Winchester Crops Projects

Increasing lodging resistance in oats for enhanced quality and yield


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: Assessing different plant production practices for their ability to improve oat crop health during growth.

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Adaptation mechanisms associated with survival under low-temperature flooding and ice encasement in Ontario winters

Lead Applicant: Eric Lyons

Research Priority: Competitive Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Elora Field Crops & University of Guelph - Ridgetown Campus (OAC) Field Crops & Winchester Field Crops

Modernizing management of true armyworm in Ontario


Lead Applicant: David Hooker

Research Priority: Plant Health & Protection

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2021/2022

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre - Ridgetown, Winchester

Natural materials as alternatives to plastic bale wraps


Lead Applicant: Erica Pensini

Research Priority: Sustainable Production Systems

Program Type: Tier 1

Funding Cycle: 2020/2021

Research Centre: Ontario Crops Research Centre- New Liskeard

Research Summary: Producing and testing a natural bale and silage wrap made using corn by-products.

 

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.