SBIR/STTR Research Award
Development of Commercial Wetland-Restoration Techniques Using Sphagnum
Award amount
$50,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1996Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- AgResearch International, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
This Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project will develop commercial biorestoration technologies to restore the overall structure and function of degraded Sphagnum weland ecosystems. Technologies will include the development of plant tissue culture techniques for Sphagnum species, the application of commercial micropropagation protocols, and an investigation of the potential benefit of aqueous starch/polymer slurry and synthetic seed technologies in Sphagnum wetland restoration. The new technologies are expected to increase the reproduction rate of Sphagnum species to aid in the recovery of endangered and threatened populations.
Technology keywords
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