2005 Projects Supported by

The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers

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Research Project Researcher Funding
Cultivar Evaluations of Processing Peas J. Zandstra OPVG - $3,000
On-Farm Nitrogen Tests to Minimize Nitrogen Inputs and Optimize Yields in Vegetable Crop Production Laura VanEerd OPVG - $8,500
OFPA - $1,500
Management of Ascochyta Blight, Powdery Mildew and Other Diseases on Processing Peas - Second Year of Trials M.R. McDonald OPVG -$4,2000
OFPA - $2,000
Agronomic and Environmental Consequences of Applying Fertilizer N and P to Processing Tomatoes and Green Peppers Under Drip Irrigation T. Zhang OPVG - $5,000
Weed Control Evaluations in Processing Vegetables D. Robinson OPVG - $22,350
OFPA - $1,650
Processing Cauliflower Cultivar Studies A. McKeown OPVG - $5,000
OFPA - $500
Weed Management Studies for Processing Vegetables J. O'Sullivan OPVG - $4,175
OFPA - $825
NYS Processing Snap Bean and Sweet Corn Variety Evaluation J. Ballerstein OPVG - $2,250
OFPA - $750
US Funds
The Development of Pest Management Strategies for Insects and Plant Diseases in Processing Vegetables - 2005 R. Pitblado OPVG - $3,600
OFPA - $3,400
Epidemiology, Preliminary Control Measures and Characterization of Isolates of Phytophthora Capsici from Pepper, Tomato and Cucurbit Fields R. Cerkauskas OPVG - $5,000