Dr. Aaron Mills

Research Scientist

Agronomy and soil biology

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
440 University Avenue Charlottetown, PEI

Key publications

  1. Debnath, S.C., Anderson, S., Bishop, G.A., Dixon, P.L., McKenzie, D.-L., Mills, A.A.S., and Siow, Y.L. (2015). Developing innovative technologies to accelerate industry transition from 'wild' to cultivated cool climate berry crop production systems. Project ID: 13-1155; Research Project Annual Report 2014-2015., AAFC Science and Technology Branch. (Report)

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  2. McCallum, J.L., Mills, A.A.S., Fofana, B., and Kirby, C.W. (2015). "Hops Germplasm Improvement.", 2015 AAFC Charlottetown Stakeholder Day, Harrington, PEI, Canada, July 14, 2015. (Poster)

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  3. Mills, A.A.S., Breune, I., Noronha, C., Nyiraneza, J., Parent, G., and Rodd, A.V. (2015). "Intercropping grains, oilseeds and row crops with forage species to enhance cropping system sustainability.", 5th International Symposium for Farming Systems Design, Montpellier, France, September 7-10, 2015.

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  4. Robbins, N., Jiang, Y., Nyiraneza, J., van den Heuvel, M., Mills, A.A.S., and Noronha, C. (2015). "The effects of buckwheat as a potato rotation crop on soil and water quality.", Canadian Soil Science Society (IUSS-CSSS-AQSSS) Conference, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 5-10, 2015.

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  5. Khakbazan, M., Henry, R., Haung, J., Mohr, R., Peters, R., Fillmore, S., Rodd, V., Mills, A. (2015). Economics of organically managed and conventional potato production systems in Atlantic Canada. Canadian Journal of Plant Science, [online] 95(1), 161-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.4141/CJPS-2014-050

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  6. Mills, A.A.S., Nyiraneza, J., and Rodd, A.V. (2014). "The impact of underseeding and overseeding cover crops on the agronomic performance of soybean and canola in the Northeast.", ASA, CSSA and SSSA International Annual Meeting 2014, Long Beach, CA, USA, November 2-5, 2014. (Poster)

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  7. Mills, A.A.S. (2014). "The potential for malt barley in the Maritimes. (Maritime Organic Grains Network Newsletter. Atlantic Canada Organic Regional Network. (http://acornorganic.org/media/resources/Vol2_Issue1_MOGN_Newsletter_Summer_2014_online_edition.pdf).", Maritime Organic Grains Network Newsletter.

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  8. Debnath, S.C., McKenzie, D.B., Bishop, G.A., Dixon, P.L., Siow, Y.L., and Mills, A.A.S. (2014). "Blueberries: transitioning from wild to cultivated production.", STB Weekly Science Story, January 21, 2014. (Newsletter)

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  9. Debnath, S.C., Anderson, S., Bishop, G.A., Dixon, P.L., McKenzie, D.B., Mills, A.A.S., and Siow, Y.L. (2014). Developing innovative technologies to accelerate industry transition from 'wild' to cultivated cool climate berry crop production systems. Project ID: 13-1155; Research Project Annual Report 2013-2014, AAFC Science and Technology Branch. (Report)

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  10. Mills, A.A.S. (2014). "Atlantic Brew: New Barley and Hop Varieties for Craft Breweries. AAFC-AAC (AgricultureCanadaEng) YouTube Channel. Http://youtu.be/8rMqSA-ilUY."

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  11. Mills, A.A.S. (2014). "Organic Malting Barley Workshop.", Atlantic Canada Organic Regional Network (ACORN) 15th Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada, November 12-14, 2014.

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  12. Nyiraneza, J., Mills, A.A.S., Rodd, A.V., Grimmett, M.G., and Jiang, Y. (2014). "The effects of different cover crops and their managements on subsequent potato growth.", 18th Nitrogen Workshop. The nitrogen challenge: Building blueprint for nitrogen use efficiency and food security, Lisbon, Portugal, June 30-July 3, 2014, Abstract/poster.

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  13. Mills, A.A.S., Choo, T.-M., Izydorczyk, M.S., Durand, J., Kobler, J.F., Martin, R.A., and Sorrells, M.E. (2014). "Evaluation of malting barley quality in Eastern North America as affected by improved cultural practices.", 2014 North American Barley Researchers Workshop, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June 29-July 2, 2014.

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  14. Henry, R., Main, D., Rodd, A.V., Mills, A., Nyiraneza, Peters, R., Noronha, C., Grimmett, M., and Fillmore, S.A.E. 2016. Organic Research at the Charlottetown Research and Development Centre. Atlantic Regional Organic Research Network (ACORN)- Seeds of Change Tour. Harrington Research Farm. December 1st.

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  15. Rodd, A.V., Nyiraneza, J., Henry, R., Peters, R.D., Grimmett, M.G., and Mills, A.A.S. (2013). "Compost from the sea for agricultural production. Compost council of Canada regional meeting.", Compost matters in Atlantic Canada, Westmorland‐Albert Solid Waste Corporation, Moncton, NB, Canada, March 13-14, 2013.

    2013 - View publication details

  16. Nyiraneza, J., Fuller, K.D., Bizimungu, B., Bishop, G.A., Grimmett, M.G., Rodd, A.V., Jiang, Y., Mills, A.A.S., Gregory, D., Enman, B., and others (2013). "Increasing phosphorus use efficiency in potato production in Atlantic Canada.", Open houses organized by AAFC, Crop and Livestock Research Centre, August 16, 2013. (Presentation)

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  17. Mills, A.A.S. (2013). "Oilseed crop rotational study with potatoes.", Atlantic Cereal & Oilseed Symposium, Fredericton Inn, Fredericton, NB, Canada, February 13-14, 2013.

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  18. Sangha, J.S., Yolanda, H.C., Kaur, J., Khan, W., Abduljaleel, Z., Alanazi, M.S., Mills, A., Adalla, C.B., Bennett, J., Prithiviraj, B., Jahn, G.C., Leung, H. (2013). Proteome analysis of rice (Oryza sativa L.) mutants reveals differentially induced proteins during brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens) infestation. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, [online] 14(2), 3921-3945. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms14023921

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  19. Sangha, J.S., Khan, W., Ji, X-H., Zhang, J-Z., Mills, A.A.S., Critchley, A.T., and Prithiviraj, B. (2011). "Carrageenans, Sulphated Polysaccharides of Red Seaweeds, Differentially Affect Arabidopsis thaliana Resistance to Trichoplusia ni (Cabbage Looper).", PLoS ONE, 6(10, Article No. e26834). doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0026834

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  20. Adl, S.M., Girard, V., Breton, G., Maharning, A.R., Mills, A.A.S., Perrichot, V., Trionnaire, M., Vullo, R., and Néraudeau, D. (2011). "Reconstructing the soil food web of a 100 million-year-old forest: The case of the mid-Cretaceous fossils in the amber of Charentes (SW France).", Soil Biology & Biochemistry, 43(4), pp. 726-735. doi : 10.1016/j.soilbio.2010.12.003

    2011 - View publication details

Contact

Research facility

Charlottetown Research and Development Centre
440 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE C1A 4N6
Canada

Expertise

Agriculture›Agro-Ecosystem productivity and health
Agriculture›Agronomy
Plant›Cereals and pulses
Plant›Nematology›Vermiform

Language

English