Category Archives: Cluster 3

Temperatures within horticultural plants: Stems and Flowers- explaining rapid growth

Dr. Peter Kevan University of Guelph The role of external factors such as climate, weather, ...

Use of LEDs to improve ornamental crop production

Dr. Youbin Zheng University of Guelph Currently available LED technologies have been proven to have ...

Irrigation efficiency in nurseries: towards a more sustainable approach

Dr. Charles Goulet Université Laval The use of traditional overhead watering practices in nursery production ...

Enabling recirculation with hybrid treatment systems

Dr. Ann Huber The Soil Resource Group This project will continue research into innovative hybrid ...

Minimizing horticultural impacts on surface water quality to encourage re-use through enhanced pond management

Dr. Jeanine West Phytoserv Excessive biological growth in ponds, due in large part to the ...

Changing production practices to increase plant health and production efficiency in floriculture crops

Dr. Rose Buitenhuis Vineland Research and Innovation Centre This project will look at the implementation ...

Optimizing turfgrass fertilization to reduce nitrate losses through leaching

Dr. Yves Desjardins / Dr. Guillaume Gregoire Université Laval Following the results of research funded ...

Optimizing nutrient delivery in greenhouse-grown potted chrysanthemums: Sub-irrigation and drip irrigation systems

Dr. Barry Shelp University of Guelph This research work will further test the hypothesis that ...

Integrating a genetic, agronomic and economic approach to improving environmental adaptability and end use quality of creeping red fescue

Dr. Nityananda Khanal AAFC and Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Creeping red fescue is a major ...

Integrated techniques for efficient breeding, production and transplant survival of unique ornamental species

Dr. Alan Sullivan / Dr. Praveen Saxena University of Guelph The objective of this research ...