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
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