Canada's Organic Science Cluster

Activity D.7: Development of a weed management system for pumpkins grown for seed in Ontario

Objectives:

1. Develop a production system for organic pumpkins in Ontario.
2. Determine the highest yielding variety of pumpkin in terms of seeds.
3. Determine the most sustainable weed management system in terms of crop rotation, percent weed control, soil nutrient status, and economics.
4. Develop a crop rolling system for living mulches.
5. Develop a network of growers in Ontario to grow organic pumpkins for seed. 

Learn More:

• Activity Summary
• Background and Supporting Documents
• Activity Researchers

Interesting Results to Date:

• Growing oilseed pumpkins
• Please stay tuned for additional reports, newspaper articles, and extension bulletins related to this activity.

 

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