Based on earlier research results which pointed to the negative impact of compacted urban soils, this research project was designed to improve tree survivability in highway and urban environments. After five years of research and four years of direct testing, deep ripping and the addition of organic matter has been proven as a method of remediation of urban soils to ensure the long-term survival of trees. Based on several sites sampled throughout Ontario and Alberta, a soil remediation calculator was developed that estimates the amount of organic amendment required to bring the soil bulk density below root limiting thresholds for trees
A literature review on post harvest treatments of nursery stock has identified a significant lack of fundamental information about root storage and basic plant physiology. A set of small-scale experiments was undertaken to answer some of these basic questions and lay the groundwork for a future larger project.
A literature review was conducted and interviews with growers and water treatment companies to assemble information on available technologies. An interactive website will provide growers with an on-line decision process for choosing appropriate technology for their own operation.
Investigate biological and applied characteristics of the temperature relations within flowers and within plant stems through interdisciplinary research in micrometeorology, plant anatomy, pigmentation, microscopic morphology, growth rates, floral maturation and sexual reproduction.
La présence de cônes femelles dans les arbres de Noël est fortement dommageable pour la rentabilité de cette production. Les frais encourus pour éliminer manuellement les cônes sont très élevés. Quatre régulateurs de croissance ont été comparés à un témoin traité à l’eau. Les produits commerciaux étaient : Apogee, MaxCel, Fruitone, Bonzi, appliqués en pulvérisation foliaire et par injection dans le tronc. Les données supplémentaires recueillies au cours de ce projet n’ont pas permis d’identifier un régulateur de croissance permettant d’inhiber le développement des cônes femelles sur Abies fraseri cultivé en champ. Des travaux supplémentaires sont nécessaires pour mettre au point la méthode, notamment en ce qui concerne le moment de l’application, la dose du produit et la méthode d’application.
Consumer preferences for landscape roses. Online surveys and in-person evaluations.
Plant consumer trends
This study was an extension of the WRAMI project for second season to include early spring and late fall monitoring (cool temperatures) at the edge of field sites, modified hydraulic retention times and/or nutrient characteristics of waste streams to the bioreactors at the greenhouse sites, and the performance of a newly constructed wetland system treating recycled leachate water from a greenhouse, where the most significant water treatment requirements occur over the winter period. Removal effectiveness was correlated with parameters affecting performance (e.g. design, media, residence time/flow rate, temperature, oxygen, depth) in order to support the design of on- and off-site systems that will consistently remove plant and enteric pathogens as well as nutrients from agricultural runoff and wastewaters.
Field studies of stormwater pond dynamics in response to storm events at horticultural operations were carried out to determine the critical points at which farmers must manage their collection ponds to protect the environment. For most horticultural greenhouse operations, stormwater ponds essentially collect rainwater from the greenhouse roofs, and may collect subsurface drainage water from adjacent land or the greenhouse production facility. Continuous as well as strategic monitoring was carried out at three floriculture greenhouse sites over the 2014 season, collecting information on volumes, overflows, meteorological data, and composition of pond water and stormwater overflows. This project is the first phase in developing Best Management Practices for producers to size, design, and monitor their stormwater management systems to adapt to changes in size, intensity, frequency, and variability of growing season storm events predicted by current climate change models. The development of a coherent management and sampling strategy is of value to farmers, who are looking at whether their ponds are designed and operating properly, and are seeking to comply with environmental ministry requirements.
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