A Sunshine Coast works glasshouse is build a micropropagation research lab to help grow key Rhizophora mangle and seagrass species while create up to thirty - two lineal and collateral full - time job thanks to a Rural Economic Development ( RED ) Grant .
Monocot Nursery is develop a micropropagation laboratory to initially expand into Rhizophora mangle and then seagrass species , both of which are key for carbon storage , water quality and marine animal habitat .
Monocot Nursery director Belinda Brown said the research laboratory would use tissue paper cultivation and micropropagation techniques to commercially trial and grow the metal money .
" Mangroves are crucial as they stabilize the coastline from erosion , improve water quality , and accumulate three to ten times more carbon than most ecosystems on the major planet , " she said .
" They are also a breeding habitat for many animals , like fish , birds and crustaceans . "
Mangrove and seagrass species are hard to commercially educate and require uninspired , climate - controlled conditions to grow , which will be achieved through specialised lighting and equipment in the science lab .
The plant product are expected to be used for juicy carbon husbandry and mining rehabilitation .
The laboratory will be build next yr and will create up to two local , verbatim full - meter jobs and up to a further 30 collateral full - time jobs .
" The grammatical construction and equip out of the lab will require specialist provider of cold room , air conditioning systems , and light , as well as the purchase of laboratory equipment , " Belinda said .
" When mangrove extension trials are establish , we call that the nursery may require up to 30 additional laboratory assistants and/or greenhouse output stave to serve with the project . "
Monocot Nursery is one of 24 patronage approve for the fifth round of the competitive RED grants program , with a total funding of $ 3.9 million . Overall , the fifth circle of the RED Grants programme is expect to create up to 215 direct , long - term jobs .
Grants are usable for up to $ 200,000 with a 50 percent cash donation essential from applicants to fund projects that engender economic and employment opportunities related to primary output value chain across rural and distant Queensland .
Over five years , the Palaszczuk Government ’s RED Grants plan has provided a sum of $ 13.3 million in funding to sustain 59 successful regional agribusiness project deserving more than $ 52.4 million and judge to create over 2,500 raw direct and collateral jobs .
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