Research and Publications
Documents - The Annual Muck Vegetable Cultivar Trial and Research Reports; Seed letter for variety submissions; Selected reports, presentations, publications and posters of Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, research associates and graduate students.
Presentations
The Future of Plant Protection
Current Research
The following is a list of current projects at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in Bradford. Note that some projects may remain unlisted if they are protected intellectual property.
If you have any questions about ongoing research at the research station, please email researchstation.info@uoguelph.ca.
Update regarding COVID-19
The Alliance is committed to ensuring the health and safety of staff, animals, researchers and the community. We are following guidance set out by the University of Guelph’s Office of Research with respect to biosecurity and research activities during COVID-19. Please keep in mind the status of projects may change as the response to this pandemic evolves.
Current research studies
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| Objective | To determine the distribution and pathotypes (subspecies) of clubroot in cabbage and canola fields across Ontario. Subsequently, cabbage and canola cultivars in Ontario will be screened for resistance to specific pathotypes; best management practices to reduce clubroot potency will be evaluated; and effective treatment methods for small infestations will be developed. |
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| Benefit to Agri-food | Clubroot is a devastating disease that has affected Ontario cabbage and canola crops for decades. It can result in up to 100% yield losses. This research will provide alternative management practices and treatment options for this persistent disease. |
Recently Published
- Optimizing methods to sample and quantify stem and bulb nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci, in garlic, Allium sativum, field soil
- The role of primary and secondary infection in host response to Plasmodiophora brassicae
- Clubroot RCBC and Arabidopsis Published -
- (Reaction of Lines of the Rapid Cycling Brassica Collection and Arabidopsis thaliana to Four Pathotypes of Plasmodiophora brassicae)
Onions
Onion Diseases
- Analysis of three biological control agents and naturally-occurring fungal colonizers on the survival of sclerotia of Botrytis squamosa, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and Sclerotium cepivorum
- Third International Workshop on Allium White Rot Sept 1986
Nutrition
- Leaf Photosynthesis and Transpiration of Two Leek Cultivars with
- Differing Pseudostem Pungency Levels
- Chlorophyll and Nitrate Meters as Nitrogen Monitoring Tools for Selected Vegetables in Southern Ontario
Carrots
Cavity Spot
- Cavity Spot of Carrot (Pythium spp.): Etiology, Epidemiology and Control
- Ron Howard Pythium root dieback
Weed Management
Nutrition
- Nitrogen Dynamics of the Carrot Crop and Influences on Yield and Alternaria and Cercospora Leaf Blights
- Chlorophyll and Nitrate Meters as Nitrogen Monitoring Tools for Selected Vegetables in Southern Ontario
Leafy Vegetables
- Field evaluation of weather-based spray programs for the control of downy mildew of lettuce (Lactuaca sativa), caused by Bremia lactucae, in Quebec and Ontario
- Evaluation of disease forecasting programs for management of septoria late blight (Septoria appiicola) on celery
Brassica Crops
- Management of Clubroot of Asian Brassica Crops Grown on Organic Soils
- Optimum Nitrogen Fertilization of Summer Cabbage in Ontario
- Chlorophyll and Nitrate Meters as Nitrogen Monitoring Tools for Selected Vegetables in Southern Ontario