Horticulture & Greenhouse:
Niagara College offers horticulture and greenhouse faculty and students the opportunity to work with local industry partners on real-world projects through course-based assignments and applied research initiatives
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Niagara College has substantial infrastructure to support its faculty and students in working on industry-led research projects, including a 20,000 square foot greenhouse and adjacent research greenhouse, horticulture eco-campus, nursery operations, laser and photonics technologies and science laboratories. Areas of research have involved horticultural and greenhouse management, in particular disease and pest management, energy management, and leading-edge research into the use of lasers and other photonic technologies in greenhouse management.
Infrastructure:
- 20,000 square foot greenhouse centre
- New greenhouse research laboratory - 2007
- Horticulture Eco-campus
- Container and nursery operations
- Laser and photonics technologies
- Various science laboratories
Areas of Research Include :
- Research in horticultural management practices
- Greenhouse management
- Insect and disease management practices
- Energy management in greenhouses
- Alternative fertilizer treatments
- Treatment of greenhouse effluent
- Cross-disciplinary research with the technology division
- Alternative energy - LED lighting experiments
Recent Research Projects
Hydroponic Lettuce: Organic Fertilizer vs. Inorganic Fertilizer
The purpose of the study was to evaluate Dramm’s alternative fish fertilizers, Drammtic “K” and Drammatic “One”, versus traditional inorganic fertilizers. View Research Poster
Strawberry Yields Forever
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the viability of growing strawberries as an alternative winter crop in southern Ontario greenhouses. View Research Poster