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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Contact Information:
2585 County Road 20
Harrow, ON N0R 1G0
Canada
(519) 738-2251

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