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Minor use proposals for Assure II and Prowl H2O were submitted by AAFC’s Pest Management Centre as a result of minor use priorities established by growers and extension personnel.
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The up to $1.36 million in funding will support CNLA’s efforts to increase the percentage of domestic market share of nursery products and increase international exports to targeted countries.
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The Niagara Community Observatory at Brock University is conducting a series of surveys in Ontario’s horticulture sector to learn how research about BMPs is shared, accessed, and used.
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Fruit and Vegetable Phytochemicals: Chemistry, Nutritional Value and Stability provides scientists in the areas of food technology and nutrition with accessible and up-to-date information about the chemical nature, classification and analysis of the main phytochemicals present in fruits and vegetables – polyphenols and carotenoids. Special care is taken to analyze the health benefits of these compounds, their interaction with fiber, antioxidant and other biological activities, as well as the degradation processes that occur after harvest and minimal processing.
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Commercializing any new biocontrol agent is not easy, especially when it’s a cannibalistic, predatory mite that likes to eat everything in its path. However, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre and Applied Bio-nomics Ltd. decided to take on the challenge with Anystis baccarum – and now they’re seeing a load of potential for the Canadian market.
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Kentville, Nova Scotia-based AAFC soil scientist, Vicky Lévesque, recently studied biochar – an organic, carbon-rich material made up of organic residues, such as plants and wood waste – as a method to improve soil health and productivity in Canada. She has found biochar can reduce fertilizer use by as much as 50 per cent of the recommended application.
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