Research Projects

The overall objective of the project is to inform apple growers via regional demonstration plots of the latest apple IPM techniques.

The aim of this project is to measure the potential of automated traps and extrapolate it to an apple-monitoring network.

Development of a strategy for rapidly producing biomass using restoration and irrigation.

Testing the efficacy of four biofungicides against Sclerotinia in soybeans.

Quantification of the scale of soil displacement and net sediment production in the past 50 years for various soil textures and compare these results with those generated by modeling the watershed with SWAT.

Research projects on controlling fire blight.

The objective of this project is to develop a prediction model for soil nitrogen supplies based on biological soil health indicators.

The aim of the project is to assess the impact of applying various rates of glyphosate in field crop systems on the soil and crop rhizosphere microbiome.

IRDA is in charge of the economic analysis for this project which purpose is to examine the impact of flower plantings on bumblebee biodiversity in apple orchards in southern Québec.

Economic analysis of a three-year project aimed at testing methods of reducing and correcting surface soil compaction.

The aim of this project is to determine the combined impact on fungicide efficacy of rain and the appearance of new leaves to more accurately identify how long treatments remain effective.

The main aim of this project is to test a bacterial detection technique developed in Austria that consists of quantifying inoculum carried by bees.

IRDA—in its capacity as the authorized representative tasked with revising the MAPAQ fertilization reference charts—will plan, coordinate, and monitor all activities involved in updating these charts.

The project consists of evaluating soil degradation based on representative samples taken in Québec’s main soil regions and parent materials.