Harrow Research and Development Centre Infographic
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- Harrow Research and Development Centre Infographic (Harrow, Ontario)
- Established in 1909
- It is the largest greenhouse research facility in North America
- 3 Satellite Locations
- Clay-loam soils at the Honourable Eugene F. Whelan Experimental Farm
- Development and Knowledge Transfer Unit
- Greenhouse Research Complex and Sandy Soils
- Total staff: 66
- Includes: 12 researchers
- A minor use pesticides site that conducts research trials on potential solutions to grower-identified pest problems
- Research focuses on:
- Plant Breeding
- Crop Physiology and Management
- Weed Science
- Plant Pathology
- Soil Science
- Entomology
- Horticulture
- Focusing on year-round greenhouse crop production
- Crop management strategies
- Plant-based climate control
- Integrated pest control strategies
- Energy conservation and renewable energy
- Focusing on year-round greenhouse crop production
- Agro-Ecosystem Resilience
- Developing environmentally sustainable agricultural practices for the Ontario Great Lakes watershed through research on
- Water managment
- Nutrient dynamics
- Soil physical quality and carbon dynamics
- Developing environmentally sustainable agricultural practices for the Ontario Great Lakes watershed through research on
- Oilseeds; Cereal and Pulse
- The Harrow RDC develops
- Food-grade soybean and dry bean germplasm
- Pest management research includes
- Population dynamics and plant-pest interactions
- Ecology
- Management of disease, insect, nematode, and weed pests
- The Harrow RDC develops
- Biodiversity and Bioresources
- Home to the Canadian Clonal Genebank, part of AAFC's Plant Gene Resources Program
- Preserving the genetic diversity of Canadian fruit crops by acquiring and maintaining wild plant material and named cultivated varieties
- Home to the Canadian Clonal Genebank, part of AAFC's Plant Gene Resources Program
- Contact Information:
- 519-738-2251
- aafc.harrowrdc-crdharrow.aac@agr.gc.ca
- 2585 County Road 20, Harrow, Ontario N0R 1G0