Plant Health & Protection Projects

Glyphosate alternatives for sustainable weed control

Lead Applicant: François Tardif

Research Priority: Plant Health and Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora, Woodstock

Advancing Precision Pest Management in Corn and Soybeans: Utilizing UAV Technology for Early Detection and Sustainable Control Strategies

Lead Applicant: Jocelyn Smith

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA

Improved management of the Colorado potato beetle in solanaceous crops: towards a systems approach

Lead Applicant: Rebecca Hallett

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: NA

Assessing ideal storage temperatures for new chipping varieties

Lead Applicant: Katerina Jordan

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protections

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Artificial Intelligence-Driven Robotic Systems for Scouting and Integrated Pest Management in Soybean Farming: Enhancing Crop Yield and Sustainability through Machine Learning and Precision Agriculture

Lead Applicant: Gurjit Randhawa

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2025/2026

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Elora

Developing novel hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) biological control species for use in greenhouse horticulture and floriculture

Lead Applicant: Andrew Young

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: NA

Investigating cultural management practices for emerging hops pests and their impact on crop yield and quality

Lead Applicant: Rene Van Acker

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2024/2025

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Simcoe

Regional approach to advance integrated management tools to minimize disease loss from tar spot on corn

Lead Applicant: David Hooker

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown

Close encounters: Improving greenhouse IPM (Integrated Pest Management) outcomes through experience-based learning

Lead Applicant: Rose Buitenhuis

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Knowledge Translation and Transfer – Mobilization

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: NA

Study and management of summer diseases of apples

Lead Applicant: Katerina Jordan

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2023/2024

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre – Simcoe