Bradford Crops Projects

New technologies to optimize fertilizer and update best management practices for vegetables


Lead Applicant: Mary Ruth McDonald

Research Priority: Soil Health

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: Ontairo Crops Research Centre - Bradford

Agricultural robotics for vegetable production and weed management


Lead Applicant: Mary Ruth McDonald

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection 

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Bradford

Monitoring and management of clubroot on canola and brassica vegetables in Ontario


Lead Applicant: Mary Ruth McDonald

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection Projects

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2022/2023

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre – Bradford

Identification and management of Pythium diseases of carrot


Lead Applicant: Mary Ruth McDonald

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Bradford

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.