Small berries.
Big harvests.

• Evaluation of the validity of a new method for determining the genetic purity of cranberries fields – FDO method
• Assessment of the impact of genetic purity of the fields of the cultivar Stevens on yields
• Determination of optimal nitrogen doses for Mullica Queen - 1st year of 3 years study

• Density-nitrogen-water interaction and identification of the optimized equilibrium of these 3 parameters to obtain maximized yields over several years (2 years)
• Monitoring of the displacement of the main biological and conventional nitrogen fertilizers according to the mode of irrigation and the amount of water applied in the cranberry culture.
• Comparison of Tensiometers readings at two depths

• Density-nitrogen-water interaction and identification of the optimized equilibrium of these 3 parameters to obtain maximized yields over several years (2 years)
• Determination of the effect of different dried manure used in organic cultivation on yields (2 years)
• Monitoring of the displacement of the main biological and conventional nitrogen fertilizers according to the mode of irrigation and the amount of water applied in the cranberry culture.
• Use of "Trident" foliar nitrogen fertilizer to promote better fruit set of cranberry plants in organic (2 years)
• Establishment of optimal foliage chlorophyll level measurement (Spad) at the different critical stages of cranberries development
• Utilization of foliar nitrogen fertilizer "Trident " – new "timing" to promote better fruit set of cranberries in organic (2 years)
• Effect of late fertilization on bud development and health in conventional cranberry culture (2 years)
• Determination of the assimilation efficiency of new foliar fertilizers by cranberry plants
• Tests of new approches in conventional cranberry fertilization : new timing, use of technologies and late applications
• Influence of sulfur on yields, fruit color and pH in the cranberries production
• Determination of optimal nitrogen doses for Mullica Queen - 1st year of 3 years study
• Testing of new approaches in organic fertilization: new timing, use of technologies and late applications

• Determination of the optimal density of "uprights" to achieve maximum yields
• Evaluation of the efficacy of a practical method for determining the total field density
• Evaluation of the relevance of guiding the vines of the fields in one direction totally to the East or South

• Determining the effect of climate on average yields obtained in conventional culture in Quebec
• Density-nitrogen-water interaction and identification of the optimized equilibrium of these 3 parameters to obtain maximized yields over several years (2 years)
• Identification of the factors influencing the sugar content of cranberries
• Establishment of optimal foliage chlorophyll level measurement (Spad) at the different critical stages of cranberries development
• Awakening of cranberry plants based on soil moisture, and air and soil temperature
• Flooding for control of flowering of fields in implantation

• Assessment of the effect of the introduction of bees at 50% flowering compared to the current 10% practice
• Determination of the efficacy of mechanical pollination methods on the productivity of cranberries
• Megachiles: alternative or complementary means for pollination of cranberries
• Flooding for control of flowering of fields in implantation

• Use of baking soda for biological control of moss (3 years and 2 techniques)
• Assessment of spatial variability of pH within 4 cranberries (bio/conventional, young/old) and the effect on the presence of weeds

Leaf sugars reserve: indicator of spring frost tolerance?

• Assessment of spatial variability of pH within 4 cranberries (bio/conventional, young/old) and the effect on the presence of weeds
• Big brother project: demonstration of the power of combining big data with satellite imagery
• Establishment of the correlation between the measures of SPAD and those of NDVi
• Evaluation of the influence of nitrogen, dose and timing, on the measurement of the NDVI of plants under conventional and organic management
• New devices for reading leaf temperature