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Testing a wind machine as a method of protecting against flower frost in cultivated wild blueberries
The objective of this project is to measure the performance of a portable wind machine under different weather conditions in commercial cultivated wild blueberries crops.
Measure the performance of a wind machine under different weather conditions in terms of:
From 2021 to 2022
Project duration
Fruit production
Activity areas
In a high density strawberry crop grown in sod covered with plastic mulch, evaluate the toxicity of bioinsecticides for controlling tarnished plant bugs and strawberry blossom beetles and of bioherbicides for controlling weeds in and between crop rows.
Researcher: Daniel Cormier
Developing and assessing the planting of flower strips in orchard inter-rows as an alternative to the application of insecticides.
Researchers: Daniel Cormier Gérald Chouinard
Improving the RIMpro software to better predict the risk of infection during rainfall.
Researcher: Vincent Philion