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Research Cluster 3 (2018-2023)
The Canadian Ornamental Horticultural Alliance (COHA-ACHO) is leading a Science Cluster project, approved under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Program – Clusters Component. A total of 10 research projects have been funded under the Accelerating Green Plant Innovation for Environmental and Economic Benefit Cluster.
Cluster 3
Temperatures within horticultural plants: Stems and Flowers- explaining rapid growth
Dr. Peter KevanUniversity of Guelph The role of external factors such as climate, weather, microclimate, ...
Cluster 3
Use of LEDs to improve ornamental crop production
Dr. Youbin Zheng University of Guelph Currently available LED technologies have been proven to have ...
Cluster 3
Irrigation efficiency in nurseries: towards a more sustainable approach
Dr. Charles Goulet Université Laval The use of traditional overhead watering practices in nursery production ...
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Enabling recirculation with hybrid treatment systems
Dr. Ann Huber The Soil Resource Group This project will continue research into innovative hybrid ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Optimizing turfgrass fertilization to reduce nitrate losses through leaching
Dr. Yves Desjardins / Dr. Guillaume Gregoire Université Laval Following the results of research funded ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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