Organic Research Articles - British Columbia

A. Soils and Fertility

• Biodegradation of genetically modified seeds and plant tissues during composting
• Brief Overview of Similkameen Valley Soil Health Assessment
• Effects of land application of municipal biosolids on nitrogen-fixing bacteria in agricultural soil
• Poultry Manure & Compost Resource Stewardship Practices on the Fraser River Delta
• Surface application of mulches and biosolids affect orchard soil properties after 7 years

 

B. Horticulture

• NEW!! Potential Nitrogen Contributions from Legumes in Pacific Northwest Apple Orchards
• Cover crops influence meadow vole presence in organic orchards
• Disinfestation of recirculating nutrient solutions in greenhouse horticulture
• Evaluation of Metarhizium anisopliae as a Biological Control for Wireworms
• Mulching options for northwest organic and conventional orchards
• Organic fertilizers for greenhouse tomatoes: productivity and substrate microbiology
• Organic fruit production in British Columbia
• Organic mulches alter nematode communities, root growth and fluxes of phosphorus in the root zone of apple
• Use of organic application to increase productivity of high density apple orchards

 

C. Livestock

• Ethnoveterinary medicines used for ruminants in British Columbia, Canada

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