2IRC Symposium are now now available online
A P2IRC policy brief examines a survey of seed growers in Western Canada and regulatory issues surrounding the seed sector.
After two years of virtual events, the annual Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P²IRC) Symposium is returning as an in-person conference in Saskatoon.
Register for the 2021 P2IRC Symposium October 20-21, RSVP for the in-person networking event October 20, and find all the details you need for the 2021 Poster Competition.
A first-of-its-kind project at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) is using cutting-edge laser synchrotron technology to image live plants and allow for more efficient crop breeding.
Brian Ham (PhD), GIFS Research Chair in Plant Molecular Signaling, Root-Soil-Microbial Interactions receives New Frontiers in Research Fund to track mineral distribution in plants under reduced fertilizer inputs
A P2IRC policy brief on how governance of genome editing tools threatens to disrupt diffusion of new technologies to key developing nations
A P2IRC policy brief on why FAIR principles and incentivized data sharing should be implemented at both institutional and national levels
A P2IRC policy brief on improving the efficient use of fertilizer and reducing GHG emissions
A policy brief on big data governance
Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are members of an international consortium of leading academic and commercial seed companies that has announced the successful mapping of the canola pan-genome.
Following a successful year of building, prototyping and delivering services to select customers and partners, the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has launched the Omics and Precision Agriculture Laboratory (OPAL).
USask-led study sequences genomes of 15 wheat varieties around the world.
Accurate determination of the number of wheat heads (the grain-bearing tip) in a field is vital for estimating yields in wheat crops, but the usual method—manual counting from digital images—is a long and tedious job.
USask researchers are part of a new consortium developing technology to help lower pesticide use across Canada, making crop protection more efficient and providing economic benefits for farmers.
A.I. technology will allow farmers to target crop pests.
An international team led by the Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) and researchers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has decoded the full genome for the black mustard plant—research that will advance breeding of oilseed mustard crops and provide a foundation for improved breeding of wheat, canola and lentils.
An inter-university group led by University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Chanchal Roy has been awarded $1.65 million by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to establish a first-in-Canada graduate-level program to train a new generation of software engineers.
Counting spikes by image analysis remains a major unresolved challenge to date.
SASKATOON —Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) researchers at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) are members of an international consortium of key academic and global seed company leaders from Canada, the United States, Europe and Israel that has successfully sequenced the genome for canola.
The future of seed development is set to become more efficient thanks to PlotVision, a new image analysis software product from the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC).
Harnessing machine learning to create climate-smart crops
4th annual Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre conference takes place October 23-24
There is only one Dr. Chanchal Roy (PhD), whose clone-detecting software research has influenced computer scientists around the world
Dr. Chanchal Roy (PhD) has received a 2018 Outstanding Young Computer Science Researcher Award from CS-Can/Info-Can. In addition to his work at USask, Dr. Chanchal Roy is a P2IRC researcher in the area of Computational Informatics of Crop Phenotype Data. (Photo by Chris Putnam)
SASKATOON – Renowned plant molecular geneticist Dr. Andrew Sharpe (PhD) will lead the next phase of the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC), which will focus on using digital breeding techniques to create climate-smart crops and on artificial intelligence and digital data acquisition tools to enhance the yield potential of large-scale food crops.
New web application helps users store their data permanently and sets conditions for others to access the data. The system will be tested with data from USask researchers including scientists at P2IRC.
P2IRC researcher Tony Kusalik received a Distinguished Graduate Supervisor Award at the University of Saskatchewan’s 2018 Fall Convocation on Oct. 27.
P2IRC Project Lead in Cloud Platform for Genomic-Phenomic Analysis has received a University of Saskatchewan College of Arts and Science New Research Award
Creating innovative plant breeding technologies to achieve global food security – that’s the goal of the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC) at the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS).
A University of Saskatchewan (U of S)-led research team has played a key role in an international discovery that will have an impact on the food security of millions of people around the world—the sequencing of the billion-piece jigsaw puzzle that is the bread wheat genome.
Dr. Stuart Smyth and his research team's blog was ranked as 37th of the top 50 blogs on agriculture and farming in 2018.
P2IRC Project Investigator Carl Gutwin Received a Distinguished Researcher Award at the University of Saskatchewan.
The Global Institute for Food Security is pleased to invite you to a seminar with James Colliander, Director at the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences. He will be presenting on how mathematical sciences help advance agriculture, the agri-food sector, and improved food security.
Tony Kusalik and Iav Stavness are working to revolutionize plant breeding using digital data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning techniques.
The power of deep learning will unlock much of agriculture’s future, thanks to enormous potential of ‘The Cloud.' Read more below.
The Global Institute for Food Security is pleased to invite you to a seminar with Dr. Eiji Nambara, Professor of Cell & Systems Biology at the University of Toronto. Dr. Nambara will be presenting on Abscisic Acid Metabolism and its Regulation in Response to Environmental Factors.
SASKATOON - Two University of Saskatchewan (U of S) computer scientists are among the first grant recipients of Microsoft’s AI for Earth program, aimed at empowering people and organizations to solve global environmental challenges by increasing access to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and educational opportunities that will accelerate innovation.
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) is pleased to announce that the Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC) has been named a finalist for a 2017 Science, Technology, Innovation and Collaboration (STIC) Award by the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA).
One of the many highlights of the 2nd Annual Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC) Symposium was a highly successful Poster Competition which provided an opportunity for students to engage in discussion about P2IRC research and meet Symposium attendees, including speakers, researchers, producer groups, and industry representatives.
The 2nd Annual P2IRC Symposium: Designing Crops for Global Food Security, took place June 20-22, 2017, at the Delta Bessborough in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The event was hosted by the Global Institute for Food Security.
June 20-22, 2017
April 10, 2017
The creation of the Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre stems from a $37.2-million award over seven years from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) for the innovative research program "Designing Crops for Global Food Security"—one of only five CFREF grants awarded across Canada last year in the inaugural competition.
