By Maroon & White |
Dr. Kevin Vessey’s research into how poor-quality, marginal land can be used to produce biomass as a potential revenue stream for farmers received $1.2 million in federal and provincial funding. The Saint Mary’s Biology professor is leading a five-year project to determine what substances and organisms best promote plant growth and decrease production costs in a variety of plants. “The long-term goal of my research is to enhance the bioeconomy, the part of the economy that uses renewable biological resources from the land and sea of Nova Scotia,” said Vessey.
