Greenhouse Production students present research projects

The second year Greenhouse Production students at KPU School of Horticulture cut their teeth on the research world and presented posters at a mini-conference in April. Having worked for the past three months on their topics, the poster presentations came as an enjoyable end of semester celebration of the diversity of this industry. Among many other topics, subjects of study were as diverse as:

Designing and building a home-scale system for creating bio-char
The use of Effective Micro-organisms on the growth of radish
Is there a future in plasma lighting for greenhouse production?
Can micro-greens be grown in soil that would meet vegan criteria?
What are the options for commercial roof-top greenhouse production in Langley or other BC cities?
Does birch tree extract offer a control for Phytophthora infestans?

These investigative learning projects provide students opportunity to look into the joys and frustrations of doing research and offer a chance to develop critical thinking, problem solving and communication skills. For some it is also a time to consider if research holds a future career option for them, or if they prefer to get involved in commercial production.

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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Hayley Woodin
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hayley.woodin@kpu.ca