Researcher, agr., M.Sc.
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Researcher, agr., Ph.D.
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In highbush blueberry fields where stunt disease has been detected, plants that have never received nitrogen fertilizer are more vigorous and homogeneous than plants that have received nitrogen fertilizer. The purpose of the exercise was to learn more about the productivity (fruit yield) of these plants, which do not appear to be affected by this pathogen.
From 2015 to 2016
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
Fertilizer management, Pest, weed, and disease control
Services
At its blueberry farm (not open for pick-your-own) IRDA conducts a number of projects that benefit the sector.
Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec - Programme d’appui au développement et à l’adaptation de l’agriculture et de l’agroalimentaire en région
Research report • Carl Boivin, Christine Landry, Jérémie Vallée
Larochelle, E., C. Boivin, C. Landry, J. Vallée, S. Tellier, D. Bergeron. 2016. Dans une bleuetière infectée par le phytoplasme du flétrissement, mesurer la productivité de plants d'apparence saine n'ayant pas reçu d'apports d'azote. IRDA. 16 p. DownloadThe aim of the project was to test a series of attracticides that can be mixed and applied with regular sprayers with no additional specialized or expensive equipment or modifications required.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
This project’s goal is to develop a large-scale inundative release method using the same trichogramma species employed in a previous project.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
The project’s overall goal is to slow the arrival of Spotted Wing Drosophila in crop plots using mass trapping at overwintering sites.
Researcher: Annabelle Firlej