Category Archives: Reports and Publications
Compost improves soil properties and tree establishment along highway roadsides
Science Communication: Synthesis of Research Findings and Practical Advice from Experienced Communicators
Adapting tribology for use in sensory studies on hard food: The case of texture perception in apples
Sweet potato slip production in Canadian greenhouses
To meet the increasing demand for sweet potatoes in Canada, Vineland has published best production practices to support the creation of a national slip propagation industry.
Pneumatic hyperelastic actuators for grasping curved organic objects
Soft robotic grippers often incorporate pneumatically-driven actuators that can elastically deform to grasp delicate, curved organic objects with minimal surface damage.
Identification of a polymorphism within the Rosa multiflora muRdr1A gene linked to resistance to multiple races of Diplocarpon rosae W. in tetraploid garden roses (Rosa × hybrida)
Black spot, caused by Diplocarpon rosae, is one of the most serious foliar diseases of landscape roses that reduces the marketability and weakens the plants against winter survival. Genetic resistance to black spot (BS) exists and race-specific resistance is a good target to implement marker-assisted selection.
Keeping the customer happy: What they notice, what they don’t and why it matters
No rose without a thorn: Hedonic testing of live rose plants
Sensory and consumer testing of live rose bushes presents several unique logistical challenges due to product size and the need to present roses during a small window of opportunity when they are in full bloom, the timing of which differs from plant to plant.
