Research Projects

An attract and kill technique to control plum curculio was recently proposed by U.S. researchers, but it is very little used in orchards and virtually unknown in Québec.

The objective of project was to produce a biopesticide from the pyrolysis of agricultural waste.

Using sound irrigation management to control frost and water stress in lowbush blueberry helps stabilize yield while minimizing environmental impacts.

The project was designed to assess the profitability of various types of cover crops and planting methods at the farm level.

The goal of the project is to select a strain of the mullein bug to control two spotted and red spider mites when populations tend to explode.

The project consisted of manufacturing and testing a portable rain simulator to estimate, under various conditions, what proportion of irrigation water a crop is able to use.

The goal of this project was to document the impact of climate change on fruit crop pests and diseases in Québec.

IRDA and CRIUCPQ have been working on developing an air treatment unit to reduce pig farm emissions.

Stored pig manure is a major source of greenhouse gases. The main objective of this project was to demonstrate the long-term performance of a biofilter.

When designing tanks, the total volume of material to be stored must be calculated. This guide provides a comprehensive calculation method that takes into account volumes of bedding added as well as feed and water losses.

The project was conducted at IRDA’S Organic Agriculture Innovation Platform. Strawberries (Cleary cultivar) were produced in beds covered with black plastic mulch.

The aim of the project was to estimate the economic impact of herbicide resistance in weeds.

The aim of the project was to measure the effect of certain natural repellents that can be used on different types of exclusion nets.

In a wheat/grain corn/soya rotation, green manure can be used to obtain profitable organic grain corn yields while limiting phosphorus pollution.

The purpose of the project was to assess the benefits of controlled farm drainage under current and future climatic conditions to meet the water needs of field crops and rural communities while reducing nitrogen and phosphorus flows into watercourses.