2020/21 Research Projects

Do winter-hardy cover crops improve field trafficability?

Lead Applicant: Joshua Nasielski

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - New Liskeard

Research Summary: Determining economic and agronomic effects of cover crops on short-term crop planting and harvest.

 

Biodegradable and compostable bale wrap for Ontario agriculture

Lead Applicant: Manjusri Misra

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing biodegradable and compostable bale wraps as a substitution for petroleum-based non-biodegradable films.

 

Using behavioral economics to promote best management practices adoption: Experimental evidence on the effectiveness of nudges, framing, and messenger selection

Lead Applicant: Tongzhe Li

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Investigating primary drivers behind behaviour change in Ontario's agri-food sector to help overcome barriers to adoption of best management practices.

 

Evaluation of cannabis advanced odour management technologies

Lead Applicant: Edward McBean

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Evaluating management technologies for cannabis odours released during the plant growth cycle.

 

Effect of land conversion on soil carbon and nutrient dynamics in the Great Clay Belt of Northern Ontario: Digital soil mapping approach

Lead Applicant: Asim Biswas

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing high-resolution digital maps of soil carbon and nutrients to provide a baseline for future modelling.

 

Assessing land use planning tools to mitigate odour and lighting nuisances related to cannabis production

Lead Applicant: Sara Epp

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Analyzing land use planning policies related to cannabis production, within Ontario and other jurisdictions.

 

Rural non-farm development: Assessing the impacts of Ontario's provincial policy statement lot creation (severance) policies, 2010-2019

Lead Applicant: Dave Guyadeen

Research Priority: Productive Land Capacity

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Assessing the impacts of lot creation policies by providing a province-wide evaluation of the extent and nature of rural non-farm development across Ontario between 2010 and 2019.

 

Herbicides and cover crops for improved corn establishment

Lead Applicant: François Tardif

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centres - Ridgetown & Elora

Research Summary: Investigating how to ensure normal crop yield while also maximizing cover crop growth through factors related to cover crop and herbicide use.

 

Development of a sustainable pest management program for the box tree moth - a pest of the nursery and landscape industry

Lead Applicant: Cynthia Scott-Dupree

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: NA

Research Summary: Developing an integrated pest management program for box tree moth, an invasive insect pest recently discovered in southern Ontario.

 

Solving Stemphylium: Enhanced integrated pest management of Stemphylium leaf blight and other foliar diseases of onion

Lead Applicant: Mary Ruth McDonald

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Bradford

Research Summary: Examining factors related to fungicide use in onions to reduce disease risk.