Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Crops and Livestock Research Centre

Director

Dr. M.L.C. (Christiane) Deslauriers

Researchers

Dr. A.J. Campbell, Research Engineer
Agricultural Engineering/Tillage
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
campbellaj@agr.gc.ca

  • Technologies are developed for utilization of animal waste by environmentally sound practices

Dr. R.A. Martin, Research Scientist
Cereal and Forage Pathology
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
martinra@agr.gc.ca

  • Epidemiology of Fusarium graminearum (fusarium head blight phase) and Pyrenophora teres (net blotch)
  • Evaluation and development of fusarium head blight resistance in barley and wheat
  • Development of barley cultivars with disease resistance (concentrating on fusarium head blight, net blotch and scald), in collaboration with ECORC
  • Yield loss assessment relative to barley and wheat pests
  • Timing and method of application of fungicidal materials for disease control in cereals with emphasis on seed treatments and potential of foliar fungicides for control of fusarium head blight in wheat and barley
  • Collaborative development of cold tolerant grain corn hybrids and dwarf corn, with ECORC

Dr. E. Charmley, Research Scientist
Beef Nutrition and Management
CLRC, Nappan, N.S.
charmleye@em.agr.ca

  • Studies in this area concentrate on various aspects of beef management and production/nutrition including research on cow/calf, growing and finishing. Cow/calf studies concentrate on protein supplementation on cow reproduction and calf growth performance. Extensive work is conducted on forage quality and beef performance in both grazing and conserved feed production systems. Carcass quality is assessed in relation to forage-based systems and opportunity feeds

 

Mr. A.V. Rodd, Research Biologist
Crop Production
CLRC, Nappan, N.S.
roddv@agr.gc.ca

  • Technologies are being developed for improved utilization of organic and inorganic nutrient sources in forage-based ruminant production systems

 

Dr. C. Noronha, Research Scientist
Insect Pest Management
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
noronhac@agr.gc.ca

  • Integrated pest management
  • Biological control of insect pests using predators and pathogens
  • Ecology/behaviour of insect pests and their predators
  • Impact of cropping systems on insect pest populations
  • Development and use of non chemical alternatives to control insect pests.


Dr. H.T. Kunelius, Research Scientist
Forage Management
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
kuneliust@em.agr.ca

  • Grass-legume mixtures, production, composition, sward dynamics
  • Seed production of ryegrasses and fescues
  • Management of cool season grasses and legumes
  • Agronomy and ecology of Poa pratensis

Dr. Y.A. Papadopoulos, Research Scientist
Forage Crop Breeding
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
papadopoulosy@.agr.gc.ca

  • Genetic, inheritance and breeding of useful traits in red clover.
  • The development of persistent and high yielding red clover and other clover species cultivars.
  • Technologies which will enhance the development of new cultivars via traditional and biotechnology based methodologies.

 

Mr. G.T. Patterson, Senior Land Resource Officer Land Use
CLRC, Truro, N.S.
pattersong@agr.gc.ca

  • Living mulches for erosion control in wild blueberry fields
  • Nitrates in Kings County well water: sources and best management practices
  • Hexazinone in Cumberland County well water: sources and best management practices
  • Coliform mobility and persistence after liquid manure application
  • Soil water surplus and deficit patterns in Nova Scotia during the last 100 years
  • Carrot and wild blueberry yield monitor assessments
  • Genuine Progress Index prototype for Nova Scotia

Dr. J. Kimpinski, Research Scientist
Nematology
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
kimpinskij@agr.gc.ca

  • Nematology: Potatoes
  • Pathology of Nematodes in Forage Crops
  • Influence of Nematode Populations in Cereals

 

Dr. H.W. Platt, Research Scientist Potato Diseases
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
platth@agr.gc.ca

  • Research on potato diseases caused by Phytophthora and Verticillium species involving: pathogen biology and detection; population dynamics; molecular biology technologies; disease initiation and development; host resistance; host-pathogen-environment interactions; and bio-control, cultural and environmentally benign treatments for disease management.

 

Dr. R. Peters, Research Scientist
Potato Diseases
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
petersr@agr.gc.ca

  • Biology/ecology of soilborne potato pathogens and interactions with other microorganisms.
  • Management of soilborne pathogens including development of non-chemical, environment-friendly control alternatives as part of sustainable agricultural systems.
  • Molecular detection and characterization of soilborne potato pathogens including studies of population biology
  • Impact of crop rotation and soil amendments on pathogen populations

Mr. J.B. Sanderson, Research Scientist
Potato Production
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
sandersonb@agr.gc.ca

  • Sustainable Potato Management Systems
  • The general objective of the study is to develop potato crop production management practices which maintain competitiveness in the global potato marketplace while maintaining or improving the productive capacity of the soil.

 

Mr. W.J. Arsenault, Research Biologist
Potato Management and Crop Physiology
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
arsenaultw@agr.gc.ca

  • Evaluation of a bed type planter for the production of small whole seed
  • Production and utilization of size of whole seed for Russet Burbank and Shepody potatoes
  • Determine the performance of potato cultivars as affected by preceding cultivars of red clover
  • Study the effects of variety and in-row seed-piece spacing on nitrogen use efficiency for potatoes
  • The effects of N application and tillage method on potato yield and quality
  • Compare the horticultural traits of potato breeder seedlings and varieties from domestic and foreign sources to provide information on potential suitability for commercial production on PEI
  • Determine the effects of potassium application on Russet Burbank

Dr. F. Silversides, Research Scientist
Poultry Nutrition and Management
CLRC, Truro, N.S.
silversidesf@agr.gc.ca

  • The effect of wheat cultivar and enzyme supplementation on nutrient availability and performance of poultry.
  • The effect of body weight, age at sexual maturity, and strain of layer on bone strength and egg shell quality.
  • Evaluation of an alternative oilseed meal in layer diets.

