Quebec Research and Development Centre
The Quebec Research and Development Centre (Quebec RDC) located in Quebec City, Quebec was established in 1967. It is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) network of 20 research and development centres.
The Centre is associated with two satellite locations:
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Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures Research Farm, and
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Normandin Research Farm.
Areas of Research
The research carried out at the Quebec RDC aims to boost agricultural productivity and sustainability in a cold, humid climate and to improve environmental performance through the development of field crop systems that incorporate perennial forage species.
The environmental and production aspects of forage will be widely incorporated into the animal production component of the Sherbrooke Research Centre, with a focus on developing integrated production systems with minimum environmental impact.
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Sector Needs
The Quebec RDC carries out innovative research, development, technology and knowledge transfer activities in support of the AAFC's Strategic Plan for Science, which include:
Reducing environmental impacts, boosting productivity and enhancing the forages and dairy sector
- The Centre has a diverse forage expertise, which includes genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, pathology, ecophysiology, agronomy, microbiology, and nutritive value, as well as soil science.
- Expertise focused on soil management, soil-plant-air interaction, precision farming, agri-meteorology, water management, and modelling.
Reducing environmental impacts, boosting productivity, improving crop sustainability and enhancing the Agro-ecosystem productivity and health sector
The Centre has strong agri-environmental expertise focused on soil, air and water quality, crop management and understanding of nutrient cycling, and use of livestock effluent and organic waste.
Meet our Scientists
Find out more about the scientists at Quebec Research and Development Centre through their profiles below.
You can also visit the Fields of Science campaign featuring 11 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists from coast to coast. Discover why they chose to pursue a career in agriculture and learn more about their research.
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Scientists and researchers
Publications
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Halde, C., Durocher, L., D’Amours, J., Gagné, S., Menchari, Y., Bocoum, I., Chantigny, M., Thivierge, M.-N., Angers, D., Maillard, É., and Pelster, D. 2023. Solar corridor cropping systems: Effects of row spacings and interseeded cover crops on soil health, N2O emissions, and crop yields. Annual meeting of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS), Truro, Canada, 26−29 June 2023. Oral presentation.
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Poulin, A-A., Hassanat, F., Tremblay, G., Ouellet, D., Petri, R., Thériault, M., Claessens, A., Bertrand, A. et Charbonneau, É. 2022. Variation of the alfalfa energy-to-protein ratio to maximize nitrogen use efficiency by rumen microbes. ADSA Annual Meeting, June 25-28, 2023, Ottawa, ON, Canada [poster] and J. Dairy Sci. 106(Suppl. 1): 1133M. [Abstract]
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Budong Qian, Ward Smith, Qi Jing, Yong Min Kim, Guillaume Jégo, Brian Grant, Scott Duguid, Ken Hester, Alison Nelson (2023) Projected future climate conditions for growing soybeans in Canada. Poster Presentation. The World Soybean Research Conference 11, June 18-23, 2023. Vienna, Austria.
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O’Malley, J., Finn, J.A., Malisch, C.S., Adler, P.R., Bezemer, M., Black, A., Ergon, A., Eriksen, J., Filley, S., Fiorini, A., Golinski, P., Grange, G., Hakl, J., He, Y., Hoekstra, N., Högy, P., Huguenin-Elie, O., Ibanez, M., Jiaxin, R., Jing, J., Jungers, J., Kadžiulienė, Z., Krol, D., Lajeunesse, J., Louarn, G., Meyer, S., Moloney, T., Peratoner, G., Porqueddu, C., Reynolds, C., Sturite, I., Thivierge, M.-N., Zhu, F., and Brophy, C. 2023. LegacyNet: introducing an international multi-site experiment investigating potential benefits of increasing the species diversity of grassland leys within crop rotations. Grassland Science in Europe, 28, 249–251. https://bia.unibz.it/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/LegacyNet-introducing-an-international-multi-site-experiment/991006590594201241#file-0
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Thivierge, M.-N., Bélanger, G. et Jégo, G. 2023. Des systèmes fourragers diversifiés et résilients. Chronique CQPF dans l'hebdomadaire La Terre de chez nous. 25 mai 2023. https://www.laterre.ca/chroniques/chronique-cqpf/des-systemes-fourragers-diversifies-et-resilients
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Thivierge, M.-N., Chantigny, M., Lafond, J.A., Royer, I., Lachance, C., Duchesneau, R.-F., Maillard, É., Leewis, M.-C., Pelster, D., Khechine, M.T., Pelletier, K., Halde, C., Hassanat, F., Bélanger, G., Angers, D.A., Samson, M.-É., Jégo, G., Charbonneau, É., and Tremblay, G.F. 2023. Le projet PERMANENCE: démonstration des mesures prises au champ et sommaire des principaux résultats. 37th Annual Meeting of the Association québécoise des spécialistes en sciences du sol (AQSSS), Québec, Canada, May 23–25, 2023. Oral presentation.
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Maillard, É., Chantigny, M., Smith, E., Fuller, K.D., Vandersaag, A., Gregorich, E., Samson, M.-É., Pelster, D., Angers, D., and Thivierge, M.-N. 2023. Réponse à court terme d’indicateurs de santé du sol à des pratiques de gestion associées à la production laitière dans l’Est du Canada. 37th Annual Meeting of the Association québécoise des spécialistes en sciences du sol (AQSSS), Québec, Canada, May 23–25, 2023. Oral presentation
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Halde, C., Durocher, L., D’Amours, J., Gagné, S., Menchari, Y., Bocoum, I., Chantigny, M., Thivierge, M.-N., Angers, D., Maillard, É., and Pelster, D. 2023. Santé des sols et émission de N2O dans les systèmes de corridors solaires avec cultures de couverture intercalaires dans des sols de deux textures contrastées. 37th Annual Meeting of the Association québécoise des spécialistes en sciences du sol (AQSSS), Québec, Canada, May 23–25, 2023. Oral presentation.
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Leewis, M.-C., Michaud, J., D’Amours, E., Maillard, É., Chantigny, M., and Thivierge, M.-N.. 2023. L’arrière-effet des cultures et des engrais organiques sur le microbiome du sol. 37th Annual Meeting of the Association québécoise des spécialistes en sciences du sol (AQSSS), Québec, Canada, May 23–25, 2023. Oral presentation.
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Masse, J., Caron, M., Chagnon, P.-L., Thivierge, M.-N., Bélec C. and Stefani, F. 2023. Optimisation des cultures intercalaires pour la préservation des communautés de champignons mycorhiziens arbusculaires dans les champs de Brassicacées. 37th Annual Meeting of the Association québécoise des spécialistes en sciences du sol (AQSSS), Québec, Canada, May 23–25, 2023. Oral presentation.
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