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Brookside 2007. This picture illustrates the diversity of plants growing at the Brookside field site. Oilseed pumpkins, buckwheat, sunflowers, and barley can be seen. Photo by Joanna MacKenzieOACC Research Projects at Brookside, 2007

OACC Brookside Field Site – Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC)

Wireworm
Carrot & Brocolli
Pumpkin
Barley
Potato

A. Wireworm Project - Joanna MacKenzie

Click beetlesClick beetles Pheromone traps Pheromone traps
Click beetle preference Click beetle preference

Tent of netting Tent of netting
Buckwheat Buckwheat Brown mustard Brown mustard
Wireworm traps Wireworm traps Digging wireworm trap Digging wireworm trap

B. Carrot & Brocolli Project - Roxanne Beavers

Intro to trials Intro to trials Carrots & Brocolli Carrots & Brocolli
Harvesting Carrots Harvesting Carrots Carrot trial Carrot trial
Carrot grading Carrot grading Carrot cross-sections Carrot cross-sections
Taste test Taste test  

C. Pumpkin Project - Roxannne Beavers

Oilseed pumpkin Oilseed pumpkin Oilseed trials Oilseed trials
Pumpkins Pumpkins Cucumber beetle Cucumber beetle
Beetle control Beetle control Canopy and flowers Canopy and flowers
First pumpkins First pumpkins Mature pumpkin Mature pumpkin
Maturity Maturity Oil press Oil press
Hand harvesting Hand harvesting Seed removal Seed removal
Pumpkin pile Pumpkin pile  

D. Barley Project - Donald Kerr

Seed treatments Seed treatments Sowing seed Sowing seed
Cleaning hoses Cleaning hoses Barley vigour Barley vigour
Measuring Measuring Barley plots Barley plots
Harvesting Harvesting Separating seed Separating seed

E. Potato Project - Emily Clegg

Potato plots Potato plots Fertilizer or not Fertilizer or not
Spring plowing Spring plowing PRS probe PRS probe
Potato digger Potato digger Harvest Harvest
Greenhouse gas Greenhouse gas  

 

 

 

 

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