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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.
Projects are currently ongoing and annual progress reports will be posted here.
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, ...
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 ...
Cluster 3
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 ...
Cluster 3
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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