Yang, Ji Yong

Langara College is located within an urban green space with a number of pollinator gardens on site, but a survey of pollinator diversity and number is needed to understand how urban green spaces affect pollinators and how to best enhance on-campus pollinator diversity and abundance. This project will help determine Langara College’s baseline pollinator status through targeted site sampling of on-campus gardens to support the development of a strategic plan for long-term pollinator monitoring, education, appreciation, and protection.

Cannabis is set to become one of the most important cash crops in BC due to its recent legalization in Canada. There are hundreds of different varieties of cannabis and correctly identifying them has a great significance for both medical and social purposes but distinguishing them based on morphological traits alone can be challenging. An efficient DNA barcoding method is needed and thus the goal of the project is to develop efficient and reliable DNA markers for the identification of Cannabis varieties.