 

Mr. D.A. Holmstrom, Research Biologist
Soil Conservation and Management
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
holmstromd@agr.gc.ca

  • Evaluation of soil conservation practices and of methods for alleviating soil compaction, with emphasis on row crops such as potatoes and carrots

 

Mr. K.T. Webb, Research Biologist
Soil Conservation
CLRC, Truro, N.S.
webbk@agr.gc.ca

  • Soil landscape analysis, classification, and interpretation for use
  • Evaluation of long-term cropping practices on soil quality and crop productivity
  • Effects of spatial and temporal soil variability on crop yield
  • Managing riparian ecosystems for water quality in agricultural landscapes
  • Relationships between soil properties and potato yields
  • Soil database enhancement
  • Ecological land classification within the Maritime Provinces

Dr. J.A. MacLeod, Research Scientist
Soil Fertility, Protein Crops
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
macleodj@agr.gc.ca

  • Nutrient cycling in agricultural systems: Objectives are to develop
  • crop systems and
  • crop-livestock systems that maximize nutrient utilization and minimize detrimental effects on soil, air, surface water and ground water.

 

Dr. L.M. Edwards, Research Scientist
Soil Management
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
edwardsl@agr.gc.ca

  • Studies are directed towards establishing year-round relationships between soil erosion and a complex of physical and management factors pertinent to P.E.I. These factors include soil properties, land-surface morphology, and soil and crop management practices within potato production systems with some emphasis on cool-period processes. The studies examine the effect on erosion (including nutrient runoff) of freezing-and-thawing cycles, snow cover, soil compaction, winter cover cropping, straw mulching, compost amendment, and general land use with typical potato-land topography.
  • Modeling and global positioning systems are used to aid


Dr. M.R. Carter, Research Scientist
Soil Tillage
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
carterm@agr.gc.ca

  • Evaluation of conservation tillage in agroecosystems
  • Approaches and methodology for soil quality evaluation in agricultural soils
  • Soil organic matter and sustainability of agricultural systems
  • Interrelations between soil structure and organic matter storage
  • Impact of cropping systems on soil physical, biological, and chemical properties

Dr. T.A. Van Lunen, Research Scientist
Swine Nutrition and Management
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I. (Atlantic Veterinary College)
tvanlunen@upei.ca

  • Nutrition / Health interactions
  • Exogenous enzymes
  • Nutrient availability
  • Use of exogenous enzymes to improve nutrient availability of wheat in pig diets
  • Effect of dietary extruded and roasted soybeans on growth
  • Performance, carcass quality and meat quality of pigs.
  • Incorporation of selenium in soybean diets and its effects on
  • Performance and health of pigs and shelf life of pork.
  • Evaluation of alternatives to sub-therapeutic antibiotics in pork production.

 

Mr. K.R. Sanderson, Research Biologist
Vegetable/Berry Crop Management
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
sandersonk@agr.gc.ca

  • Carrots
  • cultural control of nematodes
  • residue management for erosion
  • computerized modeling for carrot diseases
  • Cole Crops
  • Processing broccoli and cauliflower plant spacing
  • Processing broccoli and cauliflower cultivar
  • Broccoli nitrogen management
  • Wild Blueberry
  • Gypsum/fertilizer interaction
  • Organic fertilization
  • Long term fertility
  • Strawberry
  • Regional strawberry selection

Dr. J.A. Ivany, Research Scientist
Weed Management
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I..
ivanyj@agr.gc.ca

  • Feed Crops (50%)
  • Research in this area provides information and technologies on weed control in barley, soybeans, field corn and forage crops. Research includes factors affecting herbicide persistence, evaluation of new herbicides, weed competition and weed threshold effect on crop yield, and cultivar responses to herbicides.
  • Potatoes (50%)
  • The competitive effect of different densities of Raphanus raphanistrum L. and the number of days that the crop can tolerate the weed without causing yield reductions is under investigation. Studies on weed life cycles and biology are also conducted. The effectiveness of chemical weed control measures is being studied on the prevalent weeds of PEI. Environmental, plant, and soil factors that affect herbicide activity and persistence are studied, as are ways to reduce amount of herbicide applied such as herbicide banding, flaming, cultivation and organic amendments, etc. Studies also include effects of weed management procedures on weed and insect populations, weed seed return in field in potatoes and rotation crops and effects on field margin flora and fauna.

 


Mr. M.G. Grimmett, Chemist
Analytical Chemistry
CLRC, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
grimmettm@agr.gc.ca

  • Analytical method development and adaptation to support research studies.
  • Utilization of solid phase microextraction and microwave digestion in sample extraction and preparation.
  • Water, soil, and plant tissue analysis for nitrate, ammonium, and chloride ion concentrations
  • Wotal nitrogen determination through Kjeldahl digestion or combustion analysis (LECO CNS).
  • As chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography analysis
  • Inorganic ion determinations in soil amendments and plant tissue.

Note: All information in this document has been supplied by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Crops and Livestock Research Centre. The UPEI Department of Biology assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. More information about the Crops and Livestock Research Centre can be found at their website.

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