2001 Projects Supported by

The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers

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Research Project Researcher Funding
Pepper Cultivar Evaluation J.W. Zandstra $ 2,000.00
Processing Cucumber Variety Evaluation and Machine Harvest Studies J. O'Sullivan/
J.W. Zandstra
$ 7,000.00
Processing Cauliflower Cultivar Evaluations* A.W. McKeown $ 3,500.00
Weed Control Evaluations in Processing Vegetable Crops P. Sikkema $ 24,000.00
Weed Management Studies in Processing Vegetables J. O'Sullivan $ 7,000.00
The Development of Pest Management Strategies for Insects and Diseases in Processing Vegetables 2001 R.E. Pitblado $ 7,000.00
Processing Vegetable Cultivar Evaluation J. Warner $ 7,500.00
Snap Bean and Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluations J. Ballerstein $ 3,750.00
The Effect of Irrigation and Fertilization Management on Water and Fertilizer Use Efficiencies and Yield and Quality of Processing Cucumbers, Tomatoes and Peppers Grown on Course Textured Soils B. Ball-Coehlo $ 6,500.00
Cultivar Evaluations of Processing Sweet Corn and Peas* J.W. Zandstra $ 7,000.00
TOTAL $ 75,250.00

* Projects with an asterisk have received matching funding from the Ontario Food Processors Association.