Summerland Research and Development Centre Infographic

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• Summerland Research and Development Centre Infographic (Summerland, British Columbia)

• Established in 1914

• Total staff: 101

• Includes: 24 researchers

• A minor use pesticides site that conducts researcher trials on potential solutions to grower-identified pest problems

• Houses the Canadian National Collection of Plant Viruses

• Research focuses on:

  • Biotic Threats

  • Abiotic Threats

  • Socio-Economic Threats

• Horticulture

  • Research enables the development of sustainable management strategies including studies on

    • Sweet cherry and apple cultivar development

    • Insect ecology

    • Disease epidemiology

    • Pest management and host-pathogen relationships

• Agro-Ecosystem Resilience

  • Soil, water, and nutrient management, and development of management practices for tree fruit and wine grapes

• Agri-Food

  • The food microbiology program addresses contamination of fresh produce and sprouts with food-borne illness pathogens

    • Novel health attributes of fresh produce identified

    • Post-harvest research to maintain the quality of apples and sweet cherries

• Biodiversity and Bioresources

  • The Canadian Plant Virus Collection acquires and distributes plant viruses for research

• Contact Information:

  • 250-494-7711

  • aafc.summerlandrdc-crdsummerland.aac@agr.gc.ca

  • 4200 Highway #97, South, Summerland, British Columbia V0H 1Z0